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BoG introduces more measures to firm up financial sector

The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has introduced a number of measures aimed at making the financial sector stable and strong. This includes an amended...

141,332 chase NABCO jobs

Out of the 141,332 applicants who commenced the application process for Nation Builders’ Corps (NaBCo), 109,271 have completed and successfully submitted their applications. This means...

PHOTOS: Barclays Bank commissions ultra modern clinic for Trotor residents

Barclays Bank Ghana Limited has commissioned an ultra-modern Clinic for the residents of Trotor in the Eastern Region. The facility is aimed at providing quality...

AUDIO: GUTA bares teeth at foreigners in retail business

Ghana Union Traders Association (GUTA) has bemoaned the influx of foreigners in the retail business. Greater Accra Regional Secretary of GUTA, Nana Poku told Asempa...

AirtelTigo tops QoS in 92 districts

The current telecoms Quality of Service (QoS) ratings and rankings from the National Communications Authority (NCA) indicates AirtelTigo is doing better in more districts...

Tell us the motivation for chasing US over $89m GVG Kelni contract – Andah to Imani

Deputy Communications Minister, George Andah, has called on President of policy think tank, Imani Ghana, Franklin Cudjoe to state his motivation for chasing the...

BoG has no visibility on Mobile Money activities– George Andah

A Deputy Minister for Communications, George Andah has disclosed that the Bank of Ghana (BoG) has no capacity to properly monitor mobile money activities,...

LPG retailers end strike

Members of the Ghana Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) Operators Association (GLiPGOA) have called off their strike which lasted for three days. This was after a...

GPHA regains 30% shares in Marine Ports Service

The shareholding structure of the major service provider of the port, Maritime Ports Service (MPS) has been renegotiated by the Ghana Ports and Harbours...

Gov’t not aiming at collapsing your business – NPA to LPG operators

The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the National Petroleum Agency (NPA), Alhassan Tampuli has called on gas service stations to be rest assured that...

LPG operators strike today

Members of the Ghana Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) Operators Association (GLiPGOA) have begun an indefinite strike starting on today Monday, May 21, 2018. National Vice...

2018 GDP projected to hit 7%

In spite of government’s projection of real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) at an average rate of 6.2 per cent between 2018 and 2021, researchers...

AUDIO: Dept Agric Minister admits challenges with maize pricing

Deputy Agric Minister, George Oduro, has admitted that there are challenges with maize pricing in the country but says there is no shortage. According to...

Tuobodom tomato farmers threaten suicide over importations

Tomato farmers at Tuobodom in the Techiman North in the Brong Ahafo Region are distressed for the lack of market for their produce, following...

Maize shortage due to hoarding by farmers Deputy Minister

The Food and Agriculture Ministry is blaming farmers for the seeming shortage of maize in the counry. A Deputy Minister, George Oduro, says farmers have...

I nearly slapped an ‘unprofessional’ immigration officer – GUTA Chairman

The Chairman of the Greater Accra chapter of the Ghana Union Traders Association (GUTA) has said that he nearly slapped an immigration officer at...

Poultry farmers cry over maize shortage

Mr. David Kwabena Ampofo is an anxious poultry farmer. The price of maize is making it difficult to feed his hungry 150,000 birds. In this business,...

Taskforce to clamp down foreign retailers to be inaugurated on Friday – GUTA

A taskforce to clamp down on foreign retailers in Ghanaian markets is set to be inaugurated this Friday 11th May, 2018, an Executive Member...

Gov’t completes successful Eurobond roadshow; deal to be announced soon

The government will, in the coming days, issue Ghana’s 2018 sovereign bond after a successful deal roadshow. The exercise, which seeks to raise some $750...

Gov’t gets $400m Chinese credit to kick-start 1D1F; 22 projects earmarked

Trade Minister, Alan Kyerematen, has signed a $400 million turnkey financing facility with China National Building Materials Corporation (CNBM) for 22 enterprise projects under the...

Open Letter to BOG Boss: Don’t make Ghanaians spectators of finance industry

Hello Dr. Governor, I dare say that whereas the GHC400 million (US$88.5 million) minimum capital requirement (MCR) you have placed on banks is not a...

Bids open for Ghana-Burkina Faso rail project

The plan to connect Ghana and Burkina Faso by rail has been taken a notch higher following the opening of an international competitive tender...

Erratic power supply hampers industrialisation in rural areas

Businesses expanding or seeking to extend their operations into rural communities are skeptical of their prospects with the prevailing situation of unreliable power supply...

Residents threaten to vote out Haruna Iddrisu

Residents of Sagnarigu-Dungu in the Tamale south constituency of the Northern region are threatening to vote out their Member of Parliament, Haruna Iddrisu, for...

Kuapa Kokoo to introduce tele agric technology to boost cocoa farming

The Executive Secretary of Kuapa Kokoo, Nelson Adubofour, says they have introduced a Tele Agric Technology to help cocoa farming in the country. The move,...

Oradian’s cloud-based toolset to improve financial inclusion in Ghana

As part of its efforts to promote financial inclusion in Ghana, Oradian, a financial inclusion has commerced operations in Ghana. Microfinance institutions, Microfinance banks, savings...

Ex-workers of GPHA blame Mahama for unpaid benefits since 2002

The over 3,000 ex-workers of the Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority (GPHA) whose full benefits have remained unpaid since their retrenchment in 2002 have...

Beggars should be taxed’ – GRA official

An official of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) in the Northern Region, has stated that in broadening the tax net, even beggars in the...

MASLOC Boss receives top award

The Chief Executive Officer of the Microfinance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC) has been adjudged the Microfinance and Small Loans CEO of the year. Mr....

March PPi inches down to 3.7%

The Producer Price Inflation (PPI) for March 2018 was 3.7 percent, Mr Anthony Amuzu, Deputy Government Statistician has revealed. This rate represents a 1.8 percentage...

Ghana's debt hits distress levels – 3 years in a row

Ghana has maintained its status as a high-risk, debt-distress country after first making it onto the infamous list of countries whose debt burdens had...

AUDIO: Suggestions to revive ailing textile industry welcomed- Trade Ministry to textile workers union

The Trade Ministry has indicated its readiness to find the best and lasting solution to the challenges in the textile industry. Deputy Trade Minister, Carlos...

South African Airways seeks extra $400m bail-out from state

South African Airways (SAA) is in discussions with the Treasury on a cash injection of about R5bn, which the company needs to cover historic...

Pesewa Global to put 100,000 small businesses online

Pesewa Global Company Limited, an African markets-focused incubator has announced plans to invest GHC10 million worth of human, technological and capital resources over a...

Campaign to encourage egg consumption launched in Accra

A national campaign to help raise awareness on the health benefits of eggs, has been launched in Accra. The overall purpose of the campaign is...

Satellite TV penetration in Ghana peaks by 83% – SES

Satellite television has grown rapidly and has become the leading delivery mode in Ghana, a Satellite Monitor study report commissioned by SES has revealed. SES,...

Poultry farmers still ‘frustrated’ despite reduction in imported chicken

Despite the Ministry of Food and Agriculture’s policy to reduce the importation of chicken to save the struggling local poultry industry, farmers say challenges...

IMF to release $236m to Ghana in May

The IMF should be releasing about two hundred and thirty-six million dollars ($236,000,000) to Ghana under the agreement with the Fund, by the first...

GPS Co-operative credit union holds 6th AGM

The Ghana Prisons Chapter of the Co-operative Credit Union Association has held its 6th annual general meeting to review the past performance of the...

Pork business picks up in Kumasi

For many years Dakwodwom, a suburb of Kumasi, used to be the only hub for pork-selling business in the Metropolis. Forty-year-old Maame Yaa's pork shed...