GHANA’S 4x100m relay team ran the fastest time by a Ghanaian team at an African Athletics Championship since 1998 after winning a silver medal in a time of 39.28s at the ongoing Confederation of African Athletics Championship (AAC) in Marrakech, Morocco last Tuesday. The relatively inexperienced team, which was made up of three debutants, including a 400m runner, gave Nigeria [...] The post Ghana Returns Fast Time At AAC appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.

EX-Ghana striker Tony Yeboah has relinquished his interest in raising a football club over incessant demands from match officials. The former Hamburg star formed his own juvenile club, Yegoala FC, in the Ashanti Region after retiring from football. The juvenile club was set up to help unearth and hone the several young talents within the Ashanti Region and various parts [...] The post Demands By Match Officials Force Ex-Star From Football appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.

Ghana moved up two places in the latest FIFA ranking released for the month of August yesterday. The Black Stars are now ranked the 36th best national team in the world and on the continent move up one place to fourth. Only Algeria, Ivory Coast and Nigeria have more points than the four-time continental champions. Germany remains world number one [...] The post Ghana Moves Up In World Ranking appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.

A forum, geared at promoting businesses and investment potentials in the Northern Region, commenced in Tamale on Wednesday. The event, dubbed the third Northern Ghana Investment Forum, brought together Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs), corporate bodies from the banking, insurance and Information Communication Technology sectors to network and facilitate the business promotion. Activities lined up for the forum include exhibition [...] The post Northern Ghana Investment Forum Underway At Tamale

Access Bank has launched a campaign to encourage Ghanaians to cultivate the habit of savings in Accra yesterday. The campaign dubbed “Big Deal” which aims at encouraging members of the public to sign up to a range of flexible savings and current account options at the bank to secure their financial future will be rewarding those that imbibe the savings [...] The post Access Bank Launches ‘Big Deal’ Campaign appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.

The 13th MTN-Business World Executive Breakfast Meeting is scheduled to be held in Accra on August 28. The meeting is on theme: “Building Great Technology Companies out of Africa,” a release signed by Mr Kofi Mangasi, Executive Director of Business World Magazine and copied to the GNA on Wednesday said. The Executive Breakfast series, which is in its fourth year, [...] The post 13th MTN Business Breakfast Meeting Slated For August 28 appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.

Databank’s Money Market Fund (MFund) recorded an annualised yield of 22.11 per cent at the end of the 2013 financial year, the second highest annual return since its inception in 2004. Mr. Keli Gadzepko, Chairman of Databank’s MFund, announced this at the 10th Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the fund in Accra yesterday said the high interest rate environment boosted [...] The post Databank Records High Return appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.

Fruit vendors have sprouted in every corner of the Koforidua Township over the past few years.Gone were the days, when one could count the number of fruit traders in the town. The business had gained popularity and one could see people either selling fruits on table-tops or hawking in the markets, lorry stations, around offices and at residential areas. Sometimes, [...] The post Fruits Business Booms In k’dua appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.

The Chief Executive Officer of Ghana Interbank Payment Systems (GhIPSS) Archie Hesse, has urged banks to complement the ongoing rollout of hybrid Point of Sale (POS) terminals, by procuring some for their clients who own shops. This he noted would enable the banks to deepen their relationship with their clients while contributing to the effort to reduce cash transactions. Access [...] The post Help Secure POS Devices For Clients – GhIPSS Urges Banks appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.

The mortal remains of Mr. Paul Victor Obeng, former Chairman of National Development Planning Commission, was yesterday laid in state at the Banquet Hall of the State House for public viewing. Sympathisers, including state officials, servicemen, Parliamentarians and people from all walks of life, thronged the State House to pay their last respects to the illustrious statesmen. Today, many dignitaries [...] The post P.V. Obeng’s Remains Laid In State appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.