BUSINESS

Economic activities measured by container traffic at both Tema and Takoradi ports – declined by 7.3 percent in first quarter 2020, according to the quarterly bulletin released by the Bank of Ghana. Container traffic recorded at the two ports recorded a total of 166,685 first quarter this year compared to …

Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture Development Madam Elizabeth Naa Afoley Quaye has reiterated President Akufo-Addo’s commitment to upgrading the livelihoods and progress of fisher-folk. She said the dedication was evident in the distribution of hundreds of outboard motors, the elimination of premix fuel challenges and the construction of landing sites. …

Barcelona star player and captain, Lionel Messi, was absent from Barcelona’s training ground on Sunday, August 30, as all the club’s staff and players were tested for Coronavirus.   With two weeks to the start of the new season, Lionel Messi’s absence from today’s testing and training raises the possibility …

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has announced the reopening of the Kotoka International Airport (KIA) from Tuesday, September 1, 2020. This is after a thorough work by the Ghana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA), the Ghana Airports Company Limited (GACL), Ghana Health Service and the Ministry of Health. Akufo-Addo made this known during …

In Africa, many parents often hope their children will grow up to be doctors, engineers, lawyers, or bankers. Only a few parents support their children’s entrepreneurial skills or their desire to work in the creatives. Sulley Amin Abubakar, now the owner of the “biggest charcoal producing company in Ghana” and …

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is said to have sought the help of the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) to retrieve the server of Blackshield Capital Management Limited as part of investigations. Blackshield Capital Management, formerly known as Gold Coast Fund Management, was one of the fund management …

A ground breaking ceremony has been held at Nsawkaw, Tain District Capital for the construction of cashew processing factory under government flagship programme One -District One- Factory (1D1F) initiative. The One-District -One Factory is president Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s vision to transform the country’s economy through industrialization, thereby creating sustainable …

Ghana will host the African Development Bank’s next Annual Meetings in May 2021, it was announced Thursday, at the end of the Group’s 2020 meetings. The 2021 meetings will take place in the country’s capital city, Accra. Côte d’Ivoire’s Planning Minister Niale Kaba handed over the baton to Ghana, announcing …

Secretary-General of the Ghana Federation of Labour (GFL), Mr Abraham Koomson, has bemoaned the loss of jobs following the collapse of some banks through the Akufo-Addo government’s financial sector clean-up. The labour expert who plies his trade in the textile industry observed the government’s decision to collapse the financial institutions, …

Argentine and FC Barcelona forward, Lionel Messi, has been urged to consider playing in Africa should he leave the La Liga side this summer. The six-time Ballon d’Or winner has dominated the headlines after requesting to leave the club this summer. Messi’s decision emerged after Barcelona were humiliated by Bayern …