HFC Bank Ghana Limited, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with real estate giants, Regimanuel Gray Limited to provide financing for their developed houses and new serviced plots to interested customers. The signing ceremony took place at the Head office of HFC Bank Ghana Limited, a subsidiary of Republic...
As part of its efforts to support and promote the UAE’s Year of Giving initiative, Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry has announced that it has expanded its activities under the national framework to its representative office in Ghana. The Chamber recently donated text books, story books, workbooks, and other...
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. This was contained in the January 2018 edition of the Standard Bank Purchasing Managers Index (PMI),...
Standard Chartered Bank has offered education on financial literacy to students of the Armed Forces Senior High School, as part of its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). The education centred on savings, budgeting and investments which according to the bank, is aimed at exposing the students to adopt a saving culture,...
The President of Yale University, Professor Peter Salovey, will attend a leadership forum at Accra on March 11, 2018. It is therefore appropriate to reflect on the contribution of one institution of that university, namely, Yale Law School, to leadership in Africa and indeed, to the international community. Yale Law...
Revenue of GH₵676.7millon; 9% growth over 2016 Profit before tax of GH₵422.3million up 22% over 2016 Strong and resilient balance sheet Standard Chartered Bank Ghana Limited, has posted a strong profit before tax of GH₵ 422.3million in 2017 representing 22% increment over the previous year (2016) with earnings per...
The Parent Company of HFC Bank, Republic Financial Holdings Limited (RFHL) reported a profit of $1.25 billion for the Group’s financial year ended September 30, 2017.  This was highlighted in the 2017 Annual Report of the Group. In the Chairman’s review message Mr. Ronald F. deC. Harford stated that the...
A sharp increase in the number of stevedore companies at the country’s ports without a corresponding increase in demand for labour has made the loading and unloading business unprofitable, with many of the firms considering layoffs. The number of stevedore companies has increased from seven to 20 recently, while four...
Banks and other businesses in the country are simply paying lip-service to the critical issue of cyber security, with regulatory inaction being a major contributory factor, Del Aden, Managing Partner at cyber security firm, Delta 3 International, has said. “There is a lot of talk but not enough action or...
Vice-President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has said government is working on a roadmap that when adopted will ensure a ‘significant’ portion of gold and cocoa beans produced locally are also processed locally. Dr. Bawumia, speaking at a conference on Fiscal Management of Mining and Petroleum in West Africa organised by the...