Stanbic Bank Ghana continues to show resilience in business growth and profit even under strenuous business environment as the bank recorded a profit-after-tax of GH¢405 million last year, which is a 26% improvement in the bank’s profits compared to the same period in 2020. This was revealed in the bank’s 2021 annual financial results published […]
Ghana will know their 2022 FIFA World Cup group opponents on Friday, April 1, when the draw is held in Qatar. The draw is set to take place at 16:00 GMT in Doha. Black Stars are among a total of 32 teams that will travel to Qatar for the tournament, which gets underway in November […]
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has said the way and manner Ghana managed the Covid-19 situation has been exemplary. He said this while delivering the 2022 State of the Nation Address (SONA) in Parliament on Wednesday March 30. He told Parliament that “The management of our Covid-19 has been exemplary. By the grace of the […]
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has admitted that there is a general sense of anxiety among Ghanaians at the moment regarding the economy. “The Ghanaian people are anxious about the economy, the cost of living, income levels, jobs for young people, and even about issues on which we all thought we had achieved a national […]
A member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Felix Kwakye Ofosu has said the Minority in Parliament had a good reason to walk out from Parliament during the approval of the E-levy. The Minority in Parliament on Tuesday March 29 staged a walkout during the second reading on the E-levy. They walked out after the Minority […]
Pressure group, Economic Fighters League, has raised concerns against the approval of the E-levy by Parliament. They believe that the approval indicates Parliament is not working for the people. Parliament passed the E-levy on Tuesday March 29 after the Minority had walked out. But the Fighters in a statement said “Ghanaians have been explicit in […]
World Cup qualifying has been coming thick and fast over the past few days as the final spots get confirmed ahead of Friday’s draw. Remarkably, we still won’t know every team who will be playing at Qatar 2022 by the end of this window with the inter-confederation play-offs coming on June 13-14 as well as […]
Hollard Ghana with subsidiaries Hollard Insurance and Hollard Life Assurance has signed an agreement with the Ghana Institute of Journalism (GIJ) to commence its Hollard X Academia initiative with the university to empower students for the future. GIJ is the second public university to be enlisted onto the Hollard X Academia initiative after the University […]
The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and EU-funded West Africa Competitiveness Programme(WACOMP)-Ghana supports nine selected quality experts from Ghana to be IRCA Certified ISO 22000 Lead Auditors. The support is part of WACOMP’s effort to contribute to building local competence and a pool of national experts to backstop and handhold medium- and small-scale enterprises […]
Editing by Emmanuel Kwame Amoh Follow @kwame_amoh
A Professor at the University of Ghana Business School, Godfred Bokpin, has said the just-approved E-levy is not the panacea for the challenges facing the country. He explained that government keeps introducing taxes in order to develop the country however, the problems have not be solved owing to the wastage and ineffectiveness in the system. Speaking to […]
The Majority Leader Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu has told the the Minority in Parliament and all Ghanaians to focus on what the government is going to apply the revenue to be generated from the E-levy on. Addressing a press conference in Accra on Tuesday March 29 after the approval of the E-levy, he said “The purpose of […]
Twenty-seven schools from 11 districts in the Western Region are geared up for the Connect-Cowbell Western Best Brain Competition, which has been launched in Takoradi. Regional Manager for Connect FM Ransford Nana Osei Asare called on the business community to take advantage of the opportunity the platform is creating to promote their businesses. The Connect-Cowbell […]
Bawku Central lawmaker Mahama Ayariga has explained the reason for the Minority’s walkout from Parliament during the approval of the E-levy. The Minority in Parliament on Tuesday March 29 staged a walkout during the second reading on the E-levy. They walked out after the Minority Leader leader Haruna Iddrisu said the NDC MPs remain united in […]
Two ex-convicts Joseph Senahia, 22, and Wisdom Agorsu Atorsu, 23, are in the custody of the Denu Police for numerous break-ins and stealing. Their arrest follows a recent break-in into two homes where they stole properties worth several thousands of Ghana cedis. On Monday, March 21, they broke into a home at Denu and made […]
The Western Region Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Charles Onuawonto Bissue, says the reaction of the Minority after the passage of the Electronic Transfer Levy Bill is much ado about nothing. He said like their reaction after the outcome of the 2020 elections, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) are misleading their supporters over […]
The Ghana International Trade and Finance Conference (GITFIC) has recommended plausible ways to West African leaders to improve on activities that attract Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) while limiting the activities that bring about bottlenecks to host countries. They said international trade was the source of FDI and ECOWAS must uphold the AfCFTA agenda in high […]
Young Professionals and Youth Coalition (YPYC), a leading transformational leadership advocate, Climate Investment Funds (CIF), Washington DC, USA and British High Commission (BHC)Ghana are collaborating to intensify the engagement of young people in Africa to address the effects of climate change in their communities and countries. In a high-profile stakeholders’ forum at the Accra International […]
Zambian medical officer Joseph Kabungo, who was working as CAF/FIFA Medical Officer for the Ghana-Nigeria World Cup qualifier, has died. Dr Kabungo died at the hospital, where he was rushed to after collapsing during a stampede that followed the Super Eagles’ 1-1 draw with the Black Stars. Home fans expressed their outrage by invading the […]
Editing by Emmanuel Kwame Amoh Follow @kwame_amoh
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