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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...

The love of Valentine specially made for MTN & JUMIA customers

It’s just two days away to the end of a love package specially prepared for customers called MTN&Jumialovesyou. The exceptionality in the service rendered...

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...

Busy Ghana sold to new investor

The Afrimax Group has successfully completed the sale of 84.51 per cent shares in 4G player Busy Ghana Limited to AI Technologies Limited, a...

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...

Rigworld deny recruitment rumor

Rigworld International Services Limited says contrary to news making the rounds on social media that it is recruiting, the company is not recruiting. It said...

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,...

Guinness Osagyefo Campaign earns Vizeum Ghana two 'Leaders Awards'

The Guinness Osagyefo Campaign earned Vizeum Ghana, together with the Dentsu Aegis Network Sub Saharan Africa Hub team and Guinness Ghana, have won two...