Business and Financial Times’ Dominick Andoh has won the coveted “Best Financial Reporter” at the 22nd Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) Awards held at the State Banquet House on Wednesday. The award was in recognition of his penchant to critically analyze financial data and present it in clear and simple terms...
Investors are very upbeat about growth projections and could turn to Ghana for more business, RMB Research’s 2018 outlook on African countries has pointed out. These investors, especially offshore ones whose appetite for longer dated local currency denominated debt keeps growing, believe that improved economic indicators, fiscal consolidation, rising oil...
Government has said it will soon launch a Public Register of Petroleum Agreements, Permits and Authorisations, in accordance with the provisions of the Petroleum Exploration and Production Law. According to the Deputy Minister of Energy in charge of Petroleum, Dr. Mohammed Amin Adam, the move is to outline Government’s commitment...
The Vice Chancellor of the University for Development Studies (UDS), Prof. Gabriel Ayum Teye, has said key government policies such as the free Senior High School (SHS) must be backed by research to ensure they succeed. Government this year implemented its ambitious free SHS policy to enroll over 400,000 Junior...
The Business and Financial Times (B&FT), Ghana’s authoritative business-oriented publication since 1989, has been adjudged the best print media in Small and Medium Scale (SME) reporting at the just-ended 22nd Ghana Journalist Association (GJA). The award was in recognition of B&FT unwavering commitment to educating and informing the business community...
The World Bank approved today a $200 million International Development Association (IDA)* credit to support Ghana in strengthening its institutions, improving competitiveness for job creation, and maintaining social safety nets to protect the poor and vulnerable. The Second Macroeconomic Stability for Competitiveness and Growth Development Policy Financing (DPF) operation will...
The 4th Global Business Forum on Africa, organised by the Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry, called for increasing investment flows between the UAE and Africa in several key sectors, including trade, financial services, logistics, and tourism. A poll conducted during the two-day forum revealed that 48% of delegates considered...
Jobberman Ghana has organized a one day job fair dubbed “Instant Hire Job Fair”. It presented Ghana’s largest gathering of employers and employable persons from various industries and backgrounds. Jobberman Ghana, the organisers, are Ghana’s leading job search portal. With close to half a decade of experience in the Ghanaian...
Africa returned home from the Eleventh Ministerial Conference (MC11) of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) without getting any of what it tabled. The conference ended on the 13th of December 2017 in the Argentine capital, Buenos Aires, and again failed to address the longstanding demands of Africa which were...
Since February 2017, about GH₵295,457 has been realised from the sale of 277 containers of illegally hewed rosewood impounded by government, John Peter Amewu-Lands and Natural Resources Minister, has said. The minister made the disclosure when he appeared before Parliament on Tuesday, December 19, 2017 to answer questions on the...