Dr Philomena Nyarko, Government Statistician Latest figures released by the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) have indicated that the rate of inflation for locally-produced goods was 2.1 percent higher than inflation
UMB OPENS SAKAMAN BRANCH
Universal Merchant Bank (UMB) recently opened a branch at Sakaman, a suburb of Accra. Located off the Sakaman Dansoman High Street, near the Allied Oil Filling Station, the new branch
COCOBOD Raises Alarm – Over Farmlands Capture
Dr.Stephen Opuni The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) has raised concerns over the recent uncontrolled take-over of cocoa farms and farmlands by small-scale miners and warned that could affect the crop’s
Mahama Commends Berock
Indigenous construction firm Berock Ventures has been commended for its efficient and timely execution of its projects. The company, which has been in existence for close to 25 years, has
Gov’t Approves $230m Renewable Energy Investment Plan
(From left) Dr. Kwame Ampofo, Mona Quartey (third left) Dr. Bernice Heloo, Marietta Brew Appiah-Oppong and other dignitaries officially opening the three-day fair The Minister of Finance, Seth Terkper has
Nana Targets SMEs For Dev’t
Nana Akufo-Addo, the presidential candidate of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has reiterated his party’s resolve to focus on industrialization to create more employment opportunities for Ghanaians. “You have heard
Kosmos Records $108.3m Net Loss
Andrew Inglis, CEO, Kosmos Energy For the second quarter of 2016, Kosmos Energy generated a net loss of $108.3 million, or $0.28 per diluted share as compared to a net
Emirates Deploys Flagship A380 On Johannesburg Route
Emirates passengers being served Emirates has announced that from 1st February 2017, it will use an Airbus A380-800 for one of its four daily flights between Dubai and Johannesburg. Emirates
10,000 Mineworkers Lose Jobs
Over 10,000 mineworkers across the country have lost their jobs over the past three years, the Ghana Mine Workers Union (GMWU) has stated. General Secretary of GMWU, Prince William Ankrah,
More Benefit From MTN Scholarship Scheme
Front View Of Owerriman SHS Dormitory Block [Inset: Mrs Cynthia Lumor, Executive Director of the MTN Foundation delivering a speech at the commissioning] The MTN Scholarship scheme, since its establishment
Rural Banks Protest Against Tax Increment
The Association of Rural Banks has expressed fears that the increment in the corporate tax of rural and community banks is a threat to their survival. The corporate tax on
New Deadline For Banks’ Instant Pay Service
Archie Hesse The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has given universal commercial banks operating in the country up to December 31, 2016 to fully implement the Ghana Instant Pay (GIP) system or
ACEP Predicts More Gov’t Borrowing
Dr Ishmael Ackah The Africa Centre for Energy Policy (ACEP) has predicted that government will borrow more funds this year owing to the revenue short fall in the country’s oil