Government’s dream to revive the defunct Ghana airways by December 2019 is in limbo as most of the prime routes have been offloaded to the South African Airways. The last aircraft of Ghana Airways, a 276 seater capacity plane purchased from the US, had been converted into a ‘chop bar’ (La Tante DC 10 restaurant), situated right opposite the Marina ...
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Inclusive growth necessary for attainment of SDGs – SEND Ghana
SEND Ghana has called on government to engage civil society organisations in the formulation of national policies to ensure an all-inclusive development in attaining the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The organization noted that, development initiatives were more effective for poverty reduction when all stakeholders, especially citizens and marginalized communities were actively involved in the planning, execution and monitoring of development ...
Read More »UMB holds market forum on UMB SpeedApp in Accra Central
Universal Merchant Bank held a market forum to engage with their customers and non-customers in the central business district as part of activities to create awareness and increase usage for their mobile banking product, UMB SpeedApp. The UMB SpeedApp market forum came off at the Rawlings Park in Accra Central and it was mostly attended by the various cooperatives and ...
Read More »44% of Africa’s agri-tech startups in West Africa – Report
West Africa dominates the agri-tech startup space – home to two of the three largest startup ecosystems active in this sector, a new report has stated. According to the ‘Agrinnovating for Africa: Exploring the African Agri-Tech Startup Ecosystem Report 2018’, the region accounts for 44 per cent of Africa’s agri-tech startups, spread across six countries. Unsurprisingly, Nigeria is the key ...
Read More »Too late for banks to use IPOs for ¢400 million minimum capital – GSE
With virtually six months to the Bank of Ghana’s minimum capital deadline for banks, the Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE) says banks hoping to use Initial Public Offers (IPOs) to recapitalise but are yet to get their documentation ready have missed the opportunity available for capital raising under a public offer. This is because the various processes required to make an ...
Read More »Selorm Adadevoh Is MTN New CEO
MTN has appointed Selorm Adadevoh as the new Chief Executive Officer of MTN Ghana. He takes over from Ebenezer Asante who is now the Vice President of the MTN Group. Mr. Adadevoh’s appointment takes effect from today, June 20, 2018 and he is expected to steer the affairs of Ghana’s largest Telecoms network. Prior to taking up the MTN Ghana ...
Read More »Emmanuel Oteng Kumah appointed Board Chair of StanChart Ghana
Standard Chartered Bank has appointed Dr Emmanuel Oteng Kumah as its new Board Chairman effective July 1, 2018. This was announced when the Bank took its turn at ‘the fact behind the figures’ series at the Ghana Stock Exchange. “We have here Dr Oteng Kumah to take over as board chairman after Dr Ishmael Yamson retires,” Kweku Nimfa, Chief Financial ...
Read More »Ibrahim Mahama fights bauxite case
Exton Cubic Group Limited has been prevented by the Kumasi Human Rights Court 2 from claiming compensation from the government. The court, on Thursday, dismissed Exton Cubic’s application that was seeking to claim compensation from the government for the confiscation of equipment it hired from Engineers and Planners (E&P), a private company, which also belongs to Ibrahim Mahama, the brother ...
Read More »Oil jetty resumes operations after repairs at Tema port
After repairing and reinstalling the LPG Loading ARM, which broke during a rainstorm on May 25, 2018, Oil Jetty, an off-shore breakwater which receives fuel imports at the Tema Port has finally resumed operations. The supply of Liquefied Petroleum (LPG) at the Oil Jetty got suspended following the incident. A statement released by the National Petroleum Authority (NPA) indicated that ...
Read More »Export Promotion Authority gets new boss after Klenam’s sack
Barely 48 hours after dismissing the head of the Ghana Export Promotion Authority (GEPA) and her two deputies, the president, has announced Ms Afua Asabea Asare as the new Executive Secretary. Ms. Asare takes over from Gifty Klenam who was one of the casualties in the tall list of Chief Executive Officers dismissed by the president. A June 7 letter ...
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