GSE :  GSE Title: Prev (26/02/2014)GSE-CI: 2 423.55GSE-FSI: 2 171.69 GSE Title: Cur (27/02/2014)GSE-CI: 2 416.96GSE-FSI: 2 163.34 GSE Title: CYTD 01/01/13 - 27/02/2014GSE-CI: 12.67GSE-FSI: 21.09 Market Capitalisation: Thursday, February 27, 2014Ghc ammount: 59,286.99 million

“My own recipe for world peace is a little bit of land for everyone.”--Gladys Taber This question should not pose any difficulty given the fact that most of us know what we want and know exactly how to achieve it. We know that once we have need for land, all we have to do is identify a suitable location, enquire about price and go ahead to pay for it. However, due to the nature of our land ownership structures and other issues with title registration and ownership, it has become an area one

Blu Telecommunications, a new Ghanaian owned and managed 4G telecoms company yet to launch in the country, surprised visitors to the Accra Mall this month with superior internet access as a way sharing in the month of love and to create public awareness of the company's product. Within 24 hours on entering the Mall, the visitors had access to a 3G broadband that allowed them to watch and download videos and movies, as well as browse the internet for free. Tony Burkson, Head of Brand and Communications,

Customers on the Airtel network who have activated their Airtel Money account can now top-up their Shell Cards using Airtel Money. This arrangement is in partnership with Zenith Bank (Ghana) Limited, which have been mandated by Vivo Energy Ghana -- the company that distributes and markets Shell products -- to issue fuel-cards to customers and act as a depository bank. According to the Director in charge of Airtel Money at Airtel Ghana, Luck Ochieng, this arrangement is aimed at providing convenience

Mr. Adolph Yao Nugbey, Volta Chapter Chairman of Credit Unions, has said income earners need to save a fraction of their earnings. “Developing a habit of saving is the key to human development; it builds confidence, assists to build capital and creates financial security for unforeseeable situations,” he said. Mr. Nugbey said this at the 17thAnnual General Meeting of the ECG Employees Co-operative Credit Union in Ho, under the theme “Savings today sustain tomorrow”. Mr. Nugbey said Credit

“Business is never so healthy as when, like a chicken, it must do a certain amount of scratching around for what it gets’’ -- Henry Ford Collaboration, team work and the right skills-set are essential to growth of existing businesses and indispensable to start-up companies operating the world over, and in particular Ghana. Marketing, customer service, and human resource management are three of the important functions in any organisation. Many companies have a philosophy of outsourcing any

The country’s year-on-year Producer Price Inflation (PPI) increased by 23.3%, representing an increase in producer price inflation by 8.0% points, relative to the 15.3% rate recorded in December 2013. Government Statistician, Dr Philomena Nyarko, who disclosed this at a news conference in Accra added that the month-on-month change in producer prices between December 2013 and January 2014 was 7.2 %. Dr. Nyarko said in January 2014, the PPI in the mining quarrying sub-sector increased by 7.4 percentage

Struggling airline Qantas has announced plans to cut 5,000 jobs, after reporting a heavy financial loss. It is part of the Australian carrier's plans to cut costs by A$2bn (US$1.8bn; £1bn) over the next three years. The cuts were announced alongside an underlying pre-tax loss of A$252m for the six months to the end of December. The airline, which also plans to cut its fleet by more than 50 aircraft, said it faced tough competition in both international and domestic operations. Qantas chief

The Trade Related Assistance and Quality Enabling Programme (TRAQUE) of the Ministry of Trade and Industry is calling for a national consensus on the best practices for product standards and regulations. The programme funded by the European Union is organising a forum on the theme: "Technical Regulations and Standardisation in Ghana"; to bring together national stakeholders to deliberate on standards and regulatory issues. A statement issued by TRAQUE said better standards would create

“The mind is like palm oil, when it lies still we heat it up.” – Akan proverb When our conventional explanation for concepts and events are put under scrutiny, there are very few of them that would withstand the test of understanding. More often than not, we assume because we use a word, we really understand what it means. If you sampled peoples’ views and understanding of words and concepts like love, wisdom, smartness, ethics, integrity, among others, you would marvel at how diverse and