The Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta, has instructed the Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority (GPHA) to cancel a Concession Agreement with Messers Ibistek Ghana Limited, for the development and operations of on-dock container and multi-purpose terminal at Takoradi Port.
The directive cited by the B&FT is contained in a letter...
Barclays Africa Group has outlined plans that will usher it into a new era, including rebranding to Absa, after it separated from Barclays Plc.
Announcing the bank’s new focus, its CEO Maria Ramos said having separated from the parent company affords Barclays Africa Group the opportunity to emerge as a...
A new study has revealed that, preventing violent conflict can save lives and money, up to US$70 billion per year on average,
The study which is published today by the World Bank and the United Nations themed, “Pathways for Peace: Inclusive Approaches to Preventing Violent Conflict” is the report on...
The Ghana Shippers’ Authority (GSA), in collaboration with other stakeholder agencies in the maritime logistics sector, has organised a sensitisation workshop for haulage truck drivers as part of efforts to reduce the high rate of road accidents along the country’s transit routes.
The one-day workshop educated haulage truck drivers and...
Local poultry farmers must be guaranteed a 40 percent market share, while a sector regulator must be established to check the activities of players, the Ghana National Association of Poultry Farmers (GNAPF) has proposed.
The regulator’s role, it said, could check hatcheries - producers of day-old chicks - to the...
The Board Chairman of the Minerals Commission, Samuel K. Boafo, has vowed that he and his team will vigorously resolve all concerns obstructing revamping of the salt industry, which has great potential to uplift the economic wellbeing of local people.
“We will seek to resolve all concerns and issues, including...
Ghana will certify the value of gold exports as part of efforts to tighten controls on the sector to ensure the state receives all revenues it is due, the vice-president said on Tuesday.
Ghana, Africa’s second-largest gold miner after South Africa, earned US$5.78billion from exports of the metal last year...
Government is committed to resourcing the Police Service to combat the increasing spate of armed robbery in the country, especially on financial institutions, the Minister for Interior, Ambrose Dery, has said.
“You pass down a road today, the next day when you are coming there are three money transfer centres;...
The Ghanaian private sector recorded a sustained improvement in business conditions in January.
This means that the operating conditions for businesses in the country have seen consistent growth for the past two years, the January 2018 edition of the Standard Bank Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) has shown.
The report also revealed...
Youth Think Tank, a youth-led research initiative of the Mastercard Foundation, has launched an agri-food system research report aimed at building inclusive agricultural technologies for young people.
14 African youth researchers presented findings on barriers and opportunities to the creation of agricultural technologies, their promotion, and uptake by young people...