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ATL to be revived under one district, one factory policy-DCE assures

Asuogyaman District Chief Executive, Samuel Kwame Agyekum has indicated one of his priorities is to revive Akosombo Textile Ltd (ATL) which has been struggling...

Illegal miners smuggled $7bn worth of gold

More than $7 billion worth of gold obtained from illegal mining activities was smuggled from the country in 2016 alone, a Deputy Minister of...

Non-traditional exports dip by 2.3%

Non-traditional export earnings dipped by 2.3percent from January to December 2016, for the first time in five years, putting a damper on a five-year...

Go into farming – Mahama to African youth

Ghana’s former president John Mahama believes there is more to earn in the farming sector, especially for the African youth.Describing farming as a “cool”...

‘Cool Agriculture’ will attract African youth – Mahama

Former President Mahama says Africa needs its educated youth who can understand the principles of increased agricultural productivity to participate in the sector.He said the bane...

BoG lowers policy rate to 22.5 per cent

The Monetary Policy Committee has reduced the policy rate by 100 basis points to 22.5 per cent, citing lower risk to inflation and growth."The...

Uber killing our business- Taxi drivers cry out

The successes of the Uber commercial transport services, in Ghana has angered some taxi drivers who think that Uber was taking away their business.The...

GOIL pays Ghȼ0.025 to shareholders as dividend

The Board of Directors of Ghana Oil Company Limited (GOIL) has recommended a dividend payment of Ghȼ0.025 per share this year, which was unanimously...

Veep promises to establish cement factory at East Mamprusi

Vice President Alhaji Dr Mahamadu Bawumia has assured the people of the East Mamprusi District that government would work to get investors to establish...

FDA approves Adonko Bitters TV advert

The Food and Drugs Authority has given clearance to producers of Adonko Bitters to proceed with television advertisement of the alcoholic beverage.This was after...

Kwamena Bartels assumes chairmanship of GOIL Board

The Shareholders of the Ghana Oil Company Limited (GOIL) has affirmed Peter Kwamena Bartels, a former Minister of the Interior as the Chairman of...

Enough fertilizers for cocoa farmers- Cocobod CEO assures

The Chief Executive Officer of COCOBOD, Mr Joseph Boahen Aidoo, has assured cocoa farmers that there is enough fertilizers for the farming season although...

Genevieve Basigha wins MTN Heroes of Change 3

Speech and hearing impaired lady, Genevieve Basigha who has established a special school at Obuasi to assist deaf and dumb children with education emerged...

aYo, MTN partner to deliver Mobile Insurance

aYo Holdings and Metropolitan Life Insurance Ghana in partnership with MTN Ghana, have launched a new micro-insurance product dubbed “Send with Care” for Mobile...

Gov’t seeks $1bn private capital injection for ECG,others

To end the country’s erratic power distribution and billing system, government says it needs over US$1billion capital, which it seeks to realise from the...

GRA rakes in GHȼ7.4 billion in three months

The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) collected a total of GHȼ7.4 billion in the first three months of the year, the Commissioner General, Mr. Emmanuel...

Multi-TV Habitat Fair 2017 Launched

The 2017 edition of the Multi TV Habitat Fair has been launched at the Alisa hotel in Accra.The Multi TV Habitat Fair which is...

ECG continues to reel under GH¢1.6bn gov’t debt

Data from the Electricity Company of Ghana indicate that government still owes the company an outstanding amount of GH¢1.6bn, in unpaid bills and subsidies,...

Government’s debt to ECG hits 1.6 billion cedis

Government’s total indebtedness to the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has hit GH¢1,599,800,195 as at March 2017.The figure increased from the GH¢1,390,966,034 recorded as...

NDC strategy collapsed IMF program – Kwaku Kwarteng

A Deputy Finance Minister, Kwaku Kwarteng, has blamed the past NDC government for what he says is the failure of the economic assistance program...

COCOBOD subsidises fertiliser for cocoa farmers

Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) has announced to subsidise the price of purchase of fertilisers for the cocoa farmers across the country which began in May...

Poultry farmers threaten to sell flu infected birds

Poultry farmers across the country have threatened not to report any cases of bird flu incidence on their farms for fear that their birds...

Financier of poultry project under Mahama demands GHC9m from Agric Ministry

A financier in a failed Presidential Special Initiative under the Mahama administration is demanding repayment of about GHC9 million from the government.Boris Baidoo said...

Fiscal discipline key to sustained economic dev’t -Bawumia

The Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has stated that maintaining fiscal discipline is critical to ensuring sustained economic growth.According to the governing New Patriotic...

SMSGH now Hubtel

Bulk SMS provider, SMSGH has unveiled their new name as part of recent rebranding activities in truly regal fashion.At a ceremony held at the...

Finance Minister apologises to workers declared ghosts

Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta has apologized to all public sector workers whose names were mistakenly removed from government’s payroll.A few weeks ago, the government...

2016/2017 cocoa buying season ends on Thursday – COCOBOD

The Ghana Cocoa Board said the purchase of the 2016/2017 Main Crop Cocoa Season will end at the close of business on Thursday, May...

Put in measures to stabilize inflation – Government urged

Following the rise in inflation from 12.8% in March to 13% in April 2017, some economists have advised government to put in measures to...

Police arrest two over blacklisted MMM microfinance

At least two persons have been arrested by the Police for allegedly luring some unsuspecting persons to subscribe unto the operations of MMM.The arrest,...

Business cost to reduce at ports

The Commissioner of the Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA), Isaac Crentsil, has assured businesses that his outfit will ensure reduction in...

FDA lifts ban on Adonko bitters

The Food and Drugs Board (FDA) has lifted the indefinite ban placed on the Angel Group of Companies, producers of Adonko Bitters.In a letter...

Airtel Ghana extends ‘Wo Mmere Nie’ promotion to reward millions of customers

Airtel Ghana, the Smartphone Network has announced an extension in its groundbreaking Wo Mmere Nie promotion to further reward millions of customers.The promotion is...

Malls are a ready market for made-in-Ghana products – Kofi Sekyere

Chairman of Kumasi City Mall, Kofi Sekyere has said it is about time Ghanaians saw shopping malls as potential markets for locally produced and...

Finance Ministry’s budget director sacked

Sampson Asare Fianko, Director of Budget at the Ministry of Finance, has been relieved of his post, BUSINESS GUIDE has learnt.Mr Fianko would be...

We’ve a laser focus on the economy – Bawumia

Government has begun the implementation of policies and programmes designed to make Ghana the most business-friendly country in Africa, the Vice President Dr. Mahamudu...

Inflation rate for April inches up to 13 per cent

The year-on-year inflation rate went up slightly in April to 13.0 per cent, up by 0.2 percentage points, compared with the 12.8 per cent...

Akufo-Addo calls for increase in sale of Ghanaian goods at Malls

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has indicated that it is his hope that the newly launched Kumasi City Mall will not be a place...

FULL TEXT: Akufo-Addo’s speech at Kumasi City Mall opening ceremony

REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC, NANA ADDO DANKWA AKUFO-ADDO, AT THE FORMAL OPENING OF THE KUMASI CITY MALL, ON WEDNESDAY, 10TH MAY,...

Owusu Bempah is new Ghana Gas Communications Director

The Communications director for the National Democratic Party (NDP) Ernest Owusu Bempah has been appointed director of communications for the Ghana Gas Company by...

Akufo-Addo commissions Kumasi City Mall today

President Akufo-Addo will today, Wednesday May 10,2017 join the Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu to commission the Kumasi City mall.Addressing the media on the ceremony,...