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Banks in Ghana record GH¢2.5bn profit as of February 2026
Posted on with No CommentBanks operating in Ghana recorded a profit-after-tax of GH¢2.5 billion as of the end of February 2026. This is compared with GH¢2.0 billion in the same period a year earlier, a 24.1% increase in growth year-on-year. Similarly, profit-before-tax (PBT) recorded … Read more →
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UK to present post-Brexit plan
Posted on | CommentThe government’s plan to boost UK industry ahead of the country leaving the EU is due to be launched later. The industrial strategy is aimed at lifting growth, which official forecasts suggest will slow due to the UK’s poor productivity … Read more →
Mugabe will play elder statesman role in Zimbabwe – Mediator
Posted on | CommentRobert Mugabe will continue to have a role to play in Zimbabwean politics, the Jesuit priest who helped negotiate his resignation has told the BBC. Father Fidelis Mukonori said he would provide “advice” as an elder statesman, including to the … Read more →
Gov’t to establish Integrated Bauxite & Aluminium Dev’t Authority
Posted on | CommentPresident Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo says his government is determined to exploit, at long last, the strategic resources the country has in bauxite and iron ore deposits. “To this end, an Integrated Bauxite and Aluminum Development Authority is to be … Read more →
KABA to be laid to rest December 16
Posted on | Comment¢Ace broadcaster Kwadwo Asare-Baffuor Acheampong affectionately called KABA would be buried on December 16, 2018, a family source revealed. Kwadwo Asare-Baffuor Acheampong died in the early hours of Saturday, November 18, 2017, at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital after a … Read more →
Best property to own whilst living is a land at the cemetery – Takoradi Cemetery Caretaker
Posted on | CommentMr. Kwame Eshun, the Caretaker of Takoradi Cemetery has advised the living that, the best property to own whilst living is a land at the cemetery. Speaking to Nana Kwesi Coomson on ‘Extensive Chat with NKC,’ Mr. Eshun said that … Read more →
US$ 50 Million needed to complete UG Medical School – Health Minister
Posted on | CommentAn amount of $50 million is needed for the completion of phase 1, and the development of phase 2 of the University of Ghana Medical Centre, the Health Minister, Kwaku Agyemang Manu has said. Addressing journalists at the Information Ministry’s … Read more →
WAEC cancels 1,873 results of private candidates
Posted on | CommentThe West African Examination Council (WAEC) has withheld results of 1,873 candidates who wrote the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for private candidates on suspicion of being involved in examination malpractices. WAEC said the results have been withheld … Read more →
Pathologist submits Major Mahama’s autopsy to court
Posted on | CommentThe Pathologist Dr. Lawrence Adusei who conducted an autopsy on the body of the murdered military officer Major Maxwell Mahama has submitted his report to the court. The report which has not been made public yet was only filed at … Read more →
VIDEOS/PHOTOS: Queen of Denmark Margrethe’s meeting with Prez. Akufo-Addo
Posted on | CommentPresident Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Thursday met with the visiting Queen of Denmark, Margrette II at the Flagstaff House in Accra. President Akufo-Addo welcooming Queen Margarethe II of Denmark to the Flagstaff House in Accra. Picture: SAMUEL TEI ADANO … Read more →
Zimbabwe: Crowds gather to see Emmerson Mnangagwa sworn in
Posted on | CommentCrowds are gathering at a 60,000-seat stadium in Zimbabwe’s capital, Harare, to witness the swearing-in of Emmerson Mnangagwa as the country’s president. It follows the dramatic departure of Robert Mugabe after 37 years of authoritarian rule. The former vice-president’s dismissal … Read more →
‘Sin causes cancer’ – India Minister
Posted on | CommentIndians have reacted angrily after the health minister from Assam state said cancer “is divine justice” caused by “past sins of a person”. Himanta Biswa Sarma said that people could also get diseases like cancer “because of the sins of … Read more →
Gov’t to implement entrepreneurship policy next year
Posted on | CommentThe government is developing a comprehensive national entrepreneurship policy as part of its commitment to put young entrepreneurs at the centre of business in the country, the Minister of Business Development, Mr Ibrahim Mohammed Awal, has announced. He said the … Read more →
FDIs up 80% in 9 months
Posted on | CommentForeign Direct Investments (FDI) for the first nine months of 2017 amounted to US$ 3.25 billion representing an 80 percent increase over the US$ 1.81 billion figure recorded in the corresponding period in 2016. According to figures from the Ghana … Read more →
Producer Price Inflation up 0.7%
Posted on | CommentYear-on-year inflation in ex-factory prices of goods and services went up by 0.7 percent to 8.2 percent in October 2017, the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) has revealed. This means ex-factory prices of goods and services for all industry increased on … Read more →
Debt to hit 66% of GDP in 2018
Posted on | CommentGHANA’S public debt stock is projected to hit 66.8 per cent of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) at the end of 2018, lower than the expected 71.7 percent of GDP for this year, according to Ecobank Research. Sub Saharan Africa average … Read more →
Finance Minister hints of NIB, ADB merger to form national dev’t bank
Posted on | CommentThe Finance Minister, Mr Ken Ofori-Atta, has hinted of a possible merger between National Investment Bank (NIB) and the Agricultural Development Bank (ADB) to form the National Development Bank announced in the 2018 budget. He said at a post budget … Read more →
Read Robert Mugabe’s resignation letter
Posted on | CommentRobert Mugabe’s 37-year rule of Zimababwe came to an end Tuesday following his ‘voluntary’ resignation as President of the southern African nation in view of pressures from his own Zanu-PF party. The 93-year-old Mugabe initially refused to cede power despite … Read more →
Gender and Development Initiative for Africa launched
Posted on | CommentMinister of Gender, Children and Social Protection, Ms Otiko Afisah Djaba yesterday said the steady progress that Ghanaian women have chalked over the recent period has accelerated activities in all spheres of national development. She said from politics, economics, commerce … Read more →
Kweku Baako shares how he failed KABA
Posted on | CommentThe Managing Editor of the New Crusading Guide newspaper, Kweku Baako has reacted to the death of ace broadcaster and presenter, Kwadwo Asare Baffuor Acheampong, popularly known as KABA. KABA was pronounced dead upon arrival at the Korle Bu Teaching … Read more →
Robert Mugabe resigns, ending 37-year rule
Posted on | CommentZimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe has resigned, bringing an end to 37 years of rule and sparking jubilant celebrations in the nation’s streets. A letter from Mr Mugabe read out by the speaker of parliament said the decision was voluntary and … Read more →
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