The greatest challenge confronting the economy is how to create decent jobs for the millions who are desperately seeking them, the Ghana Trades Union Congress (TUC) has lamented.
In a statement titled Proposals for the 2018 budget and economic policies of government, the union said: “We expect the 2018 budget...
Ghana’s hopes of raising a debt without sovereign guarantee did not yield the expected results, and the outcome has been met with mixed reactions from industry and academia.
A statement from ESLA Plc. - the Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) established to raise the bond with backing from the Energy Debt...
HFC Bank Ghana, a subsidiary of Republic Financial Holdings Limited has announced a special loan package for both existing and new customers of the Bank at 15% to 17% interest depending on the income profile of applicant.
The interest rate of 15% to 17% being offered by the bank, is...
Standard Chartered Bank Ghana Limited has recorded a profit before tax of GH₵331million in the third quarter of 2017.
The figure represents a 25% growth in profits, compared to the same period in 2016 which the company recorded GH₵264million.
The bank in its third quarter 2017 financial results released Tuesday said,...
E.S.L.A PLC, on Monday, November 6, 2017, said it successfully closed its books for the issue of the ESLA bonds on Friday, November 3, 2017, after extending the timeline for the issue of the 10-year bond by one week.
Despite investors making bids in excess of GH¢2.79 billion for the...
The nation’s value of rice imports reached US$1.2billion in 2015, an 800 percent increase from US$152million in 2007, the Minister of Agriculture Dr. Owusu Afriyie Akoto has said.
“I have been able to assemble data which clearly confirm that over the past ten years the volume and value of food...
As part of BEIGE’s contribution toward the fight against the menace of breast cancer, The BEIGE Foundation - the Corporate Social Responsibility arm of BEIGE - organised a Breast Cancer Talk and a Screening Exercise for its members and the general public.
The event took place on October 20,...
Scores of petty traders and hawkers operating at unauthorised points in and around the major trading centers of the Kumasi Metropolis have been moved to other satellite markets in the city ahead of the yuletide and the late Asantehemaa’s funeral.
The development has significantly eased commuting and vehicular movement in...
The Group CEO of Standard Bank in South Africa, Sim Tshabalala, has said there are several signs indicating that Africa is now moving toward inclusive growth, as the continent’s middle-class continues to grow.
According to him, many more African countries are now witnessing rising income growth - despite the fact...
There has been a call for Dubai to avail itself to support the development of Africa’s entrepreneurial eco-system, by helping the continent’s business leaders and entrepreneurs leapfrog developmental challenges.
This was the view of a panel of entrepreneurs who spoke during first day of the 4th Global Business Forum on...