The local mining industry can fully harness its potential with long-term capital which can only be realised from the stock market, Director General of the Securities Exchange Commission, Daniel Ogbarmey Tetteh, has said. He said the business of minerals exploration and exploitation is capital-intensive in nature, and as such requires...
The Asante Akyem Rural Limited at Juansa in the Asante Akyim North district of the Ashanti Region has held its 33rd shareholders meeting, to review the bank’s operational performance for the 2019 financial year. Operating Environment During the year under review, Ghana’s economy saw some significant growth with GDP appreciating by...
The former Special Peace Envoy of International Alert, Mr. Akyaaba Addai-Sebo, does not foresee any violence or disturbance before, during and after the 2020 elections which would lead to the dislocation of Ghana’s peaceful democratic march. He said Ghanaians were generally ‘civil and peace-conscious’ - who may shout the loudest...
Stanbic Bank Ghana has made a donation of GHS 50,000 to the Greater Accra Regional Hospital (GARH) also known as Ridge Hospital, to help the hospital acquire a Cytotoxic Safety Cabinet for its Child Cancer Unit. Speaking at the cheque handing over, Kojo Akoi-Larbi, Manager, Communications at Stanbic Bank Ghana,...
The National Board for Small Scale Industries (NBSSI) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with SNV Netherlands Development Organisation to support Green businesses and create 5,000 Jobs under the “GrEEn” project in Ghana. The four-year project also known as Boosting Green Employment and Enterprise Opportunities in Ghana would be...
The GCB Bank Limited has denied reports making rounds on social media, suggesting that the bank has transferred money amounting to GHS52.5 billion to unknown sources. According to the bank, the false report comes from a doctored letter dated 5th October, 2020 purportedly emanating from the Ghana Audit Service, saying...
With the holidays just around the corner, it’s important for consumers to exercise caution and self-discipline when managing their money over this period. Lack of financial discipline around the festive season can easily lead to financial woes especially in these trying times. Hannah Annobil-Acquah, Head of Retail Banking at First...
… as move prevented economic recession The central bank, through its COVID-19 interventions in the financial sector, injected more than GH¢4billion into the economy - which contributed to prevention of an economic recession the Governor, Dr. Ernest Addison, has said. With the country faced with a serious threat of economic...
Amenfiman Rural Bank Limited at Wassa Akropong in the Wassa Amenfi  East district of the Western North Region has posted yet another very impressive operational performance in the 2019 year under review. The board's strategy to diversify the bank’s income sources and grow its non-funded income streams indeed yielded good...
As part of its commitment to support Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) in Ghana, Consolidated Bank Ghana (CBG) is set to engage SMEs with its maiden programme ‘CBG SME Adesua Series’. ‘Adesua’ means learning in the Twi dialect. The virtual event is aimed at empowering SMEs through insightful activities that will...