Ghana Maritime and Shipping Awards slated for March 2017
The maiden edition of the Ghana Maritime & Shipping Awards has been scheduled for March 2017 at the La Beach Hotel in Accra.The awards is said to identify, publicly recognize outstanding performers as well...
Shippers oppose draft container weighing regulation
Importers and exporters in the country have kicked against a draft regulation by the Ghana Maritime Authority (GMA), which will introduce new measures for container weighing in the country, saying it will burden them...
We’ll shift focus from taxation to production – Akufo-Addo
President-elect, Nana Akufo-Addo, has stated his administration will shift the focus of the country’s economic management from taxation to production in order to deliver progress to Ghanaians.According to him, the vision of the incoming...
Standard Chartered appoints Bedu-Addo as its Southern Africa CEO
Standard Chartered Bank has announced the appointment of Kweku Bedu-Addo as CEO of the Southern Africa Region comprising Mauritius, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Angola and South Africa. The appointment is subject to regulatory approval.Mr. Bedu-Addo...
Mahama leaving behind stable economy – Terkper
Finance Minister, Seth Terkper has stated that the outgoing John Mahama administration is leaving behind a stabilized economy.This, according to him, was as a result of the government’s fiscal consolidation programme, resulting in stabilization...
No fuel price increment – Terkper
Outgoing Finance Minister Seth Terkper, who also doubles as acting Power Minister, has assured Ghanaians there will be no increment in fuel prices at least during the Yuletide.“As we stand here BOST together with...
Access Bank raises GH¢29m from IPO
Access Bank raised GHC29.6 million at the close of the Initial Public Offering (IPO) but expects about GHC96 million from potential investors.The bank has described the development as successful considering that its initial target...
Reverse capital gains tax – GSE boss to Akufo-Addo
The Ghana Stock Exchange has called on the incoming government to review the capital gains tax.The tax which took effect on January 01, 2016 is part of the new Income Tax Law 2015. It...
Paga: Eagle Lager builds irrigation systems for farmers
Eagle Lager, Accra Brewery Limited’s (ABL) cassava beer brand, has commissioned a newly constructed furrow irrigation system and a solar powered mechanised borehole for farmers in Nabio , a community in the Kassena-Nankana West...
Morocco to join Emirates A380 network
Emirates, voted the World’s Best Airline in the 2016 Skytrax World Airline Awards, announced today that it will operate the first ever commercial Airbus A380 flight to Morocco and North Africa, when it takes...