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Banks must spare us another energy debt – credit consultant
As the government steps up to clear the US$2.4 billion energy sector debt, commercial banks would have to get their credit decisions right, moving...
BoG to get tough on RCBs …as paid-up capital requirement deadline draws closer
The Bank of Ghana in 2015 raised the minimum paid-up capital requirement of all rural and community banks in Ghana from GH¢300,000 to GH¢1million....
Public Speaking: how to face any crowd with confidence
Are you familiar with the feeling? Your heart pounds, your mouth feels dry and you start sweating. In an air-conditioned room! The MC has...
Nadia Buari’s Deranged gets huge turnout
All roads led to Silverbird Cinemas at Accra and West Hills Malls, where celebrated Ghanaian actress and executive producer, Nadia Buari premiered her latest movie,...
IROKOtv lands in Accra with Jackie Appiah
The home of Nollywood and Ghanaian movies, and Africa’s leading digital entertainment company, IROKOtv, has landed in Accra, to bring the best movies and...
Bob Diamond of Atlas Mara still interested in Ghana … but denies ever showing interest in ADB
After an unsuccessful move to enter the Ghanaian market some three years ago, American businessman and financial expert Bob Diamond has told the B&FT...
AshGold chief Kudjoe Fianoo wants retirement package for footballers
AshantiGold CEO Kudjoe Fianoo believes the death of former Black Stars midfielder Yakubu Abubakari has re-ignited the debate of having a retirement package for...
US jobs growth in October falls short of forecasts
US employers added 261,000 jobs in October, a solid gain that nevertheless fell short of expectations.
Analysts had expected a sharp increase in hiring, after...
IMF cuts Cameroon GDP growth forecast to 3.7 pct for 2017
Cameroon’s economic growth rate is expected to slip to 3.7 percent this year, down from an earlier estimate of around 4 percent, due to...
Parliament approves VAT exemptions on selected medicines
Parliament’s approval of the Value Added Tax (VAT) exemptions on selected medicines would correspond to a thirty percent (30%) reduction on the NHIS tariffs...