New York-based investment advisory firm, Development Capital Partners (DCP) has been chosen to advise Ghanaian footballer turned entrepreneur, Asamoah Gyan on his growing investment portfolio. Gyan Investments Ghana Limited is the holding company for the business interests of Asamoah Gyan including Baby Jet Airlines, Mama Vits Investments Ghana Ltd, Baby...
The Deputy Minister of Education, Barbara Asher Ayisi has charged teachers to intensify sex education and issues relating to human sexuality, including menstruation, in schools. This, according to her, will equip adolescents with the requisite information about the subject to take good care of themselves as they develop into adulthood,...
Even though Meralco Consortium led by the Manila Electricity Company of the Philippines has been selected by the Millennium Development Authority (MiDA) to manage the state-owned power provider, Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), under the Power Compact II agreement, it has emerged that the government of Ghana reserves the...
The Russian Federation's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has granted an interview to the britsih broadcaster BBC HardTalk speaking exclusively on range of issues not excluding Syrian situation, about the Douma and the Skripal cases. On the the Russian government's relations with the United States the Foreign Minister stated that, the...
A new mining office complex, estimated at US$ 233,770.00, was inaugurated at the premises of the AngloGold Ashanti Iduapriem Mine in Tarkwa on Wednesday 18, April 2018. The ultra-modern office complex was commissioned by the Senior Vice President - Continental Africa Region, Sicelo Ntuli and the plaque unveiled by...
Sustainable energy consumption and 'green' energy production at home is becoming a new lifestyle. Today's hyperconnected consumer expects a reduced environmental footprint while still enjoying seamless services and ease of use, improving their quality of life through fully-digitised processes that give them complete control over every aspect of their...
Low access rates and lack of reliable and affordable electricity present a challenge to rapid economic development in Africa Technical innovations, especially in solar power, provide the possibility for faster progress in electricity provision by complementing grid expansion with mini-grids and home-scale systems, according to a new World...
Maersk, APL, Hyundai race to build paperless cargo system Adoption of blockchain could generate $1 trillion in trade Globalization has brought the most advanced trading networks the world has seen, with the biggest, fastest vessels, robot-operated ports and vast computer databases tracking cargoes. But it all still relies on...
The African Development Bank and the African Institute of Mathematics and Sciences (AIMS) have initiated a landmark relationship aimed at building an industry-led research institution in the league of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Former President of Nigeria, Olusegun Obasanjo, led a delegation of the High-Level Advisory Council of AIMS...
Moody’s ratings agency has said the decision by banks in the country to move away from short-term government securities to long-term securities is just about enough for these banks to cut their losses as interest rates on the short-term Treasury bills decline. The 91-day Treasury bill yield declined 753 basis...