Fuel prices to go up – COPEC
Indications are that the pump prices of petrol, diesel and LPG are likely to go up in the next Window beginning 16 February 2024.The...
15% tariff increase was needed to save our business – MTN Ghana CEO
The Chief Executive of MTN Ghana, Selorm Adadevoh, has justified the 15.0% increase in tariffs for all its products and services, insisting, it was...
Election-induced expenditures could threaten fiscal economy – Report
Election-induced expenditures could threaten the fiscal economy going forward. According to the 2024 Quarterly Report by Databank Research, following the government signal of a...
Election-induced expenditures could threaten fiscal economy – Report
Election-induced expenditures could threaten the fiscal economy going forward. According to the 2024 Quarterly Report by Databank Research, following the government signal of a...
I’ll not depart from IMF programme – Amin Adam
The Finance Minister, Dr. Mohammed Amin Adam, has reaffirmed the government's commitment to the ongoing programme with the International Monetary Fund (IMF).He has assured...
Replacing Ofori-Atta with Amin Adam is too late – Joe Jackson
The Director of Business Operations at Dalex Finance, Joe Jackson believes it is too late for the President to replace Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta...
I’ll vigorously seek income mobilisation – Amin Adam
The newly appointed Finance Minister, Mohammed Amin Adam has said he will aggressively seek income mobilisation in order to strengthen the country's finances and...
Parliament to investigate delayed payments to Cocoa Road Contractors
The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has announced plans to establish a high-powered committee aimed at investigating the issue of outstanding payments to cocoa...
92% of women businesses in Ghana have never exported – OAWLI
A research data to be released as part of international women’s day, by Oxford Africa Women Leadership Institute (OAWLI), an Enterprise Support Organization, indicate,...
Valentine’s Day: Souvenir vendors lament low patronage
Valentine's Day holds a significant place for individuals and families to celebrate and reaffirm their affection, camaraderie, and admiration for each other.In Ghana,...
SSNIT targets to enrol 250,000 under SEED initiative by end of year
The Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) is targeting to rope in 250 thousand informal sector players under the Self-Employed Enrolment Drive (SSNIT...
Ofori-Atta won’t be a shadow Finance Minister – NPP General Secretary
General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Justin Kodua Frimpong has said Ken Ofori-Atta won't overshadow the newly nominated Finance Minister, Dr. Mohammed Amin Adam. According...
Inflation hits 23.5% as it resumes upward trajectory
Inflation returned to an upward trajectory to hit 23.5% in January 2024, data from the Ghana Statistical Service has revealed.This follows four consecutive months...
GCB Bank appoints Daniel Asirifi as Board Chairman
GBC Bank PLC (GCB) has appointed Daniel Kwaku Tweneboah Asirifi as the new board chairman.Asirifi’s assumption of office as board chairman of the bank...
Ofori-Atta advocates for expansion of digital payments for a more climate resilient Africa
Ghana’s Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, argues that digital technologies and responsible payment systems have a major role to play in climate adaptation and climate...
Akufo-Addo has led Ghana into a ditch – Development Economist
A Development Economist at the University of Development Studies (UDS), Dr. Michael Ayamga has branded the Akufo-Addo-led administration as a disastrous government.According to him,...
Access Bank appoints Bolaji Agbede after death of CEO
Access Bank, one of Nigeria's largest banks, has appointed a temporary replacement for CEO Herbert Wigwe, who died alongside five others in a helicopter crash last...
43% of Ghanaians not prepared to take financial risk at all – Report
Forty-three percent of Ghanaians are not prepared to take any financial risk at all as they have low-risk inclination, the 2023 Old Mutual Financial...
Registrar of Companies to strike off 8,531 companies in default [Video]
The Office of the Registrar of Companies (ORC) has initiated legal proceedings to dissolve approximately 8,531 companies Limited by Shares due to their non-compliance...
Bond market: Total turnover decreased by 16.25% week-on-week to GH¢1.33bn
The secondary bond market for Government of Ghana papers slowed in activity as the total volume traded declined by 16.25% week-on-week to GH¢1.33 billion.Notably,...
Demand pressures for dollar to weigh on cedi this week; one dollar equals GH¢12.80
The persistent demand pressures for the dollar would continue to weigh negatively on the cedi's performance this week.This follows a marginal depreciation of the...
Mahama mourns Access Bank CEO
Former President John Mahama has sympathised with the family of the late Chief Executive Officer(CEO) of Access Bank, Dr Herbert Wigwe.Dr Wigwe was...
Ad-hoc committee probing Gold Coast Fund issues to begin public hearing
The ad-hoc committee set up by the Speaker of Parliament to probe the non-payment of customers of the defunct Gold Coast Fund is set...
The decision to go to IMF was our last resort – Dr. Tiah Kabiru Mahama
Technical Advisor to the Vice President, Dr. Tiah Kabiru Mahama says going to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) was government's last hope for assistance.According...
Growth of currency outside banks strong in final quarter of 2023
The growth of currency outside banks was strong in the last quarter of 2023, a reflection of an ease in inflation during the period.The...
T-bills auction: Government raises GH¢6.86bn; interest rates fall for 6th consecutive week
Government raised GH¢6.86 billion via treasury bills, the biggest so far this year.According to the latest T-bills auction by the Bank of Ghana, the...
Introduction: Identifying businesses with durable long-term competitive advantage I
Identifying and investing in companies/businesses with Durable Long Term Competitive Advantage is an old investment strategy used by the world’s most respected investor –...
Trade Queen Africa launched in Accra
The AfCFTA Young Entrepreneurs Federation (AfYEF) has officially launched the maiden edition of the Trade Queen Africa (Miss Traq) project in Accra.Miss Traq takes...
Access Bank confirms death of Group CEO
Access Bank has confirmed the death of its Group Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Herbert Wigwe.Mr. Wigwe, was killed in a helicopter crash in the...
Bawumia’s praise of BoG despicable – Bentil
Senior Vice President of IMANI Ghana, Kofi Bentil, has described Vice-President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia's praise of the Bank of Ghana (BoG) during the country's...
GUTA set to enter accountability pact with political leaders
The Ghana Union of Traders Association (GUTA) has announced its intention to establish a social contract with presidential contenders in the upcoming 2024 elections.This...
AGI considers legal action to halt Emission Levy for industries
The Association of Ghana Industries (AGI) has hinted it will not hesitate to take legal action to halt the implementation of the Emission Levy...
Cereno Homes to redefine Housing system in Ghana – Chairman of CBS Group of Companies
CBS Group of Companies Chairman, Apostle Dr. Cephas Quarshie, has announced that Cereno Homes is poised to revolutionize the housing system in Ghana through...
15% VAT on electricity on hold: How long can the suspension last?
After enduring weeks of protests, threats of strikes from organised labour, and opposition from over 30 workers unions, associations and civil society groups, government...
Government to borrow GH¢180bn via T-bills in 2024
The government would borrow about GH¢180 billion via treasury bills in 2024.This will be 21% more than GH¢149.92 billion raised in 2023.The estimated maturities...
Keta, Anloga districts record unprecedented crab and shrimp harvest
The periodic opening and closing of the Azizadzi floodgates have inadvertently led to an unexpected bumper harvest of crabs and shrimps in the lagoons...
Unbridled free market has taken a toll on local manufacturing – AGI President
The President of the Association of Ghana Industries (AGI), Dr. Humphrey Ayim-Darke, has voiced concerns about the impact of an overly liberalised market on...
COCOBOD’s Agrochemicals and fertilizers not auctioned says GRA
The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has refuted reports alleging its auctioning of agrochemicals, fertilizers, and other inputs due to the Cocoa Marketing Company's (COCOBOD)...
Ghana’s earnings from crude oil exports, production fall by over $400m in 2023
Ghana’s total earnings from exports of crude oil, production activities, surface rental and corporate taxes for 2023 witnessed some significant decline.A review of Ghana’s...
Guinness, 4 others top gainers on GSE in January 2024; market starts 2024 on positive note
Guinness Ghana Breweries Limited (30.59%), Unilever Ghana (9.74%), Asante Gold (9.70%), Access Bank (8.82%), and Total Ghana (5.56%) were the top gainers on the...