BUSINESS

Dettol Cool Soap wins Emerging Brand of the Year at CIMG Awards Dettol Cool Soap, a leading brand in the personal care industry, has been honored with the prestigious Emerging Brand of the Year award at the 2024 Chartered Institute of Marketing, Ghana (CIMG) Awards. The recently launched soap, featuring …

The Vice President and flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has emphasized the need for more job creation, especially for the youth, despite the government’s efforts over the past seven and a half years. Dr. Bawumia noted that the government has created 2.1 million jobs since …

Applying the Voter Registration Quality Index (VRQI) to scrutinize the recent voter registration and exhibition exercises reveals a shocking truth. The Jean-Bossman’s Voter Register has achieved a dismal 46% score, exposing the Electoral Commission’s glaring inefficiencies and highlighting critical shortcomings in key performance indicators( KPIs)as. Accessibility, a crucial pillar of …

Kenneth Amponsah   Kenneth Amponsah, Chief Risk Officer of UBA Ghana, has emphasized that “ethical culture must begin with leadership” during his remarks at the recent ACI Financial Markets Conference held in Accra.   The event gathered prominent leaders from Ghana’s financial market players to explore strategies for enhancing ethical …

As the much-anticipated iPhone 16 lineup is set to be unveiled at Apple’s upcoming event, it’s not just new hardware making headlines. iOS 18, which was previewed at Apple’s developer conference earlier this year, will also take centre stage.  But for those not planning to upgrade to a new iPhone …

The champion of Ghana’s Sharks Quiz Season 3 and a recent graduate of Academic City University College, Faith Sobe Cyril, has landed a Software Engineer role at Apple in London, UK. Cyril, who earned first-class honors from Academic City College, has a history of academic excellence that has consistently set …

  United Bank for Africa (UBA) Ghana has been announced as the winner of the Most Sustainable Bank of the Year 2024 category by the Global Business Magazine Awards. This prestigious recognition underscores UBA Ghana’s unwavering commitment to excellence in environmental, social, and governance (ESG) practices, reinforcing its position as …

Daniel Nuer Daniel Nuer, Head of the Tax Policy Unit at the Ministry of Finance, Ghana, has revealed that the Ministry of Finance is working to introduce about 36 more Double Taxation Agreements in addition to the 14 currently being enforced in Ghana. According to Mr. Nuer, six of the …

To inherit or access a deceased customer’s account, one must be named as a beneficiary in the deceased’s Will, BOG claims. Furthermore, a court of competent jurisdiction must issue Letters of Probate to empower the beneficiary to access the account. The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has clarified that being named …

The recent depreciation of the Ghana cedi against the major foreign currencies is expected to continue due to subdued foreign exchange liquidity. Last week, the local currency depreciated across the major trading currencies as foreign exchange liquidity remained subdued. Additionally, Ghana Cocoa Boards’s intention to abandon its annual cocoa syndication …