The cedi seems to have avoided the regular first-quarter curse by staying strong against the greenback, with analysts pinning its performance on the back of solid portfolio inflows and presence of the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
The cedi, for the past five years, has seen consistent massive depreciation in the...
With barely nine months to the stated capital deadline for banks, the Energy Commercial Bank could offload up to 50percent of its by May and raise almost GH¢400million on the bourse.
Setting a target of May to launch its Initial Public Offering (IPO), the bank, which has a stated capital...
Hajia Alima Mahama, the Minister for Local Government and Rural Development, has admonished regional ministers and coordinating directors to make revenue mobilisation their topmost priority this year.
She said this would help improve service delivery to stakeholders in particular to build a better Ghana, adding that they must be able...
There’s a great deal of over concentrated development in the urban cities of Ghana at the detriment of the development of rural areas such as the Akohia Siase and Akohia Yiti communities which I visited in the Eastern Region of Ghana.
These communities, like most other rural areas in Ghana,...
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has said Ghana is seeking to derive more value from its bauxite resources by expanding the country’s processing capacity of the resource.
Speaking at the 61st Independence Day celebration in Accra, President Nana Addo said government will finalise details of an infrastructure programme before end...
This is not California or any of the other 21 states in America that effect rules for habitual offenders. More is the pity.
The public notice issued last week by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the emphatic public statement made by the Governor of the Central Bank, Dr. Ernest...
Instead of always waiting on industry to take the first step, academia must initiate the process towards bridging the much-talked about gap that exists between the two economically interlinked sides, Prof. Joshua Yindenaba Abor, Dean of the University of Ghana Business School (UGBS) has said.
Whilst conceding that a lot...
The Association of Ghana Industries (AGI) has applauded government and the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) for taking the bold decision to bring down the cost of power for both residential and non-residential consumers.
The association, in a statement signed by its president Dr. Yaw Adu Gyamfi, expressed optimism that...
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 first edition of the Business Barometer: Ghana CEO Survey, carried out by the Oxford Business Group (OBG) has revealed strong confidence levels among senior executives in the economy, suggesting that reforms aimed at steadying the economy are beginning to yield results.
As part of its year-long survey, the global...