Micro-finance companies have been urged to be more professional by upholding best practices, to become a real catalyst for the growth of small-scale and medium enterprises (SMEs). Mr Frederick Osei-Mensah, Chief Executive Officer of GMC Consulting Limited, a Business Advisory …

Standard Chartered Bank on Tuesday opened its Tema East Branch, bringing the banks outlets to 23, in a demonstration of the banks continued investment and strategy of driving access to financial services in the country. The commissioning of the Branch …

Mr Kojo Yankah, West Africa Area Developer for Crestcom International said on Monday that Africa needs results-oriented and skill-minded managers to develop and manage businesses and make them successful. He said Africa was well equipped with intellectuals to handle businesses …

Jim Bradley – CEO of White Rose Energy White Rose Energy Venture, a British oil firm, has disclosed that it is in talks with the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC) to secure a licence to undertake exploration works in Ghana’s …

Dr. Paa Kwesi Nduom – PPP Leader The presidential candidate of the Progressive Peoples Party, Dr. Paa Kwesi Nduom, has assured the people in the Jomoro District of employment in oil and gas industry in the area when elected president.…

Mike Hammah – Minister of Lands and Natural Resources The Member of Parliament for Effutu, Mr Hike Hammah, has said work on the Safe Landing Fishing Harbour and the Market Complex at Winneba Junction would start soon. The projects would …

Ms Sherry Ayettey, Minister of Environment Science and Technology is expected to join other ministerial delegations of other countries at High Level Segment (HLS) of the 11th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity …

Mr Claude Maerten, Head of the European Union (EU) Delegation to Ghana, on Tuesday said the Union would not monitor the December 2012 general elections. The Union has observed that Ghana has developed internal structures and has the capacity to …

Eight communities in the Upper East and Northern regions have identified and proposed to adapt high priority climate change adaptation strategies to help meet the challenges of climate change. The most important strategies they are proposing to adapt include, dry …

The Students Loan Trust Fund (SLTF) on Tuesday issued an ultimatum to all loan beneficiaries who have defaulted in the repayment schedule to redeem it or face legal actions, Mr. Henry Nii Dottey, Public Relations Officer, said in a statement.…

The Tema Police Regional Command has identified 62 electoral flashpoints in the Tema Region as part of the Command’s security preparations towards the December 7 general election. The flashpoints are in the Ashaiman District, Community One, Community Two, New Town …

A UNESCO report on education shows that a large population in Ghana can’t read a sentence after leaving school four years ago. “In Ghana, for example, over half of women and over one-third of men aged 15 to 29 who …

A New UNESCO report on education shows that comparing Ghana to South Korea, the country’s education sector has stagnated. In a summary, the report says “‘Whilst both countries had a similar starting point in the early 1970s Ghana has lagged …

Transcontinental bank, Ecobank says it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with ICIC Bank to facilitate trade and investment between the African continent and India. The bank in a press release issued from Tokyo and copied to ghanabusinessnews.com says …

The Bank of Ghana (BoG), has announced that the old GH¢50 bank notes are no longer legal tender and so cannot be exchanged for goods and services rendered or in any transaction. In a press release issued today, BoG informed …

Mrs. Matilda Amissah-Arthur The effectiveness of sanitation facilities will only be multiplied if it is complimented by a crucial handwashing component, says, Mrs. Matilda Amissah-Arthur, Second Lady of the Republic of Ghana. Delivering the keynote address at a national durbar …

The Government of Ghana ,Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO), World Food Programme (WFP), food security sector partners, and  Ghanaian farmers are marking World Food Day today, October 16, 2012 at Bewadzi in the Gomoa West District of the Central …

Argentine President Cristina Fernandez has fired the country’s Navy Chief of Staff Carlos Paz over the detention of an Argentine navy ship, Libertad, in Ghana, the government announced October 15, 2012. The country’s presidential spokesperson, Alfredo Scoccimarro who made the …

The National Disaster Management Organization (NADMO) has called for the need for communities to adopt the Farmer Managed Natural Regeneration (FMNR) concept of the World Vision to fight desertification. The FMNR involves selecting and pruning stems regenerating from stumps of …

Dr. Afari-Gyan – EC Boss The Electoral Commission (EC) on Monday set-out acts and inactions that may constitute electoral offences in Election 2012 and called on the political parties and other democratic stakeholders to respect the laws or face the …