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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...

Unique Insurance launches air travel insurance product

The Managing Director of Unique Insurance Company Limited (UIC), Victor Obeng-Adiyiah, has called on the Aviation Ministry to encourage Ghanaians to sign up for...

meQasa.com partners with Myjoyonline.com to launch Real Estate Vertical

Ghana's leading news portal, Myjoyonline.com, has partnered with meQasa.com to enable property seekers using Myjoyonline.com to find property listings easily without leaving the popular...

December inflation is 11.8%

Inflation rate for December 2017 is 11.8 per cent, up from the 11.7 per cent recorded in November in the same year, Acting Government...

First National Bank Ghana appoints Hannah Annobil-Acquah as Head, Retail Banking

First National Bank has appointed Hannah Annobil-Acquah as Head of Retail Banking. Hannah brings on board a wealth of experience in retail banking, having worked...

Uber offers new insurance policy for riders in Ghana

Uber has announced a new and innovative insurance policy designed to cover accidental rider injuries while on a trip with Uber in Ghana. A statement...

Poultry farmers appeal for gov’t assistance; say sector is dying

The government has been asked to take urgent steps to revamp and give a new lease of life to the nation’s collapsing poultry industry. Spokesperson...

MTN, Ericsson in first 5G trial in Africa

MTN has conducted the first “5G technology and applications trial in Africa” at its head office in Johannesburg.The trial was conducted in partnership with Ericsson,...

Mine workers dismissal: Goldfields reacts

The management of Gold Fields Ghana has reacted to media reports that the company is getting ready to lay off about 1500 workers. The retrenchment...

I was forced to resign – Former BoG Second Deputy Governor

The former Second Deputy Governor of the Bank of Ghana, Dr Johnson Asiama has revealed that he was pushed out of office by persons...

A BRAND PROMISE WE SHOULD EXPECT

A promise is a declaration of assurance to make something happen. That commitment, to deliver pay on delivery, free returns and one to two...

PHOTOS: Multichoice Ghana opens ultramodern headquarters

MultiChoice Ghana has officially commissioned its new ultramodern office in Abelenkpe in Accra. At a ceremony to commission the edifice which was designed by Ghanaian...

2nd Deputy Governor of BoG officially steps down

The Second Deputy Governor of the Bank of Ghana, Dr Johnson Asiama, has finally tendered in his resignation letter. This means that he has officially...

Universities must start planning for huge numbers of Free SHS graduates in 3 yrs – CDH Boss

CEO of the CDH Group, Emmanuel Adu Sarkodee has called on universities and other tertiary institutions in the country to start planning now on...

A guide to Africa’s key markets in 2018

For bond investors, Africa was a happy hunting ground last year. Its local-currency and dollar securities easily outperformed those of emerging markets overall as...

Transport fares to increase

Transportation fares could increase soon, despite stability in fuel prices as the Ghana Private Roads and Transport Union (GPRTU) reviews its fare computations. The umbrella...

Oil posts strongest year opening since 2014

Oil prices posted their strongest opening to a year since 2014 on Tuesday, with crude rising to mid-2015 highs amid large anti-government rallies in...

AfDB achieves 100% investment in green energy projects in 2017

The African Development Bank achieved a 100% investment in renewable energy in 2017, a major landmark in its commitment to clean energy and efficiency. Power...

Private investors to take over Komenda sugar factory – Government

Government intends to leave both the running of the Komenda Sugar Factory and the cultivation of sugarcane to feed the factory in the hands...

Challenges associated with paperless system to be rectified soon

The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Trans Africa Logistics, Bernard Oduro Nyarko has called on freight forwarders, clearing agents and importers to exercise restraint...

Communications Ministry wins IMANI Award

The Ministry of Communications has been presented the IMANI Ghana award for being one of the most inspirational ministries within the year under review. Four...

AirtelTigo launches 'win everyday' promotion

AirtelTigo has launched Ghana’s biggest promotion dubbed ‘Win Everyday!’ to reward and empower its customers to live their dreams to the fullest. This promo is...

Festivity shopping; Jimia taking over from Santa

Its barely 4 days away to the end of the year and Jumia Ghana is giving out goodies to online shoppers during this festivity....

No ‘dumsor’ in 2018 — Agyarko assures

The Minister of Energy Boakye Agarko has stated that his outfit will ensure continuous and sustainable supply of electricity in 2018. To this end the...

Ghana gets US$200M aid from World Bank

The World Bank has approved a US$200 million International Development Association, IDA, credit to support Ghana in strengthening its institutions, improving competitiveness for job...

Pay your taxes, Ghanaians urged

The National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) has appealed to Ghanaians to regularly and honestly pay their taxes to ensure that governments do not...

One insurance company to be close down by end of December 2017

One of the insurance companies currently in operation is set to be closed down by the end of December 2017 as it is unable to...

Investors bullish on 2018

Investors are very upbeat about growth projections and could turn to Ghana for more business, RMB Research’s 2018 outlook on African countries has pointed...

Stop publishing dafamatory contents about us – BOST warns pro-NDC Newspapers

The Bulk Oil and Transportation (BOST) has warned pro-National Democratic Congress (NDC), to put a stop to the culture of publishing defamatory contents about...

GHL Bank,Regimanuel Gray join forces to address housing deficit

Ghana’s leading mortgage provider, GHL Bank (formerly Ghana Home Loans) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Regimanuel Gray Limited to collaborate in the...

Six hotels in Ghana with the best Christmas trees in 2017

The season of love and peace is here! It’s Christmas. The birth of Christ and a period when we see lots of happiness and...

Kirusa InstaVoice cross 100billionth transaction mark

  Kirusa's InstaVoice service has surpassed 100 billion call completion. InstaVoice is an App that delivers missed call alerts and voicemails to users, over the cloud,...

MTN Ghana launches broadband services

Telecoms and data market leader MTN Ghana has launched its fibre broadband to the home and office in Accra. Dubbed MTN Fibre Broadband, the service...

COCOBOD seeks $750m loan for cocoa rehabilitation programme

The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) plans to raise $750 million from a consortium of banks to help finance a massive cocoa rehabilitation programme, which will...

Gov't intensifies move to construct railway from Accra to Ouagadougou

Government’s decision to construct rail line from Accra to Ouagadougou has been given a major boost as Burkinabe Transport Minister, Souleymane Soulama has arrived...

BOST threatens to sue Herald Newspaper

The Management of the Bulk Oil Storage and Transportation (BOST) has threatened to sue the editor of the Herald Newspaper if he does not...

6,128 Start-ups apply for NEIP funding, support

The National Entrepreneurship and Innovation Plan (NEIP), under the Ministry of Business Development, and its Private Sector Implementation Partner (PSIP), the African SME Organisation,...

All set for One-Village One-dam to take off – Bawumia

The Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has disclosed that all is set for the commencement of the one-village one-dam campaign pledge of the governing...

We should take control of our natural resources – Dr. Bawumia

Vice President Dr. Mahammudu Bawumia has underlined the need to for new thinking to enable the nation to take control of its natural resources...