BUSINESS

The Association of Ghana Industries (AGI) in the Volta, Oti and Eastern regions has initiated efforts to establish enterprise development centres to train the youth. The centres will serve as hubs on various sectors of the economy to train and build capacity of the youth in these regions with special …

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo- Addo has said governments of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) always develop the local economy while those of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) destroy it.   He has therefore asked Ghanaians to vote massively for him and the NPP in this year’s presidential elections in order to take the …

  Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta, is challenging the Auditor General (AG), Daniel Yaw Domelevo, for appointing two of his staff onto a committee mandated to ensure proper and effective financial management practices of his office. Mr. Ofori-Atta believes the AG does not have the power to make such nominations on behalf …

  In 2019, gas production witnessed its greatest boost since the inception of natural gas production in Ghana with a total of 169,509 million standard cubic feet of associated and non-associated gas produced from all fields in 2019, an 85% increase over 2018’s volume of 91,459 MMSCF. While the Jubilee …

  Alan Kyerematen, the Minister of Trade and Industry, on Thursday urged all factories and other industrial processing establishments to implement an anti-stigma policy for COVID-19, stating “that no employee should be discriminated against”. “Employees should not be stigmatized or be sacked if they test positive to COVID-19. Employers must engage the …

      Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) on Tuesday unveiled the $600-million cocoa syndicated loan facility to revamp the West African country’s cocoa sector. The COCOBOD loan was pooled by a consortium of development finance institutions namely the African Development Bank (AfDB), Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and the Development …

    A number of big shots of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) who fell after the primaries on Saturday, June 20 when the party went to the polls, are licking their wounds. A notable Member of Parliament whose defeat came as a shock among the rank and file …

    Dr Ernest Addison, Governor of the Bank of Ghana, has told the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) that the central bank was not consulted by Vodafone Cash, a subsidiary of Vodafone Ghana before releasing the financial details of some its clients to government to aid in the COVID-19 tracing. He said …

      The Governor of the Bank of Ghana (BoG), Dr Ernest Addison, has told the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Parliament that the central bank does not hide information about proceeds accrued from the exportation of minerals including bauxite. The Chair of PAC, Mr James Klutse Avedzi, raised …

      Juventus forward Cristiano Ronaldo overtook Rui Costa to become the leading Portuguese scorer in Serie A history on Monday. Ronaldo slotted the first-half penalty down the middle in Juve’s 2-0 win over Bologna, a result that saw the Bianconeri move four points clear at the top of the table. The goal …