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Japan Motors support Islamic Education Unit with a brand new pickup

The Islamic Education Unit (IEU) of the Ghana Education Service has taken delivery of a brand new Nissan Pickup from Japan Motors trading Company Ltd (JMTC)...

National Food Buffer Stock Company reveals plan to export excess food

The National Food Buffer Stock Company has revealed plans to export food reserves to neighbouring countries. Following this announcement made by Chief Executive...

BoG maintains policy rate at 16% for 6th time running

The Monetary Policy Committee of the Bank of Ghana (BoG) has kept the policy rate unchanged at 16 per cent. This is the sixth time...

Jeff Bezos adds $13.2 Billion to his fortune in just minutes

Jeff Bezos just got a whole lot richer. Shares of his Amazon.com Inc. surged 12% to $2,100 in extended trading at 4:16 p.m. in New York, after the largest U.S....

Audio: You don’t run an economy from textbooks – Mahama mocks Bawumia

Former President John Mahama has landed a subtle jab at Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia over the government’s handling of the economy. ALSO READ: Man...

Inflation to hit about 8.8% by end of 2020 – Databank

Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation in Ghana has been projected to hit 8.8% ± 1% by the end of 2020, a Databank Research has...

UCC, UG lecturers clash over Moody’s rating

Two lecturers from Ghana’s two reputable institutions of higher learning have clashed over the credibility of Moody’s Investors Service rating of Ghana’s economic outlook from stable...

Obuasi’s return to productivity, profitability excites Akufo-Addo

President Nana Akufo-Addo has expressed his delight at the return to production, productivity, and profitability of the Anglogold Ashanti Gold mine, six...

Mobile Money Interoperability records impressive growth in value, volume

The Mobile Money Interoperability (MMI) platform recorded a whopping 317% growth in volume of transaction and 267% value of transaction between 2018 and 2019. This...

Good news for businesses, as RGD reviews two key requirements

The Registrar-General’s Department (RGD), in its quest to improve the ease of doing business in Ghana, has abolished some two key requirements before a...

Puma Energy appoints first Ghanaian as Group Managing Director

Puma Energy is thrilled to announce Henry Yaw Osei, as the first Ghanaian to hold the position of Group Managing Director for its Ghanaian...

Coronavirus: TUC issues travel alert

The Trades Union Congress (TUC) has urged traders who do business in coronavirus-hit China not to travel to that country until the...

Oil prices fall by 10% as coronavirus raises fears for global growth

China's coronavirus outbreak has rattled oil markets, sending prices sharply lower as investors worry that efforts to prevent it from spreading will harm the country's...

Govt protects eight cement companies with new ban

Government, through the Ministry of Trade and Industry, has banned further issuance of permits to companies that want to set up cement processing plants...

How coronavirus is beginning to hit China’s economy

Preliminary data show the scale at which the coronavirus outbreak is affecting the Chinese economy. At a special press conference on Sunday, Chinese officials indicated the disease...

Coronavirus: Companies tell workers ‘stay at home’

Companies in China have advised staff to work from home in an attempt to slow the spread of the deadly coronavirus. Businesses are also offering...

Exposed: Questionable procurement dealings at EC to jeopardise new voter registration exercise?

Even before Ghana’s Jean Mensah-led Electoral Commission could resolve its impasse with political parties opposed to its attempt to compile a new voters register, the electoral...

Dr Asiama not on the run, ready and willing to aid investigators – Lawyers say

Lawyers to former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank , Dr Johnson Asiama, has debunked reports of their client being on the run and...

Video: Illegal miners invade Shanxi mining company’s underground tunnels

Managers of Shanxi Mining Company have expressed worry about defiant illegal miners who are invading their underground tunnels days after the lifting of an...

GT Bank renovates ICT centre at Anumle Cluster of Schools

The Guaranty Trust Bank Ghana Limited, on Friday commissioned a state of the art refurbished Information Technology Centre (ICT) at the Anumle Cluster of...

Saudi Crown Prince denies hacking Jeff Bezos’ phone

The explosive forensic analysis that concluded Amazon Chief Executive Officer Jeff Bezos was hacked is coming under scrutiny from independent security experts, some of whom say the evidence isn't strong...

Jeff Bezos’ phone hacking explained!

The explosive conclusion by cybersecurity consultants and United Nations officials that the richest man in the world, Amazon (AMZN) Chief Executive Officer Jeff Bezos, was hacked has raised...

Eku Juice reaches UK [Photos]

Eku Juice from the Ekumfi Juice factory, which falls under the One-District-One-Factory (1D1F) policy of the Akufo-Addo-led government, has found its way to...

MTN dashes customers data over network challenges

Mobile Telecommunication Network, MTN has compensated its loyal customers with 2GB data commencing on 23rd January, 2020 and valid for two days following its...

MTN and ZTE unveil first 5G network in East Africa

The telecoms group MTN Uganda and the telecoms technology solutions provider ZTE Corporation have joined forces to roll out the very first fifth-generation (5G)...

After losing $2.3 billion at UBS, Kweku Adoboli now seeks redemption in Ghanaian bonds

Former UBS Group AG trader, Kweku Adoboli, fought to avoid deportation from the U.K. to the nation of his birth after his conviction for...

Boeing has temporarily stopped making 737 Max airplanes

The Boeing 737 Max is now on hold. The assembly line in Renton, Washington, has temporarily stopped building Boeing's bestselling plane, the company confirmed...

Former MP describes FX Development Committee as “needless”

Former legislator for La-Dade Kotopon Constituency, Nii Amasah Namoale, has described as ”useless and needless”, an FX Development Committee set up by the government...

Paradise Pac rewards key distributors

Mineral water company, Paradise Pac, has rewarded distributors in Accra for an outstanding performance in the year. The distributors, including SANIS 5115 Limited, FORI MATI...

AfCFTA surest way to Africa’s economic transformation – Akufo-Addo

The African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) signed by 54 member African States to facilitate free access to commodities, goods and services across the...

GRA exceeds target, makes govt GH¢ 1.6 billion richer

The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) exceeded its revenue collection target for 2019 by 3.2 per cent. The Authority, against a target of GH¢ 42.08 billion,...

AfCFTA to kick start by March 2020 – Akufo-Addo

President Nana Akufo-Addo has announced Ghana will by March 2020 kick start the implementation of the Africa Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA), in Accra. President...

Ghana, United Kingdom pledge to strengthen ties of co-operation

Ghana and the United Kingdom have resolved to deepen the bilateral relations that exist between the two countries, as well as explore areas of...

Eastern Region ECG recoups GH¢949,116 from power theft

The Eastern Regional branch of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) Limited has recovered GH¢949,116 from customers engaged in illegal connection of power. The amount...

MTN to announce compensation for network disruption

Telecoms giant, MTN, says it is finalising modalities to compensate its subscribers for the major network disruption last week. Corporate Services Executive at the leading...

Ghana to end poultry imports in 5 years

Ghana through its Ministry of Food and Agriculture is working towards bringing an end to its importation of poultry products over the next five...

Govt sets up committee to investigate cedi depreciation

The Ministry of Finance has set up a committee to investigate the causes of the cedi depreciation and recommend solutions to the phenomenon. The committee,...

50% of work to resolve data connectivity completed – MTN assures

Telecommunication giant, MTN has assured its customers it has completed 50% of work to resolve data connectivity issues. The assurance follows several complaints from customers since Thursday...

Africa’s richest woman eyes Angolan presidency

Angolan billionaire Isabel dos Santos, who is embroiled in a huge financial scandal, has suggested that she may seek to become the country's president. In a...

GRIDCo apologises over Friday’s sweeping power outage

The Ghana Grid Company Limited (GRIDCo) has apologised to the public over Friday’s power outage that affected many parts of the country. According to a statement from...