The Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Shippers’ Authority (GSA), Ms Benonita Bismarck, has been honoured with the Outstanding Woman CEO of the Year Award 2018 at the 9th edition of the Ghana Entrepreneur & Corporate Executive Awards (GECEA) Gala Dinner 2019. The award was in recognition of her demonstration of corporate vision, business excellence, innovation, strategic leadership and growth ...
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Farid Antar assumes office as new Republic Bank Ghana MD
The Board of Directors of Republic Bank (Ghana) Limited announce the appointment of Mr. Farid Antar as the Managing Director of the Bank following receipt of regulatory approval from the Bank of Ghana. Mr. Antar succeeds Mr. Anthony Jordan who retired from active service in April 2019. Mr. Farid Antar is an experienced Banker with over 39 years of professional ...
Read More »Tullow pumps $10bn into indigenous companies – MD
The Managing Director of Tullow Ghana Kweku Awotwi has revealed his outfit has awarded contracts totalling $10.6 billion to indigenous companies and joint ventures in which local companies are partners. “Participation in Ghana’s oil sector is not just about recruitment and employee development. Businesses can also tap into diverse opportunities in the oil and gas value chain. Tullow Ghana has ...
Read More »Ghana must build capacity to stand global trade wars – Economist
In order to navigate the negative effects of the recent global trade wars, an economist, Herman Warren, director of Africa Corporate Network has advised Ghana to build both human and capital capacity to escape its effects. According to him, Ghana could benefit immensely from the trade war if it develops the human capital of its people, through education and understanding ...
Read More »Ghana will never reduce cocoa prices – COCOBOD replies IMF
The authority responsible for producer price of cocoa beans in the country has sent a strong response to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) saying it will not reduce prices of cocoa in the country as being directed. COCOBOD’s last producer price review for the year 2016/2017 season was from GH¢ 6,670 per tonne to GH¢7, 520. Meanwhile IMF reports indicates ...
Read More »US$95 million spent between 2013 and 2016 without drilling a single oil well – Deputy Minister
Dr Mohammed Amin Adam, a Deputy Minister of Energy in charge of Petroleum, says a total of US$95 million dollars was spent between 2013 and 2016 for drilling oil wells but none resulted in the discovery of crude oil in commercial quantities. He said 13 petroleum contracts were signed between the previous government and oil investors with US$880 million set ...
Read More »Aker oil deal: IMANI’s ‘doomsday’ warnings very alarmist – Casely-Hayford
Financial analyst, Sydney Casely Hayford has rubbished IMANI Africa’s fears over potential $30 billion losses to the state in Aker Energy’s oil dealings in Ghana. He said on The Big Issue that the statement IMANI put out on the matter was “very alarmist.” “I think that the IMANI press briefing has created the impression that there is the doomsday; that ...
Read More »1D1F Nat’l Coordinator commiserates with Hocen after robbery attack
The National Coordinator of the One district One factory (ID-IF) Secretariat Gifty Ohene Konadu has visited the premises of Hocen Industrial Company at Asuboi in the Eastern region to commiserate with the management and staff over the recent robbery attack on the company. The visit is to also enable the coordinator gather first-hand information on the attack which led to ...
Read More »Ghana ‘goodbye’ letter Ken Ofori-Atta and Addison sent to IMF
On March 7 this year, the Minister of Finance, Mr Ken Ofori-Atta, and the Governor of the Bank of Ghana (BoG), Dr Ernest Addison, officially communicated Ghana’s intention to exit from the extended credit facility (ECF) programme with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in April 2019. The letter was addressed to the Managing Director of IMF, Ms Christine Lagarde. It ...
Read More »Economy at the mercy of foreign investors, importers – BoG Governor
Bank of Ghana Governor Dr. Ernest Addison has expressed worry that the economy remains at the mercy of foreign investors and importers, whose actions trigger cyclical cedi depreciation. Speaking at the Graphic Business/Graphic Breakfast Meeting Monday, Dr. Ernest Ato Addison said, significant pressure is brought on the local currency whenever non-resident investors take out their monies to chase after more ...
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