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Ghana’s trade surplus hits 1.4 billion dollars – BoG

New figures from the Bank of Ghana have shown that Ghana’s total balance of trade recorded a surplus of 1.429 billion dollars as at...

Google maps: Can you find a better travel assistant than this?

Destination: On route to Lingbinsi in North Gonja District of the Northern Region of Ghana. What for? Well, I will let you know in a...

GWCL’s e-billing system to cover all telcos by August

Beginning next month, customers of Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL) can pay their water bills on all telecommunication network, as the company continues its...

Gov’t urged to channel support through credit unions

The government has been advised to channel its resources, grants and loans to Ghanaian businesses through credit unions to achieve their objectives. Volta Region Chairman...

Lack of education on ‘planting for food and jobs’ disturbing – Farmers

Some farmers in the country are demanding further consultations in determining the required procedures to participate in the planting for food and jobs initiative. The...

Nina Baksmaty: Building Koshie O

Its 2011 and Nina Baksmaty is sprawled across her bed in her New York apartment. Nine weeks pregnant, in the middle of a business...

Cabinet approves Fiscal Responsibility Law to cap fiscal deficit to 3-5% of GDP

Days after the Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, hinted of Government’s desire to place a cap on Ghana’s fiscal deficit as a percentage of...

BoG reduces policy rate by 150 basis points

The Bank of Ghana has reduced its policy rate to 21 percent. The figure represents a 150 basis points reduction from the 22.5 percent. This...

Bank of Ghana reduces policy rate to 21 per cent

The Monetary Policy Committee has reduced the policy rate by 150 basis points to 21 per cent from 22.5 per cent, citing lower risk...

MTN deletes 3.4 million inactive lines from network

MTN Group has redefined who an active subscriber is and that has led to MTN Ghana deleting a whopping 3.4 million inactive lines from...

Oil producers debate how to cap rising Libyan, Nigerian output

Russia called on OPEC to limit oil output rises from its members Libya and Nigeria in the near future, as it hosted a meeting...

Banks’ interests on car loans drop to 31.1 % in June

The latest Annual Percentage Rates (APR) and Average Interest (AI) report by the Bank of Ghana shows that Unibank offers the highest rate on...

Five fun ways corporate workers can escape stress

There are those who work when they want and how they wish. They have no regular schedules and are not limited to certain timelines...

Oil prices remain steady at $49.68 per barrel

Oil prices held steady on Thursday, hanging on to gains made the previous session when falling U.S. crude inventories lifted the market, as analysts...

Cocoa farmers’ children assured of scholarship

Cocoa farmers have been assured to exercise restraint as they might no longer struggle to secure scholarships for their children in Senior High Schools...

Around Accra in 12 hours

Accra, the capital city of Ghana is the first and last place every tourist or business traveler will experience on entry and exit respectively....

Africa's major central banks embarking on policy easing

Africa's major central banks are entering an easing cycle as they try to stimulate growth after months of drought, austerity drives and confidence issues...

GRA, EOCO partner to combat financial crimes

The government has expressed its strong commitment to combating illicit financial flows arising from money laundering, bribery, corruption, tax evasion and other financial crimes. The...

Agric Ministry dispatches chemicals to combat Army worm in Upper West

Government, through the Ministry of Food and Agriculture(MOFA) has released over one thousand litres of chemicals to help fight fall armyworms in the Upper...

Jumia Travel launches a new feature to scale Facebook Messenger as a CS channel

Facebook Messenger is now fully integrated in Jumia Travel’s system as a powerful channel for Customer Service. The integration of customer service for Messenger...

80 companies approved to receive stimulus packages

Eighty distressed companies have been approved by government to benefit from stimulus packages aimed at reviving and positioning them on sustainable growth path. President Nana...

Basic salaries increased by 11% effective 2018

The Public Services Joint Standing Negotiating Committee has increased the current basic salaries on the Single Spine Salary Structure (SSSP) by 11% across board...

Economy showing good signs- Akufo-Addo

President Nana Akufo-Addo has said that the “macroeconomic indices are beginning to show a turn for the better”.Addressing journalists at the Flagstaff House on...

I will marshal all arsenals to fight galamsey – Akufo-Addo

President Akufo-Addo has reiterated his resolve to fight illegal mining popularly known as galamsey in the country. According to him, not even his quest to...

Gov’t to commit 1% GDP to innovation

Government has announced that it’s committing 1 percent of the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) to research and development in science, technology and innovation. Prof...

Youth and Women Empowerment; top priority of NPP Gov't – Dr. Bawumia

The Vice President of the Republic, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has reiterated that creating job opportunities for Ghanaian youth and women is a top priority...

ECG wins two awards at the GITTA 2017

The Electricity Company of Ghana Limited has won two awards at the 2017 Ghana Information Technology and Telecom Awards (GITTA). The 7th Ghana Information Technology...

Aggrieved traders at Kotokuraba market protest unfair stalls distribution

Some Assembly members and traders at the Kotokuraba Market in Cape Coast in the Central region are protesting what they describe as the unfair...

Gov’t moves to cap fiscal deficit at 5% of GDP with Fiscal Responsibility Law

Government will soon submit to Parliament, an amendment to the Public Financial Management Act, to set Ghana’s fiscal deficit at a maximum 5% of...

Pre-paid meters to be installed for at least 95% of all ECG Customers

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) would soon be compelled to install prepaid meters across the country to reduce the system and revenue losses...

ECG to install prepaid metres nationwide to curtail losses

The Electricity Company of Ghana ECG will soon be compelled to install prepaid meters across the country to reduce inefficiencies in the system and...

NPA must clamp down on contaminated fuel dealers – MP

Mr Ernest Henry Norgbey, Member of Parliament (MP) for Ashaiman has called on the security agencies especially the Police to clamp down on contaminated...

Establish fertilizer factories – COCOBOD tells investors

Board Chairman of Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), Hackman Owusu-Agyemang, has beckoned investors to identify fertilizer needs of specific cocoa districts to establish factories to...

Shipping lines deny ripping shippers off

The Ship-owners and Agents Association of Ghana (SOAAG) has come out strongly against allegations that its members are milking importers and exporters with high...

Rapid Urbanization in Ghana; top challenges to address

Ghana, a population of almost 28 million people with it’s capital Accra having almost 3 million of that. Amazingly the number of indigenes of...

Bawumia confident of improved financial services sector as Direct Savings and Loans launches

Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has lauded Direct Savings and Loans for its contribution to the country’s financial services sector. Speaking at as a special...

Asante Kotoko headline sponsor, MTN Ghana consoles club

Headline sponsor of Asante Kotoko Football Club, MTN Ghana, says it is saddened by an accident involving players and officials of the club. "We are even more saddened...

Government to raise GHC17.4 billion in third quarter

Government is seeking to raise 17.4 billion cedis in the third quarter of this year from the securities market. The cash accrued will be used...

Ghana’s economy still fragile – Ken Thompson

Mr Kenneth Thompson, Chief Executive Officer of Dalex Finance Company has described Ghana’s economy as fragile and bedeviled with huge challenges. He said the economy...

Kwaku Baako reveals how palm wine, akpeteshie are made [VIDEO+PHOTOS]

Akpeteshie is an alcoholic spirit produced in Ghana by distilling palm or sugar juice. Other names for this drink include apio, Ogogoro, VC10 as well...