World Bank commends Ghana’s ‘positive’ economic growth
The World Bank has hailed Ghana’s economic growth for 2017, describing it as “positive”.
The World Bank Country Director for Ghana, Liberia, and Sierra Leone,...
Kasapreko sponsors top distributors to South-Africa
The leading alcoholic beverage manufacturer in Ghana, Kasapreko Company Limited has sponsored its major distributors and their spouses on a trip to South-Africa.
The tour...
VRA to ‘sell’ non-core businesses
The country’s largest power producer, the Volta River Authority (VRA), is seeking to privatize most of its non-core businesses, as the Authority strategises to...
Fuel prices drop marginally at the pumps
Checks by Citi Business News at some major Oil Marketing Companies(OMC) show that petroleum prices have dropped by less than one cedi at the...
Inflation drops to 10.3% from 11.8%
Latest data from the Ghana statistical Service has revealed that inflation has dropped from 11.8 percent to 10.3 percent for the month of January.
This...
Tang Palace Hotel holds ‘be my valentine’
The management of Tang Palace Hotel in Accra is set to hold the maiden edition of the ‘be my valentine’ event.
The event which will...
Registrar General rakes in GH¢75.2m in 2017
The Registrar General’s Department recorded about GH¢75.2 million in revenue for the 2017 calender year.
The department registered about 86, 914 new companies in 2017...
Utility service providers demand 200% increase in tariffs
Utility service providers in the country are demanding an upward adjustment in their tariff, despite assurances given by the President to reduce electricity tariff.
The...
One-Village-One Dam project to begin this year
The much touted campaign promise of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) to construct a dam in every village in the three Northern regions...
Ken Ofori Attah proving to be national asset
President Akufo-Addo has said that Finance Minister, Ken Ofori Atta is proving to be a national asset.
Delivering his second state of the Nations Address,...
IMF programme to end this year- Akufo-Addo
President Akufo-Addo has announced Ghana’s three-year IMF-supported Extended Credit Facility Programme which begun in 2015 will end this year.
This, he explained is due the...
Accra City Hotel to construct multi-purpose conference facility
Accra City Hotel, a multiple award-winning Ghanaian Four-star brand is set to begin the construction of a multi-purpose facility aimed at attracting and hosting...
Court orders arrest of DKM CEO, 4 others for defrauding
The Sunyani Magistrate Court “A” has issued a bench warrant for the arrest of Martin K. Delleh, Chief Executive Officer of DKM Diamond Micro...
Customs urged to promote international trade
The Customs Service Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has been urged to remove all barriers to trade and promote a conducive environment...
Finchcoin, first indigenized crypto currency launched
Ghana’s first indigenized crypto currency Finchcoin has been launched in Accra Wednesday.
Finchcoin Ghana Limited, the entity behind this currency hopes to make more Ghanaians...
VALENTINE! A MAJOR CONSUMER HOLIDAY
Saint Valentine's Day, also called Valentine's Day or the Feast of Saint Valentine, is an annual celebration of love on February 14. Although, Valentine’s...
NPA to recall all gas cylinders in Ghana
Chief Executive Officer of the National Petroleum Authority, Hassan Tampuli, has said the NPA will be recalling all cylinders in Ghana as part of...
Ghana Petroleum Fund yields $7.03 million in 2017 – Report
The total net profit on the Ghana Petroleum Fund for January to September 2017 was US$7.03 million, according to a report by the Ministry...
Govt erred in announcing tariff reduction – ISODEC
The Integrated Social Development Centre (ISODEC) says government breached sections of the law by announcing electricity tariff reduction.
According to its policy analyst, Dr. Steve...
Jumia partners MTN to show love to customers
The season of Love is fast approaching and MTN & Jumia are not holding back at all in telling their cherished customers that they...
OmniBank holds SME Clinic for heads of educational institutions
Heads of educational institutions across the country have been schooled on prudent financial management practices to enable them manage their schools better.
The programme under...
COCOBOD not considering reduction in cocoa prices
The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) has refuted claims of a possible decrease in producer price of cocoa to farmers.
COCOBOD says although the review committee...
Make more money while at your usual job
Selling online has never been easier. Most people make the mistake of setting up an e-commerce website even when they have zero online presence....
Volta GJA meets regional minister, deputy over collapsing local businesses
The Volta Regional Minister, Dr Archibald Letsa has pledged government’s commitment towards revamping industries in the region.
The Volta Stars Textile Limited, the Akule Shoe Factory,...
Ghanaian Cocoa farmers receive international awards for quality
Three Ghanaian Cocoa farmers have been decorated with the international award for quality, flavour and diversifying their cocoa products at the Porte De Versailles...
Creative arts has potential to beat manufacturing sector – Afeku
Minister for Tourism, Arts and Culture, Catherine Ablema Afeku, foresees the creative arts sector outperforming the manufacturing sector if the potential is fully harnessed.
The...
Disclose details of ExxonMobil deal –Manteaw urges Govt
A Member of the Public Interest and Accountability Committee (PIAC), Dr Steve Manteaw, is urging the government to make a full disclosure of the...
Tro-tro goes digital: Ghanaians soon to pay lorry fare electronically
The Bank of Ghana has revealed plans to enable patrons of commercial vehicle, “tro-tro,” pay their transportation fare via digital means after the passage...
Lloyd Evans asks: Ghana’s Commodity Exchange, how far are we?
In June 2015, the former President Mr John Mahama launched the Ghana Commodities Exchange (GCX) project with the aim of transforming the country’s agriculture.
The...
AirtelTigo redundancy package brouhaha resolved
The ongoing retrenchment process at AirtelTigo, following the merger of the two companies, hit a roadblock over alleged use of wrong formula to calculate...
Glo ordered to leave Benin
Nigerian telecom giant Globacom has been ordered to leave Benin because it has refused to pay a new licensing fee.
The Regulatory Authority for Electronic...
One District One Factory can create wealth for Ghana – Jospong CEO
Executive Chairman of Jospong Group of Companies, Joseph Siaw Agyepong, has said that the One District One Factory initiative of the current administration has...
Equity Savings and Loans targets hundreds to benefit from free health screening exercise
Equity Savings and Loans Company Limited has, as part of its Corporate Social Responsibility embarked on a three-day health screening for its customers as well...
Jumia's Black Friday; Lessons for Ghanaian Entrepreneurs
Statistics has showed that 40 percent of the global population have either a handset, computer or a technology of a sort that enables them...
BoG wants banks to improve risk management systems
The Bank of Ghana has called on banks to improve the quality of their risk management system, corporate governance and internal control practices.
Special Advisor...
GRA tasked to collect GH¢39bn as revenue in 2018
The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has been tasked to collect in excess of GH¢39bn as taxes for the 2018 fiscal year.
In 2017, the authority...
Gov’t to review operations at ports months after going paperless
Ghana Revenue Authority, GRA, has disclosed that it is preparing to take a holistic review of the system automation and paperless operations at the...
Make back-to-school easy for your child
The holidays are over and schools are prepared to receive students for another academic year.
It can be good news to some parents but slightly...
December inflation hits 11.8%
Inflation rate for December 2017 increased slightly to 11.8 per cent, up from the 11.7 per cent recorded in November in the same year,...
2018; a year of exponential growth for Ghana's economy
What a year 2017 was for Ghana! Can we call it a successful year? Well, that was meant to be a rhetorical question. In...