Bankers schooled on oil and gas industryThe Chartered Institute of Bankers (CIB), on Monday organized a four-day workshop in Accra, on letters of credit, to build the capacity of bankers and stakeholders in the oil and gas industry. The workshop is to ensure that participants are ready to take delivery of oil and to transact business in an efficient manner. Mr Clifford Mettle, Vice President of CIB, told the Ghana News Agency that the module for the workshop, which is expected to serve as a readiness strategy, would make room for the detail discussion of topics that include international trade, details of letters of credit and price fluctuation cl... Full Story Business News | GNA | Tuesday, 31 August 2010 | COMMENTS |
Stalemate over 'utility tariff' hike blues![]() A meeting between Vice-President John Mahama and executives of labour and industry unions has decided that a technical committee will debate how much increase in utility tariffs is 'reasonable'.The Ghana Trades Union Congress (GTUC) and the Association of Ghana Industries (AGI) have since late May when the Public Utilities Regulation Commission (PURC) announced tariff hikes in electricity and water, condemned the increases, explaining that they posed a serious threat to the survial of industry and ... Full Story Economy | Isaac Essel, myjoyonline.com | Friday, 30 July 2010 | COMMENTS |
One-time premium begins January - NHIS![]() The one-time premium payment under the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) becomes operational from January next year in fulfillment of one of the key pledges of the government. To achieve that, a review of Act 650 to give legal effect to the one-time premium is currently before Cabinet and will soon be put before Parliament. The Chief Executive Officer of the NHIA, Mr Sylvester Mensah, made this known at the launch of the sixth edition of the Standard Treatment Guidelines (STGs) and Essential Medicine List in Accra ... Full Story Business News | Daily Graphic | Friday, 30 July 2010 | COMMENTS |
26 banks vie for Bank of the Year Award![]() Twenty Six commercial banks will Saturday vie for the coveted Bank of the Year at the 2009 Ghana Banking Awards. The event put together by Corporate Initiative Ghana (CIG) has become the reference point for assessing the performance of the banks. But there will be 15 other categories including; Best Growing Bank and Best in Product Innovation.... Full Story Business News | myjoyonline.com | Friday, 30 July 2010 | COMMENTS |
Photo Credit: Steve Adusei, Spectrum Photographics
Photo Credit: Steve Adusei, Spectrum Photographics
Photo Credit: Steve Adusei, Spectrum Photographics
Photo Credit: Steve Adusei, Spectrum Photographics
Photo Credit: Steve Adusei, Spectrum Photographics
Photo Credit: Steve Adusei, Spectrum Photographics
Photo Credit: Steve Adusei, Spectrum Photographics
Photo Credit: Steve Adusei, Spectrum Photographics
Photo Credit: Steve Adusei, Spectrum Photographics