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Companies generally raise money to finance their businesses through equity (i.e., share issue) or through debt (i.e., by taking loans). The person who takes gives money in exchange for shares becomes a shareholder. And the one who gives money or goods on credit to the company becomes a creditor....

The Monetary Policy Committee(MPC) of the Bank of Ghana(BoG) has maintained the policy rate at 14.5 percent. The Governor of the Bank of Ghana, Dr. Ernest Addison made the announcement at a press conference in Accra. According to him, “the macroeconomic conditions have generally improved relative to conditions at the time...

… SC Mobile app named Mobile Banking App of the Year Standard Chartered Bank Ghana Limited was named the Digital Bank of the Year during the 2020 Ghana Information Technology & Telecom Awards (GITTA) while its robust and secure mobile banking platform, SC Mobile, was declared Mobile Banking App of...

There is this security woman working at a bank I visit quite often. Anytime I visit the branch and I have to wait, I just sit back and watch her. She provides me with such great entertainment. Having spent the better part of a decade in the industry, I know...

Ghana’s leading mortgage provider, First National Bank has hosted a virtual housing fair to help reduce the country’s housing deficit, which current stands at almost two million. Instead of hosting the housing fair at a physical location, as is usually done, First National Bank Ghana opted to take its annual...

Eni Ghana, operator of the Sankofa Field, will support unitising the field with Springfield’s Afina if data supports doing so. The Rome-based oil firm, which says it stands ready to comply with any decision that works in both the interests of the people of Ghana and Eni, is however calling...

A story is told of how a certain mobile telephony company which used to be an industry top player in the 1990s and early part of the 2000s but have had to relinquish that dominance to the likes of Samsung, Apple, etc largely because it failed to adapt to...

Metropolitan Life, a leading life insurance underwriter, organised a retreat for its broker partners in Accra recently, which was aimed at appreciating the partnership between them. It was also a move to review and explain Metropolitan Life’s product offerings and the new incentives they have introduced to encourage the insurance...

Power transmission losses within the Ghana Grid Company (GRIDCo) system keep surging to 2013 highs and possibly beyond - far in excess of the allowable loss margin, an analysis of official data by the Institute for Energy Security (IES) has shown. Review of the Electricity Supply Plans from the Energy...

The U.S. government, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), together with the government of Ghana have launched the National Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) for Risk Communication and Social Mobilization during Public Health Emergencies. It also included a message guide during the annual International One Health Day event. One...