Thursday, April 23, 2026
…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...
The implementation of the cylinder recirculation model which is expected to start in 2019 and seen as a roadmap to help curb frequent gas explosions would also come at a cost for users of cylinders. CEO of the National Petroleum Authority (NPA) Hassan Tampuli, explained that the pricing of Liquefied...
MTN has invested over GH¢600,000 through corporate social responsibility projects in health, education and economic empowerment in the Upper West Region alone, Nii Adotey Mingle, MTN’s Northern Sector General Manager, has said. “Some of the projects embarked on in this region, through MTN Ghana Foundation, include the Shea Butter project...
According to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, the number of full-time travel agents in the U.S. dropped from a high of 124,000 in 2000 to around 74,000 in 2014. I did not chance upon any Statistics for Ghana. If they are available I will be glad to receive...