Author: Pius Amihere Eduku
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Republic Bank staff support school building project through communal labour
Staff of Republic Bank (Ghana) Limited, a subsidiary of Republic Financial Holdings Limited, Trinidad and Tobago, joined hands with the Berase Community in the Central Region in communal work towards the completion of an ultra modern Classroom Block. The school is being built by Republic Bank as part of its Power-to-Make-a-Difference (PMAD) initiative. The communal…
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We are not increasing prices over rise in transport fares – GUTA
The increase in transport fares may not necessarily increase the prices of some goods in the short to medium term. That is according to the Ghana Union of Traders Association, GUTA. The Ghana Private Road Transport Union [GPRTU] has announced a ten percent increase in transport fares to make up for increase in fuel prices.…
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Ndoum resigns from board of Gold Coast Brokerage; changes company’s name
The Chairman of Groupe Nduom, Dr. Papa Kwesi Nduom has resigned from the Board of Gold Coast Brokerage Limited. A statement from the Ghana Stock Exchange to Citi Business News confirmed the announcement. Dr. Papa Kwesi Nduom is resigning from the Board together with Patrick Kobina Anumel. They are being replaced by Dr. Olivia Anku-Tsede,…
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GRA staff adopts ‘name & shame’ strategy to bridge revenue gap
The continuous drop in revenue collection by the Ghana Revenue Authority is to be tackled through a new program being spearheaded by the Authority, known as “operation collect, name and shame”. The exercise will involve the publication of the names of individuals and organisations that have and continue to default in their tax obligations to…
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Agric sector initiatives to help address youth unemployment – MasterCard Foundation CEO
The government of Ghana should be commended for efforts to improve the livelihoods of cocoa farmers through the determination of a floor price for the commodity. That is the claim of the President and CEO of the MasterCard Foundation, Reeta Roy. She is confident the move will boost agric as it will attract more youth…
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Mobile money records growth as cheques witness drop in patronage – BoG report
The total value of mobile money transactions for the first six months of this year reached 140.2 billion cedis, up from the 104.6 billion cedis recorded in the same period in 2018. Data released by the Bank of Ghana shows that this represents a 34 percent rise in the value of transactions recorded for the…
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MTN to organise maiden game conference
MTN Ghana is set to organize its maiden Game Conference in Accra on the 30th of August, 2019. The MTN Game Conference is designed to create an opportunity for select individuals within the gaming community to collaborate and network. The MTN Game Conference is an event that seeks to bring together stakeholders (programmers, artists, producers,…
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Zenith Bank wins ‘Outstanding Brand of the Year’ award
Zenith Bank Ghana Limited was adjudged the Outstanding Brand of the Year 2019 in the Banking category at the 2019 Ghana Business Standard Awards at Movenpick Ambassador Hotel on Friday, 16th August, 2019. The company’s performance in the banking industry was cited as one of the indicators that distinguished their brand from its competitors. The…
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Zenith Bank supports 2-year old Mabel Adjoa Koomson
Staff of Zenith Bank have raised funds totalling Thirty Four Thousand Ghana Cedis (GHS34,000.00) to support two year old Mabel Adjoa Koomson, who has been diagnosed with AtrioventricularSeptal Defect (which causes holes between the chambers of the right and left sides of the heart and poor formation of the valves that control the flow of…
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Producer Price Inflation rises to 8.8% in July
The Producer Price Index rose to 8.8 percent in July 2019. This represents an increase of 1.7 percentage points from the 7.1 percent recorded in June. The PPI measures the average cost at which producers manufacture products. According to Deputy Government Statistician, David Kombat, the increase in the PPI for July was driven largely by…