John Awuah welcoming Kevin Cain, UMBÂ Bank’s new Director of Consumer and Business Banking UMB Bank has appointed Kevin Cain, a seasoned banker and Small and Medium-scale Enterprise (SME) development
Pay BDC’s Debt – OMCs Advise
Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) have expressed confidence in the new administration to complete the payment of the debt owed Bulk Oil Distribution Companies (BDC). According to them, adequate structures had
BoG Policy Rate Must Go Down – Alan
Alan Kyerematen Alan Kyerematen, Minister-designate for Trade and Industry, says the Bank of Ghana (BoG) must reduce its policy rate to enable operators in the private sector to borrow at
Ghana Misses ‘Dumsor’ By 98MW
Dumsor The Africa Centre for Energy Policy (ACEP) has stressed that Ghana’s power supply situation is in a “fragile state” despite assurances from the Volta River Authority (VRA). Head of policy
BoG Maintains Policy Rate At 25.5%
Dr Abdul-Nashiru Issahaku The Monetary Policy Committee of the Bank of Ghana has maintained the policy rate at 25.5 per cent, Bank of Ghana Governor Dr Abdul-Nashiru Issahaku has announced.Addressing
Osafo-Maafo Opposes 40-Year Development Plan
Yaw Osafo-Maafo Senior minister-designate, Yaw Osafo-Maafo, says the 40-year national development plan to guide Ghana’s development agenda is not feasible. According to him, a long-term plan for national development must
BoG Releases New GH¢5 In March
A GH¢5 note New banknotes in five-cedi denominations will be unveiled in March by the Bank of Ghana (BoG), according to the Second Deputy Governor, Dr. Johnson Asiama. “The note
Citi Bank Group Honours Access Bank
Dolapo Ogundimu Access Bank Ghana has again received international recognition from the Citibank Group for the prestigious Straight-Through Processing (STP) Excellence Award. The award acknowledges the bank for its superior and
ACEP Proposes Speedy Energy Debt Payment
Benjamin Boakye The Africa Centre for Energy Policy (ACEP) has appealed to government to immediately set in motion accelerated programmes to settle the debt of the utilities to create healthy
‘Power Challenge Still Threat To Economy’
Benjamin Boakye, Deputy Executive Director, ACEP The Africa Centre for Energy Policy (ACEP) has stated that the country’s power sector challenges have not been fully addressed despite the relative stability
Businessman Lampoons NDC – Over Komenda Factory
Former President John Mahama cut the tape to open the Komenda Sugar Factory Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of McDan Shipping Company, Daniel McKorley, has criticized the revamping of the Komenda Sugar
Siemens Trains Personnel For Oil Sector
Officials of Siemens in a pose with the trainees Siemens Oil & Gas Limited Ghana has launched an oil and gas sector training programme to help build local capacity in
CIB To Champion Micro-Finance Sector Training
Patricia Sappor The Chartered Institute Of Bankers (CIB) is partnering the Bank of Ghana (BoG) to provide special training to operators of micro-finance institutions in the country. The training, according