AngloGold resumes dividends on free cash flow jump
AngloGold Ashanti said it would resume dividend payments following a hiatus of more than three years, after lower operating and interest costs helped it nearly double free cash flow to $278m.The company declared a...
Akufo-Addo’ll fix Mahama’s mess – First Lady
First Lady Rebecca Akufo-Addo has re-echoed her husband’s pledge to fix challenges facing the country’s economy.She said in a tweet on Tuesday February 21, 2017 whilst her husband was delivering his maiden State of...
ISODEC backs decision to list VRA, GRIDCO on GSE
A policy analyst at the Integrated Social Development Center (ISODEC), Dr. Steve Manteaw, has backed government’s plans to list the Volta River Authority (VRA) and the Ghana Grid Company Limited (GRIDCO) on the Ghana...
Can the private sector deliver the jobs?
The 21st century private sector has now been classified as the engine for developmental growth and machinery for job creation in the new world. The sector is believed to be a source of opportunity...
EOCO freezes accounts of ex-COCOBOD CEO Opuni
The bank accounts of former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of COCOBOD Dr. Stephen Opuni have been frozen following investigations into some contracts he signed during his tenure.Dr. Opuni has been occupying the position since...
SONA: VRA, GRIDCO to list on Stock Exchange – Akufo-Addo
President Akufo-Addo has hinted that government intends listing the Volta River Authority (VRA) and the Ghana Grid Company Limited (GRIDCO) on the Stock Exchange.This, he said, is part of a national electricity master plan...
SONA 2017: Ghana won’t collapse under me – Akufo-Addo
President Akufo-Addo on Tuesday painted a gloomy picture of the state of the Ghanaian economy, pledging that he will not allow it to further plummet.“I will not allow this country to collapse under my...
SONA 2017: Mahama left $2.4bn energy sector debt
President Akufo-Addo has revealed that Ghana’s energy sector is saddled with huge debts which threatens reliable power supply if immediate measures are not taken.Delivering his maiden State of the Nation Address, President Akufo-Addo said...
SONA 2017: Ghana’s debt balloons to GH¢122bn
The President of the Republic of Ghana, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has revealed that Ghana’s debt stock has ballooned to GH¢122 billion in 2016 from GH¢9.5 billion in 2009.The President made the revelation during...
Ghana’s mobile voice users hit 38m; MTN grabs 19m
Ghana’s total mobile voice subscriptions increased from 35,008,387 as at the end of 2015 to 38,305,078 by the close of December 2016.This represents a percentage increase of 9.42%, according to latest figures from the...