A research team from the University of Ghana, led by Professor Richard Boateng, Head of Department of Management Information Systems at the university’s business school, has held a roundtable discussion aimed at assessing the use of cloud computing in Ghana’s public sector. Held under the theme: ‘Infrastructure and policy environment...
Inflation for last month dropped to 11.6 percent, the lowest in over four years, after prices in non-food items such as transportation among others saw some significant downward movement. October’s inflation was a 0.6 percentage points improvement on the 12.2 percent recorded in September - meaning general prices of goods...
The AGI is collaborating with Rendeavour and Appolonia City and other partners to establish an industrial park in Accra, and processes are far advanced toward sod-cutting. The concept is under the initiative of government to establish multi-purpose industrial parks in each of the ten regions of Ghana, to support industrial...
…as GH¢5-6bn expected from minimum capital raise With banks gearing up to raise their stated capital to GH¢400million each from the current rate of GH¢120million, the industry is expecting about GH¢5-6billion in fresh capital - and Frank Adu, Managing Director of CAL Bank, is urging his colleagues to be...
The maximum storage capacity a Liquified Petroleum Gas (LPG) station can have is 20 tonnes, the National Petroleum Authority has directed following the tough stance taken by Cabinet to forestall the deadly gas explosions the nation is becoming ill-reputed for. Appearing before parliament’s Mines and Energy Committee, CEO of the...
Vodafone is partnering the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) to launch a not-for-profit initiative aimed at using mobile-derived customer insights to make better predictions for sustainable development. The global concept of using data from mobile networks to make life-saving decisions has become very critical, especially in a world that continues to...
Vodafone has unveiled a new set of graduates under its flagship Discover Graduate programme as it seeks to re-position its image as the digital workplace of the future. The programme is highly respected by the Senior Management of the Vodafone Group and viewed as a true reflection of the...
Dubai-based Emirates Airlines says it is “very very happy” with its current operations in Ghana from where it exercises fifth freedom right and flies to neighbouring Ivory coast. Orhan Abbas, Emirates’ Senior Vice President, Commercial Operations-Africa, said: “We are very very happy with our operations in Ghana. We enjoy good...
Addis-Ababa based Ethiopian Airlines  will start operating into Accra, Ghana with the new generation  ultra-modern wide body Airbus A350 starting  November 14, 2017. The Airbus A350 was introduced last year and Ethiopian Airlines in its tradition of being the first in Africa picked up some of the planes. The airline in...
Activa International Insurance Company Ghana Limited (AIIG) has been awarded Insurance Company of the Year at the Ghana Accountancy and Finance Awards 2017. The award was received by Mr. Theo Nii Adjei Oninku, Corporate Accountant at Activa International Insurance Ghana. On his part, Managing Director of Activa Insurance Mr. Solomon Lartey...