Thursday, July 9, 2026
Al-Kasir Group, a Dubai-based company, has launched the world’s first diamond trading portal that uses blockchain technology - widely known for its use in the generation of cryptocurrencies. The company. on Sunday, unveilled three crypto-assets - Al Mas, Al Haqeek and Falah - all backed by diamond. Buyers of the...
African payment service provider from Kenya, DPO, has today announced the official opening of its Ghanaian office to accommodate the company’s rapid growth in this market. The new office will act as the DPO headquarters for the West African region. According to DPO Group CEO-Eran Feinstein, the entry into Ghana...
The use of counterfeit electrical products has been identified as a major variable that fuels high domestic electricity consumption in the country, thus taking a huge toll on domestic electricity consumers, B&FT has gathered. The situation has been heightened by the Ghanaian market being inundated with counterfeit electrical products by...
Imposing any form of tax on mobile money transactions will be a major drawback to the financial inclusion agenda championed by government, Akinwale Goodluck, Head of sub Saharan Africa at GSMA, the global body that represents the interest of mobile operators worldwide, has said. “I am very concerned anytime there...
Despite the country’s economy growing by 8.5 percent in 2017 - largely boosted by oil and gas - one of the critical sectors, manufacturing, sadly continues its poor showing. The provisional 2017 GDP figures released by the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) shows that the manufacturing subsector grew by 3.7 percent...
Extending the December 2018 minimum capital deadline for local banks will afford them more time to adjust to the new rules, whilst demonstrating that government is committed to strengthening the banking sector, President of the African Investment Group, Dr. Sam Ankrah, has said. “In as much as I have been...
Air Namibia has appointed APG Network are pleased to announce the new partnership entered into effective March 2018. Air Namibia has appointed APG Network as GSSA in Ghana and Nigeria. In accordance with the GSSA agreement entered into, APG Network will provide full sales and marketing services, as well as call...
Farmers urged to adopt good agricultural practices, appropriate agro-chemicals for increased sustainable productivity. Also, they should use the appropriate planting materials that will make their work easy and ensure good yields. Mrs. Yaa Peprah Amekudzi, Country Lead of Modelez International Cocoa Life, said this at the handing-over of motorised pruners to...
United Kingdom (UK) Prime Minister’s Trade Envoy to Ghana, Adams Afriyie, has led a delegation of 18 Scottish companies to sign MOUs that will enable capital investment in Ghana’s oil and gas industry. The partnership is to ensure that the right equipment is used so as to build the capacity...
National Insurance Commission (NIC), has issued a word of advice to drivers to desist from doing business with unlicensed insurance agents who sell insurance premiums to them on the market. Mrs Emma Ocran, Director of Legal Service, NIC speaking at a public education forum for drivers at cape coast in...