Business

BOPP Makes GH9.59million Profit
9th May, 2012
The Benson Oil Palm Plantation Limited (BOPP) posted a profit of GH9.59 million last year, as against GH¢2.67 million in 2010. As a result, the company declared a total dividend of GH¢2.4 million ...
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Airtel Introduces New Product
7th May, 2012
Airtel Ghana has, in response to customer needs and demands, introduced two new products, Airtel Frndz and Airtel Classifieds onto the Ghanaian market. Airtel Frndz enables Airtel customers to ...
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Tullow To Secure Approval For Second Field
7th May, 2012
Tullow Oil PLC says it hopes to secure approval in the third quarter of this year to commence work on a second field TEN. TEN is estimated to have oil reserve estimates of between 200 million and ...
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AfDB Sets Up Fund To Absolve Risk Of SME Funding
4th May, 2012
The African Development Bank has established a Fund to absolve the risk of SME funding on the continent. The Fund takes on 50 percent of the risk of commercial banks in lending to Small and Medium ...
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TECHNO Adjudged The Mobile Phone of the Year
2nd May, 2012
Ghana’s leading mobile handset, TECNO, has been adjudged “Mobile Phone of the Year” at the second Ghana Telecom awards held in Accra last Saturday. Organized by Mobile World to reward the ...
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Vodafone\'s Kyle Whitehill Awarded CEO Of The Year
26th April, 2012
The Chief Executive Officer of Vodafone Ghana, Kyle Whitehill has been awarded the prestigious title of CEO of the Year at the Mobile World Telecom Awards. Vodafone Ghana collected six awards in ...
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Stanchart Shared Bonus Offer To Be Paid In Last Quarter Of 2012
26th April, 2012
Standard Chartered Bank Ghana has assured shareholders that the planned bonus share offer will come off in the last quarter of this year. The shareholders in 2011 approved the Board\'s proposed ...
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University of Ghana Business School Launches 50th Anniversary
23rd April, 2012
The University of Ghana Business School (UGBS) has launched its 50th anniversary celebration, on the theme: “50 years of leadership in business education: determining new frontiers.” The event ...
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Airtel Partners IBM To Run Innovation Contest
17th April, 2012
Airtel Ghana has partnered IBM Ghana to rollout an innovative programme aimed at building awareness and educate students on mobile technology. The programme which kicks off at the University of ...
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Gov\\\'t Pursuing Policies To Make Ghana An ICT-Led Economy
13th April, 2012
Ghana’s success in the emerging knowledge economy largely depend on how well the country adopts and adapts to a comprehensive and integrated Information Communication Technology led economy. Mr ...
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Ghana Is Key Market For Delta –- Senior Vice President
3rd April, 2012
Perry A. Cantarutti , Delta Air Line’s Senior Vice President of Delta Air Lines, in charge of Europe, Middle East, Africa and India, has said that Ghana is a key market for Delta in view of its ...
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Africa Investment Forum Opens In Accra
3rd April, 2012
About 600 participants, including some Heads of States from West Africa and the Commonwealth, as well as investors from all over the world, will today throng the Accra International Conference Centre ...
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Airtel Pleased With Public Response To \'Touching Lives\'
21st March, 2012
Airtel Ghana says it is pleased with the public response to its corporate social responsibility initiative, Touching Lives, which is currently airing across various TV stations in the ...
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MPs To Take Action Against High Air Fares
20th March, 2012
Members of Parliament have described as \'extremely exorbitant\' airfares charged by flight companies and called for its immediate reduction. “The prices charged by flight companies are ...
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US EXIM Bank To Support Trade, Dev. Budget
13th March, 2012
The government yesterday secured the support of the United States Export and Import (EXIM) Bank towards the financing of various development and trade projects in the country.  The financial ...
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African Local Summit To Be Held In Kumasi
13th March, 2012
The first-ever African Local Summit to discuss innovative solutions for achieving Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) will take place in Kumasi, from April 1 to 4, this year. The summit will be ...
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Anglogold Ashanti Launches New Safety Initiative
13th March, 2012
AngloGold Ashanti, a mining company at Obuasi in Ashanti Region, has launched a new safety initiative dubbed, ‘’Boa me na me mmoa wo’’, aimed at fostering co-operation, interdependence and ...
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Cabinet Approves Restructuring Of Procurement Law
13th March, 2012
CABINET has given approval for restructuring the country’s Public Procurement Law to benefit local enterprises, Vice-President John Mahama has announced. He said the move was to ensure that local ...
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IMF Commends Ghana\'s Economic Progress
9th March, 2012
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has lauded Ghana for the significant economic progress chalked in the last three years, and assured the government of its continuous support. “We are ...
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Ghana Woos Dutch Investors
9th March, 2012
The Ghana Investment Promotion Centre (GIPC) has asked Dutch businesses to invest in to Ghana to enable them to take advantage of the opportunities in the fastest growing economy of the world. ...
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