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IMF Head Eyes Global Currency Change, Presses On Yuan

18-Nov-09 The imperative of greater global currency stability means the world can no longer rely, as it has do.....

Brand PR Works, But It Does Mean You Have To Work Harder

18-Nov-09
At breakfast in Uganda last week, I read a sensationalist newspaper double-page spread entitl.....

L’Oreal Investigates Staff-Abuse

04-Nov-09 L’Oreal West Africa says that it is investigating alleged misconduct of one of its employees o.....

GNPC To Acquire Kosmos Stake Alone

The Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC) has disclosed that it intends to buy Kosmos Energy’s stake in the Jubilee oilfield on its own. 

GNPC officials reacting to a joint bid offer made by the China Petroleum and Chemical Corporation (Sinopec) told the international media the country’s national oil company is interested in buying ......[more]

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GLICOFIN Weekly Financial markets Update 17/11/09

18-Nov-09

Click here to view full report in PDF.

Zenith Bank Organises Health Walk

18-Nov-09 Zenith Bank has organised a health walk for staff of the bank, Parliamentarians and customers under

US$146,000 To Boost Cashew Production In West Africa

18-Nov-09 The African Cashew Alliance has received a US$146,000 grant from USAID/West Africa to improve access

US$10m Shea-Butter Plant To Be Established At Buipe

18-Nov-09 Vice President John Dramani Mahama at the weekend broke the ground for construction of a 10 million-

Unilever Re-launches OMO

18-Nov-09 Unilever Ghana has re-launched one of its flagship products, Omo, at a colourful ceremony under the

Textiles Can Improve Economy - Lamido

18-Nov-09 Jigawa State Governor Alhaji Sule Lamido has said that if the Nigerian textile industry was thriving
MORE NEWS

Telecom Regulators Seek Control Over Fibre-Optic Operators

18-Nov-09 Telecommunication regulators in the West Africa sub-region have convened a meeting in Accra to fashi

Standard Bank supports FOCAC initiatives to enhance China-Africa cooperation

18-Nov-09 Standard Bank has announced that it supports the new and enhanced initiatives announced at the Forum

Standard Bank Named Africa’s Bank Of The Year

18-Nov-09 Standard Bank Group was named Africa’s Bank of the Year by leading international investment re

Some Countries Not Viable - Mo Ibrahim

18-Nov-09 African states must integrate immediately or some will not survive, said Mo Ibrahim, who funds the w

Senior MDAs’ Staff Schooled On Performance Auditing

18-Nov-09 A four-day symposium on performance reporting for internal audit units of ministries, departments an

Oil And Gas Find Creates Employment Anxiety In Western Region

18-Nov-09 Dr. Edward Omane Buamah, the Deputy Minister for Environment, Science and Technology, said last week
LOCAL BRIEFS

NHIS Implements Fixed Payment 2010

16-Nov-09 The latter part of 2010 has been fixed for the implementation of the National Health Insurance Schem

IRS Develops Software For Tax Returns

16-Nov-09 Management of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) in collaboration with the Private Sector Developmen

50 Firms Interested In Jubilee

16-Nov-09 Some 50 international oil companies including Chinese firms have expressed interest in exploration o

Business Climate Looks Bright

26-Oct-09 Business executives are confident that the next six months would be good for their operations, an As

GIPC Partners Switzerland

26-Oct-09 Ghana Investment Promotion Centre (GIPC) has embarked on capacity building programme which is suppor
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Glo Unveils 17 Brand Ambassadors

Glo Mobile on Tuesday unveiled 17 new brand ambassadors to positively project the Glo brand in the county......

When Ecstasy Came To Awutu Bereku

They just wanted to touch him. They were beside themselves with joy. They didn’t know whether .....

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Suicide, The Best Way To Say Goodbye?

One of the striking news items I read about two weeks ago was the death of German footballer Robert.....

‘Sound Of Style Event’ Held

‘Sound of Style ’ an event to showcase clothing and accessories vended by shops who deal.....

FOREX RATES
 Currency Buying  Selling 

1.0734 

1.1231 

1.5725 

1.6454 

1.9367 

2.0269 

109.8500 

114.9400 

0.9780 

1.0231 

398.6500 

417.1300 

0.1390 

0.1454 

0.0100 

0.0104 

1.0068 

1.0530 

COMMODITIES
 Commodity P. Price  C. Price 

 COCOA

1,589.00 

1,617.00 

 COFFEE

120.10 

117.65  

 GOLD 100 OZ

609.900 

658.50 

 OIL

55.64 

56.99 

GSE ALL-SHARE INDEX

 Previous

15-May-09 

7,955.18 

 Current

18-May-09 

7,945.63 

 Change Year To Date

-23.83% 

 Total Market Capitalisation as at:
18-May-09

17,1113.36

2009 MACROECONOMIC TARGETS
 Item Target 

 GDP

5.9% 

 Average Inflation

15.3% 

 End Period Inflation

12.5% 

TREASURY BILL RATES
 Maturity Rate 

 91 Days

25.73 

 182 Days

28.26 

 1 Year Note

21.00 

 2 Year Fixed Rate Note

21.00 

INTEREST RATES
 Maturity Rate 

 Inflation rate (Apr-2009)

20.56% 

 BoG Prime Rate (Feb-2009)

18.5% 

BANK RATES
 Bank Rate 

 1st Atlantic Merchant bank

21.50%

 Agric. Dev't Bank

19.50%

 Amalgamated Bank

19.50%

 Barclays Bank

19.50%

 CAL Bank

19.50%

 Ecobank

19.25%

 Ghana Commercial Bank

18.50%

 GT Bank

21.50%

 HFC Bank

21.45%

 Int. Commercial Bank

18.50%

 Intrcontinental Bank

19.20%

 Merchant Bank

21.50%

 Metropolitan&Allied Bank

21.50%

 National Investment Bank

21.45%

 Prudential Bank

21.50%

 SG-SSB

18.90%

 Stanbic Bank

21.50%

 Standard Trust Bank

20.40%

 Unibank

21.50%

 UT Bank

 Zenith Bank

19.90%

AFRICAN ECONOMY

US$146,000 To Boost Cashew Production In West Africa

18-Nov-09 The African Cashew Alliance has received a US$146,000 grant from USAID/West Africa to improve access....

Textiles Can Improve Economy - Lamido

18-Nov-09 Jigawa State Governor Alhaji Sule Lamido has said that if the Nigerian textile industry was thriving....

Some Countries Not Viable - Mo Ibrahim

18-Nov-09 African states must integrate immediately or some will not survive, said Mo Ibrahim, who funds the w....

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