Global investment giant, ZEISS Investments, has launched its entrepreneurship programme dubbed, ‘Pitch to start.’ The programme, which is part of the company’s commitment to give back to society, is aimed
Telcos To Increase Service Charges
Ken Ashigbey Telecommunications companies in the country have announced plans to increase charges for the various services they offer to the general public, following government’s implementation of the Value Added
Inflation Declines To 9.8%
Baah Wadieh The year-on-year inflation rate for September 2018 as measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI) was 9.8 percent, down by 0.1 percentage point from the 9.9 percent recorded
Economy Grows By 5.4% In Second Quarter
Baah Wadieh, Acting Government Statistician The economy grew by 5.4 per cent year-on-year in the second quarter of 2018, compared to 11. 1 per cent recorded for the second quarter
9,000 NABCO Personnel Join 500 Firms
Robert Ahomka-Lindsay Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry, Robert Ahomka-Lindsay has indicated that about 9,000 Nation Builders Corps (NABCO) recruits who successful underwent training under the Enterprise Model would join
EXIM Bank Staff Undergo Training
GEXIM participants with the India facilitators Some 30 staff of EXIM Bank Ghana have undergone capacity training to enhance their skills and competencies in their areas of operation. They were
Trade Ministry Meets Textiles Dealers Over Tax Stamps
Carlos Ahenkorah interacating with the market women A Deputy Minister for Trade and Industry, Carlos Kingsley Ahenkorah, has told people who deal in textiles in Takoradi that the policy to
Teshie Residents Mad At PURC
Residents of Teshie and Nungua, two suburbs of Accra, have expressed anger at the Public Utilities and Regulatory Commission (PURC) for allegedly forcing them to drink salty water produced from
Puma Energy Launches Safety Campaign
Managing Director of Puma Energy Ghana (centre) with staff at the launch Puma Energy, a global integrated mid and downstream energy company with a local focus, has launched its 2018
KOICA Supports Farmers In Tamale
Dr. Owusu Afriyie Akoto, Minister Food and Agriculture The Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA), in collaboration with its partner ACDEP, has organized a day’s networking event for 50 farmer groups
Ex-UT, Capital Bank Staff Beg For Cash
Ex-employees of defunct UT and Capital Banks say they have taken note of the recovery of GH¢400 million from the sale of assets of the two defunct banks. According to
Unibank Shareholders File Counter Suit Against Receiver
Dr. Kwabena Duffuor Three out of the 17 defendants who were sued by the receiver of now-defunct Unibank, KPMG, have filed a counter suit against the auditing firm and the
‘Mortgage Regime Not Credible’
The Eden Heights Apartments Minister for Works & Housing, Samuel Atta-Akyea, says the current mortgage regime in the country lacks credibility. He said that the country’s current mortgage regime does