Wafacash, WorldRemit partner to offer instant money transfers across West and Central Africa

Morocco-based financial services company Wafacash is scaling up operations with leading digital money transfer service WorldRemit to offer instant money transfers across West and Central Africa. The companies already work together in Morocco and Senegal, but will...

Volkswagen diesel emissions fixing bill hits $30bn

The diesel emissions cheating scandal will cost Volkswagen an extra $3bn (€2.5bn), because engines are proving "far more technically complex and time consuming" to adapt the company said. The additional cost, for fixing engines in...

Teacher wins car in MTN promo

A 44-year old Adanwomase Senior High School teacher, Bright Twumasi Ankrah, has won the first brand new Hyundai i10 saloon car in the ongoing MTN Spin the Wheel Promo in Kumasi. MTN Ghana launched this...

Uber has 3000 drivers in Ghana

Data from ride-hailing app Uber says South Africa, Kenya and Ghana are its most lucrative markets in Africa, Kenya's Business Daily reports.  In Ghana Uber has provided employment for 3000 drivers with 140, 000 active...

Airtel ‘Flex’ wins best outdoor ad award

Airtel Ghana’s ‘Flex’ commercial has been adjudged the ‘Best Outdoor Advert of the Year 2016’ at the Chartered Institute of Marketing Ghana (CIMG) Awards held at the State Banquet Hall. The Chartered Institute of Marketing...

275 COCOBOD warehouses empty – Agric Minister

The Ministry of Food and Agriculture has identified 275 empty warehouses belonging to COCOBOD. According to the sector minister, Dr. Owusu Afriyie Akoto, the warehouses which are situated across the country have a collective capacity...
Former Minister of Energy Boakye Agyarko

Electricity tariffs to be reduced in next budget – Agyarko

Following the successful stabilization of power supply, government’s next move will be to reduce electricity tariffs, the Minister of Energy Boakye Agyarko has disclosed. He revealed this Wednesday at a news conference in Accra. “Our next...

Revocation of licenses of UT, Capital banks apt – Andani

The president of the Ghana Bankers Association, Alhassan Andani, has lauded the revocation of the licenses of UT and Capital Banks over insolvency. The Central Bank in August announced the revocation of the licenses of...

Take severance package and quit – Agyarko tells ECG staff

The Minister for Energy, Boakye Agyarko, has told staff of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) demanding severance package as part of the company’s concession agreement to be prepared to leave their posts upon...

Co-ordinated economic, social dev’t policies ready – Akufo-Addo

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has revealed that his government is done with the Co-ordinated Programme of Economic and Social Development Policies. According to him, the Constitution, in Article 36(5), requires the President of the...