Business News From Ghana http://www.graphic.com.gh/business 2012-05-17T00:34:22+01:00 http://www.graphic.com.gh http://www.graphic.com.gh/_assets/images/logo.gif text/html 2012-05-15T12:05:41+01:00 http://www.graphic.com.gh Charles Benoni Okine2012-05-15 http://www.graphic.com.gh/business/page.php?news=20976 Contributions to the new pension scheme are still lodged with the central bank as managers of the scheme wait on the Pensions Authority to reconcile the accounts. text/html 2012-05-15T12:05:41+01:00 http://www.graphic.com.gh 2012-05-15 http://www.graphic.com.gh/business/page.php?news=20977 Sub-Saharan Africa's economies will expand at a slower rate in 2012 than earlier projected, undermined by global financial distress and a sluggish recovery in South Africa, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said Monday. text/html 2012-05-15T12:05:41+01:00 http://www.graphic.com.gh Ama Amankwah Baaf2012-05-15 http://www.graphic.com.gh/business/page.php?news=20987 The government is investing GHc84 million in Local Enterprises and Skills Development Programme (LESDEP) this year, to dramatically reduce unemployment in the country. text/html 2012-05-14T12:05:41+01:00 http://www.graphic.com.gh Charles Benoni Okine2012-05-14 http://www.graphic.com.gh/business/page.php?news=20939 MTN Group has recorded 170, 573,000 subscribers as of March 31, 2012. This represents a 3.7 per cent increase for the quarter from 164, 501, 000 subscribers recorded as of December 31, the previous year. text/html 2012-05-14T12:05:41+01:00 http://www.graphic.com.gh 2012-05-14 http://www.graphic.com.gh/business/page.php?news=20942 Guinness Ghana Breweries Limited (GGBL), has launched a new beverage onto the Ghanaian market called Armstrong, which is an innovation spirit based drink. text/html 2012-05-14T12:05:41+01:00 http://www.graphic.com.gh Alice Aryeetey2012-05-14 http://www.graphic.com.gh/business/page.php?news=20943 Hewlett-Packard (HP), a multinational information technology corporation, has launched a range of new thin and light ultra books and sleek books computers to augment the growing need of convenient and mobile computers. text/html 2012-05-11T12:05:41+01:00 http://www.graphic.com.gh 2012-05-11 http://www.graphic.com.gh/business/page.php?news=20898 The Ghana Community Network Services Limited (GCNet) has presented GHc2.4 million to the government as dividend. text/html 2012-05-11T12:05:41+01:00 http://www.graphic.com.gh Graphic Ghana2012-05-11 http://www.graphic.com.gh/business/page.php?news=20882 Profits from the Benso Oil Palm Plantation Limited (BOPP) amounted to GH¢9.59 million last year compared to the GH¢2.267 million it recorded in 2010. text/html 2012-05-11T12:05:41+01:00 http://www.graphic.com.gh Maxwell Adombila Akalaare2012-05-11 http://www.graphic.com.gh/business/page.php?news=20884 CAL Bank Limited has more that trippled its stated capital from the initial GHc 27.7million to Ghc100 million. text/html 2012-05-10T12:05:41+01:00 http://www.graphic.com.gh Charles Benoni Okine2012-05-10 http://www.graphic.com.gh/business/page.php?news=20857 The government has declared its intention to prosecute importers and clearing agents who submit falsified documents when they are clearing goods from the ports. text/html 2012-05-10T12:05:41+01:00 http://www.graphic.com.gh Charles Benoni Okine2012-05-10 http://www.graphic.com.gh/business/page.php?news=20858 SIC Life Company Limited has paid a total dividend of GHc1,215,422 to its shareholders, namely; the Government of Ghana and SIC General. text/html 2012-05-09T12:05:41+01:00 http://www.graphic.com.gh Charles Benoni Okine2012-05-09 http://www.graphic.com.gh/business/page.php?news=20758 At the time of the oil discovery in the country, caution was given to the government to avoid the Dutch Disease. But how has that advise been taken? text/html 2012-05-09T12:05:41+01:00 http://www.graphic.com.gh Alice Aryeetey2012-05-09 http://www.graphic.com.gh/business/page.php?news=20789 tiGO Ghana Limited has launched three unlimited, time-based Internet prepaid plans to augment the growing communication needs of its customers. text/html 2012-05-09T12:05:41+01:00 http://www.graphic.com.gh 2012-05-09 http://www.graphic.com.gh/business/page.php?news=20791 The newly appointed Chairman of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA), Ghana branch, Mr Stephen Asare, has been inducted into office at a short ceremony in Accra. text/html 2012-05-09T12:05:41+01:00 http://www.graphic.com.gh Marian Ansah2012-05-09 http://www.graphic.com.gh/business/page.php?news=20792 Investment and asset management firm, First Banc Financial Services, has posted an annual yield of 20.26 per cent. text/html 2012-05-09T12:05:41+01:00 http://www.graphic.com.gh Maxwell Adombila Akalaare2012-05-09 http://www.graphic.com.gh/business/page.php?news=20793 Animal dealers in the Upper East Region have called on the government and interest groups in the animal sub-sector to help reduce the difficulties associated with the transportation of animals from the region to the southern part of the country. text/html 2012-05-08T12:05:41+01:00 http://www.graphic.com.gh Charles Benoni Okine2012-05-08 http://www.graphic.com.gh/business/page.php?news=20754 The government's projection of oil receipts from the Jubilee Fields is likely to be missed this year. This is because the first quarter of the year is already gone and Tullow Oil, as a result of some challenges, is still producing oil at 70,000 barrels per day as against a projected target of 90,000 on which revenue projection has been based. text/html 2012-05-08T12:05:41+01:00 http://www.graphic.com.gh Ama Amankwah Baafi2012-05-08 http://www.graphic.com.gh/business/page.php?news=20759 Ghana has been asked to begin to put monetary value on the losses the country is likely to incur as a result of the impact of climate change on the various sectors of economy. text/html 2012-05-08T12:05:41+01:00 http://www.graphic.com.gh Lloyd Evans2012-05-08 http://www.graphic.com.gh/business/page.php?news=20760 Can the economy withstand the high demand and challenges of the 2012 elections? text/html 2012-05-08T12:05:41+01:00 http://www.graphic.com.gh 2012-05-08 http://www.graphic.com.gh/business/page.php?news=20762 With the coming into being of the three-tier pension scheme, the country now needs an effective bond market to support the operations of the scheme