Vice-President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has tasked all players in the pharmaceutical industry to work toward making Ghana the go-to destination in all things pharmaceutical in the sub-region.
“I urge all the players in the pharmaceutical sector, including the private sector, to pull resources together to turn Ghana into a vibrant...
The Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE) has lifted the suspension of trading in the shares of agric-focused bank, ADB, which allows the bank’s shares to be traded.
The exchange, on Wednesday, 7th March, suspended the trading of shares of the bank to seek clarity on the purported takeover of ADB by...
SIC Financial Services Limited (SIC-FSL) one of the shareholders of ADB has denied having pledged its shares in adb to uniBank in fulfillment of an earlier financial commitment.
A source within the company tells thebftonline.com that, SIC FSL which is an arm of the State Insurance Company (SIC) a government...
The Governor of the Bank of Ghana, Dr. Ernest Addison has stated that the central bank has not approved any takeover of ADB by Unibank.
According to Dr. Addison, his outfit heard of the news in the media today and has not approved any such deal.
The governor’s comments come just...
The Ghana Mineworkers Union (GMWU) has served notice it will embark on a full-blown strike by Tuesday March 27, 2018, if the government does not call mining giant Goldfields to order.
Per the unions directives which is contained in a statement which was copied to the B&FT, prior to the...
Information reaching www.thebftonline.com indicates that, tension is brewing at Goldfields Ghana Limited (Tarkwa Mine) over the company’s attempts to serve termination letters to over 2000 permanent employees to be laid off as part of its proposed retrenchment.
This comes after the management of the mining giant, brought in uniformed armed...
The Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) has yielded to governments quest to reduce electricity tariffs against calls by the utility companies and civil society to increase tariffs.
According to a statement, issued by the PURC and published on their website, the current review is as result of reductions in key...
The Public Procurement Authority (PPA) has said the concession granted IBISTEK Ghana Limited to develop and operate an on-dock container and multi-purpose terminal project at Port Takoradi followed due process.
The authority said this in a document sighted by the B&FT after our publication in the Friday, March 2, 2018,...
Parliament has given legal backing to the Legal Profession (Professional and Post – Call Law Course) Regulations, 2018 (L.I. 2355) that makes it a prerequisite for prospective students to sit an entrance exams before gaining admission to the Ghana School of Law.
The approval of the (L.1. 2355) had gone...
A new study has revealed that, preventing violent conflict can save lives and money, up to US$70 billion per year on average,
The study which is published today by the World Bank and the United Nations themed, “Pathways for Peace: Inclusive Approaches to Preventing Violent Conflict” is the report on...