Category: Business
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Access Bank crowned Bank of Year at Women’s Choice Awards
Access Bank Ghana has emerged “Bank of the Year” at the maiden edition of the Women’s Choice Award Africa, held at the Swiss Spirit Alisa Hotel, Accra on Saturday, May 4, beating competition from Stanbic Bank, UBA, Ecobank, Societe Generale and the Women’s World Bank Ghana. The Bank of the Year award is in recognition…
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Government Committed to Attract more Investors into Upstream Petroleum Sector
Global Industry Leaders, Captains of Industry and Stakeholders who converged at the NRG Center in Houston Texas have engaged in high level discussion on Ghana’s Petroleum Sector. They made a case on policy, regulation, local content and local participation at the Ghana day event which formed the highlight of the 2019 Offshore Technology Conference. Making…
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GSA to prosecute shop owners selling poorly labeled products
The Ghana Standards Authority(GSA) has stated that businesses which sell products with poor labeling will be made to face the law. The GSA says such products are difficult to check their country of origin as well as expiry date. The GSA conducted a random exercise in the Central Business District of Accra. Randomly selecting some…
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Oil & Gas SME networking session ends successfully
Ghanaians in the diaspora have been encouraged to come to Ghana to explore the numerous business opportunities the upstream petroleum industry presents. Speaking at the Oil and Gas SME Networking Session organized by the Ghana Houston Business Chamber during a panel discussion, Chief Executive Officer of Petroleum Commission, Mr. Egbert Faibille Jnr. said although the…
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MPS dismisses claims of job losses over port expansion project
Managers of the Tema Port Expansion Project, Meridian Ports Services (MPS), have downplayed suggestions that the project will lead to massive job losses. The managers say when the project is fully completed; it will rather boost the country’s economy through the creation of thousands of direct and indirect jobs. There have been protests by dock…
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Low tax compliance threatening Ghana Beyond Aid agenda — Ofori-Atta
The Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta has said the generally low taxes recorded by the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) is a serious threat to government’s ambition of moving the economy from aid dependence. Speaking at the Danquah Institute’s Economic Forum in Accra, the Minister stated that the country’s current tax to GDP ratio of 13.5 percent…
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Golden Star Resources President visits Ghana
Mr Andrew Wray, President and CEO of Golden Star Resources has visited Ghana. This is his first visit to the Ghana Operations after taking up the helm of affairs at the company on 1st May 2019. In addition to visiting the company’s operations at Wassa and Prestea both in the Western North Region of Ghana,…
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PC led delegation tours Halliburton in Houston
The Chief Executive Officer of the Petroleum Commission, Mr. Egbert Faibille Jnr. has advocated for the training of Engineers at the Commission in Landmark Software. This he believes will enhance the skills of the Commission’s Engineers in the discharge of their duties in the Upstream Petroleum Sector. He was speaking on the sidelines of a…
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2019 Offshore Technology Conference Opens in Houston, Texas
The 2019 Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) currently underway in Houston Texas has opened with a call on indigenous Ghanaian companies to strategically position themselves to attract partnerships for their businesses. Cutting the ribbon for this year’s opening, Minister for Energy, Hon. John Peter Amewu expressed appreciation to the organizing committee and exhibitors for participating fully…
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CBG opens two new branches in Ashanti region
The Consolidated Bank Ghana Limited (CBG) has opened two branches in Kumasi, the Ashanti regional capital. The two branches, located at Asafo and Alabar, bring to 22 the number of branches in the region and forms part of the Bank’s strategic plans to make it widely accessible nationwide. Ahead of the opening, members of the…