Government Loses US$ 8.3m Monthly
It is on record that Ghana loses more than $8.3 million in revenue at the ports through fraudulent activities of some importers who pocket the money into their private pockets with the connivance of...
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Foreign Minister Meets Kenyan Community In Ghana, Ahead of Kenya Trade Expo In Ghana
Executives of the Kenyan Community in Ghana has paid a courtesy call on the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Honorable Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey to officially inform her about the upcoming Kenya Trade...
Kwaw Kese Makes Nonsense of Ghana Music Awards; See For Yourself!
Ghanaian hiplife musician, Emmanuel Botwe, popularly known as Kwaw Kese did the unthinkable on the night of Saturday, 8th April, 2017 at the Vodafone Ghana Music Awards (2017 VGMA) held at the Accra...
Start-Ups To Enjoy Tax-Free Year
Government has hinted of its intention to grant a tax-free year to business startups. This is part of moves to strengthen and promote SME’s growth. Parliament recently approved four amendment bills...
Start-Ups To Enjoy Tax-Free Year; Biz Dev’t Minister
Government has hinted of its intention to grant a tax-free year to business startups. This is part of moves to strengthen and promote SME’s growth. Parliament recently approved four amendment bills...
Ibrahim Mahama’s ‘bank’ Gives Akufo-Addo US$100m
Universal Merchant Bank, formerly Merchant Bank (Ghana) Limited, a bank Akufo-Addo, then in opposition, led the New Patriotic Party to accuse President John Mahama of selling to his brother; Mr...
Government Outlines Support For Private Enterprises
The Minister of Trade and Industry, Alan Kyeremateng, has urged private sector operators to team up with government to execute the country’s development agenda of one district one factory. The...
UMB Bank Supports Government’s One-District, One-Factory With $100m
The management of the Universal Merchant Bank has earmarked 100 million dollars to support government’s one district, one factory initiative. The Board of Directors of UMB Bank led by its Board...
UMB Bank Supports Govt’s One-District-One-Factory With $100m
The management of the Universal Merchant Bank has earmarked 100 million dollars to support government’s one district, one factory initiative. The Board of Directors of UMB Bank led by its Board...
Ousted Thai PM Thaksin Slapped With $500 Mn Tax Bill
Thai tax officials slapped ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra with a $500 million bill on Tuesday, resurrecting a dispute at the centre of the kingdom's decade-long political rift. The...
‘Power Rangers’ Creator Haim Saban Hits Out At Trump
Entertainment mogul Haim Saban, creator of the "Power Rangers" empire, was honored Wednesday for services to television -- and used the occasion to berate President Donald Trump for his immigration...
Taxi-Hailing App Grab Hits the Road In Myanmar
Ride-hailing firm Grab launched a trial service in Yangon on Tuesday, becoming the first international company to enter Myanmar and stealing a march on fierce rival Uber in the largely untapped...
Thai Ex-PM Yingluck Lambasts $450m Bill Aimed At Her Brother
Deposed premier Yingluck Shinawatra on Friday accused Thailand's junta of "hounding" her family after it pressed for a $450 million tax bill to be slapped on her older brother Thaksin. The...
‘Global Startup’ Vows Autonomous Car By 2020 In US
A 'global startup' which makes electric racing vehicles unveiled plans Friday to sell a fully autonomous electric car in the US market by 2020. The company called Nio, founded by Chinese entrepreneur...
‘Global Startup’ Vows Autonomous Car By 2020 In US
A "global startup" which makes electric racing vehicles unveiled plans Friday to sell a fully autonomous electric car in the US market by 2020. The company called Nio, founded by Chinese entrepreneur...
OneWeb, Intelsat Merge To Advance Satellite Internet
Satellite telecom firms OneWeb and Intelsat announced plans Tuesday to merge, and a fresh $1.7 billion investment from Japan's SoftBank to advance an ambitious "internet in the sky" plan. The deal...
Despite Egypt Reforms, Investors Seen Wary of Returning
Egypt is pursuing a raft of reforms to try to revive an economy weakened by years of turmoil, but analysts say that wooing foreign investors will take time. Since the 2011 uprising, the Arab world's...
Boston Symphony Plans Major Additions To Summer Home
The Boston Symphony Orchestra's summer home of Tanglewood, one of the premier outdoor venues in classical music, will undergo a major expansion that will include a year-round building. Nestled in the...
Norfund’s Arise Acquires 27.7% of CAL Bank
CAL Bank has assured that an acquisition of 27.7 percent stake in the bank by Arise Investment will further grow the company to entrench its position as one of the leading banks in Ghana. Arise...
5 Signs Your Business Is No Longer A Startup
A startup is like an egg, you have to manage and groom it consciously and carefully to ensure that it doesn’t fall. If it falls, you may be unable to pick up the pieces. At this stage, it is very...