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Mon, 06-Feb-12
“Banking holds great promise”

…..Zenith Bank boss

Mr. Daniel Asiedu, MD/CEO of Zenith Bank Ghana Limited, while outlining some key factors that will enhance the banking industry said it holds greater promise for the economy this year while.

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PENSIONS: Are we there yet?

Issue 1349: Mon, 06-Feb-12

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Measuring Your Financial Health Using The Net worth Approach

Issue 1349: Mon, 06-Feb-12

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The Process of Internal Auditing (3)

Issue 1349: Mon, 06-Feb-12

Internal audit 101 – 10

In discussing the process of internal auditing, we have so far dealt with the first two phases; audit planning and audit fieldwork. We are left with the last two; audit reporting and audit follow-up and hopefully we shall complete our discussion in this article.

INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENTS PREVENTION

Issue 1349: Mon, 06-Feb-12

The Role of Effective Labour Inspection

Last year, a series of explosions leading to injuries and the death of a number of employees of some steel companies in Tema were reported.

Emirates service gives Texas economy a US$200m boost

Issue 1349: Mon, 06-Feb-12

The launch of Emirate's non-stop flights to Dallas/Fort Worth is expected to generate more than $200 million in local economic activity and will connect Texas — a top exporting state to the UAE  — directly to the UAE, Yousuf Al Otaiba, UAE Ambassador to the United States, told a reception in Dallas as the Dubai-based airline starts services to the largest state in the USA.

VRA announces load management

Issue 1349: Mon, 06-Feb-12

The Management of the Volta River Authority (VRA) is informing the general public that owing to a drastic reduction in the supply of gas from Nigeria through the West Africa Gas Pipeline, to power the Thermal Plants, there will be a reduction in power supply by 100mega watts during the peak periods from 6.00 p.m. to 10.00 p.m.

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We have a lot of Non-Governmental Organisations

Issue 1349: Mon, 06-Feb-12

What or who is a Non-Governmental Organisation? Even the term NGO is difficult to define. The probl

WAICA Re assures stakeholders of good business

Issue 1349: Mon, 06-Feb-12

Mr. William Coker, Chief Executive Officer/Secretary General, West African Insurance Companies Asso

Can Sub-Saharan Africa survive another global downturn?

Issue 1349: Mon, 06-Feb-12

Football frenzy is sweeping across Africa. The best of African football is on display in the ongoin

Trade Unions gearing to ‘hit the streets’

Issue 1349: Mon, 06-Feb-12

After a series of sustained talks with the executive arm of government led by Vice President, John

COCOBOD to sanction buyers

Issue 1349: Mon, 06-Feb-12

The Ghana Board Cocoa (COCOBOD) says it will sanction Licenced Buying Companies (LBCs) found to hav

What ‘time’ is it for companies listed on the GSE?

Issue 1349: Mon, 06-Feb-12

“For everything there is an appointed time, even a time for every affair under the heavens: a

MARKETING MAVERICK

How green is your brand?

And are consumers interested?

We all remember the early ad campaigns about green credentials. They were created for petroleum and chemical companies. As such they were a ki .... Fri, 12-Aug-11

Chinese brands - The other side of the story

Fri, 03-Feb-12 - A couple of weeks ago I gave some marketing insights into the Chinese domestic economy on the basis

Brand-related behaviours

Fri, 20-Jan-12 - Make good marketing sense

Here in Africa, relationships matter. We ha

Communiqué issued by leaders at the Vodafone (ABLF)

Mon, 14-Nov-11 -

 2011 in Accra, Ghana. 

Between November 10-12 2011, business leaders a

Time to build a new continent

Tue, 08-Nov-11 - The continent of Africa has come a long way out of the rubble of colonialism, beating its way throu

Don’t rock the boat.

Fri, 02-Sep-11 -

Talk gently to Mainstreamers

 Millions of advertisements have been cr

EQ for Africa.

Fri, 26-Aug-11 -

Will new investors become loved?

Recently I’ve been reading a lot ab

AGI moves to implement SME action plan

Fri, 19-Aug-11 - About three years ago, the Association of Ghana Industries (AGI) initiated a participatory process

Standard Bank remains Africa’s top bank in new rankings table

Fri, 22-Jul-11 - Standard Bank, the parent company of Stanbic Bank Ghana, has again been named as Africa's top bank

Prudential Bank introduces ‘Transaction Alert Service’

Fri, 22-Jul-11 - Prudential Bank Limited has introduced a new transaction alert service as part of the Bank’s

African University sets up Pension Academy

Fri, 22-Jul-11 - With Pension administration anywhere in the world being serious business and a process that needs c

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Andre Ayew; A star for the present and the future

From the moment Andre Ayew made his debut for the Black Stars in 2007 during the Zenith 4-nation tournament in Accra in 2007, comparisons with his father and former Black Stars captain Abedi  A.....

H4P Crew sets up foundation

H4P Crew, a group that uses melodrama to raise funds to support the fight against malaria, has set .....

Citi FM pays for the cost of surgery for 9-year-old Emmanuel Nyarko.

Citi FM’s Help a Christmas Child Project; put a literal smile on the face of nine-year-old Em.....

Season two of ‘VODAFONE icons’ launched

Ghana, Accra 9th January 2012:  Vodafone Ghana has officially launched Season 2 of the reality.....

Ghanas Azonto Dance Craze Goes Global

As pundits recommend its patenting, branding, packaging and marketing for socio economic gains.....

FIXING OUR FOOTBALL BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE

This is probably going to be one of my hardest-hitting articles, and this is so because of the curr.....

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 

TREASURY BILL RATES
 Maturity 15 Aug, 11 

 Prime Rate

 91-Day Bill

9.33%% 

 182-Day Bill

10.04%% 

 1-Year Note

11.00%% 

 2-Year Note

11.30%% 

 Total Offered

 

BANK RATES
 Bank Rate 

 Agricultural Development Bank

20.00%

 Amal Bank

23.95%

 Barclays Bank

21.00%

 BSIC Ghana Ltd

27.50%

 Cal Bank

24.00%

 ECOBANK

22.25%

 Fidelity Bank

25.90%

 First Atlantic Merchant Bank

25.00%

 Ghana Commercial Bank

20.50%

 Guaranty Trust Bank

25.50%

 HFC Bank

24.75%

 Intercontinental Bank

24.50%

 International Commercial Bank

25.25%

 La Community Bank

25.00%

 Merchant Bank

23.55%

 NIB

21.00%

 Prudential Bank

24.00%

 SG-SSB

24.50%

 Stanbic Bank

21.95%

 Standard Chartered

22.00%

 The Trust Bank

23.50%

 UBA (Ghana) Ltd

23.00%

 UNIBANK

24.95%

 UT Bank

25.90%

 Zenith Bank

23.95%

ECO DISCIPLINE

ENERGY (COST) SAVINGS: Your Pocket, Your Nation, Your Environment

This feature  focuses on the safe use of electricity in the home.

Without electricity, modern life will virtually come to a halt. However, electricity can pose serious ....

ENERGY (COST) SAVINGS: Your Pocket, Your Nation, Your Environment

In this feature we shall look at how the efficiency of the appliances we use determines the quantit....

ECOWAS, Germany hold talks

The President of the ECOWAS Commission, James Victor Gbeho, has called for Germany’s contribu....

COMMODITIES
 Commodity P. Price  C. Price 

 Brent Crude

74.42 

74.42 

 COCOA

3,235.00 

3,234.00 

 COFFEE

134.15 

134.15 

 GOLD

3,169.00 

1,233.44 

 GOLD

 

1,233.44 

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