Mr Sadick Boateng, 42, of T.I. Ahmadiya Senior Secondary School in Kumasi is 2008 Best Teacher. He received a cheque for GH¢ 60,000 to put up his own house and a computer with accessories.
President John Agyekum Kufuor presented the …
Women have called on the Electoral Commission (EC), to ensure transparency and implement all the electoral laws to ensure peace in the forth-coming general elections in the country.
The women also appealed to the EC to ensure freedom…
President John Agyekum Kufuor on Monday called
for more robust intra-regional trade among West African countries to help them to effectively deal with the challenges of the global economic asymmetry.
This, he said, was also a neces…
Cocoa farmers in the Ashanti Region have praised the government for keeping faith with cocoa farmers in the country through the constant increase in producer price of cocoa.
Addressing a press conference in Kumasi in response to the …
Management of Barclays Bank Ghana says it has been able to mobilise deposits to the tune of GH¢12.1 million from its micro banking partners, mostly 'susu' collectors since the inception of the scheme in 2006.
It has at the same time p…
The Bank of Ghana in its attempt at refocusing and re-engineering the rural banking concepts has revised sections of the Rural and Community Banks regulations.
Under the new regulations corporate ownership of Rural and Community Banks…
The Geneva Trade and Development Forum (GTDF) has ended with a call on developing countries to strengthen regional trade opportunities and solutions to facilitate regional and national integration processes to boost international trade and…
The activities of some small-scale business operators in the Tamale Metropolis is causing nuisance, which if not addressed, could cause havoc to life and property.
The operators popularly referred to as "pity traders" invade and bloc…
Mr Emmanuel Asamoah Owusu-Ansah, Ashanti Regional Minister and Member of Parliament for Kwabre West has said that government's quest to improve the level of investments could only be realized if investors exploited the avalanche of busines…
The Adansi Rural Bank at Fomena in the Adansi North District, raked 233,742.67 Ghana cedis as profit excluding tax, in 2007, representing an increase of 26 per cent of the previous year's profit of 184,775.22 Ghana cedis.
The bank als…
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao on Wednesday called for joint international efforts to maintain stability of the global financial market.
The rapid development of China-U.S. economic and trade ties has brought huge benefits to both sides …
Some small-scale business operators in the Tamale Metropolis are causing nuisance which, if not checked, could cause havoc to life and property.
The operators, popularly referred to as "pity traders," invade and block the pavements o…
US Presidential hopefuls Democratic Barack Obama and Republican John McCain were forced to focus on economy ahead of their first debate later this week which is supposed to centre on foreign policy, the US News and World Report said on Mon…
The resignation of President Thabo Mbeki would not result in major changes in South Africa's macroeconomic policy, ratings agency Fitch said on Monday.
"Key personalities in the Cabinet and at the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) se…
US President George W. Bush urged Congress on Monday to approve his 700-billion-dollar debt bailout plan to end the financial crisis.
"Americans are watching to see if Democrats and Republicans, the Congress and the White House, can …
International aid agency Oxfam on Monday called on world leaders to redouble their efforts to fight the impact of rising food and fuel prices, which it said were eroding real gains in poverty reduction.
Oxfam said in a statement ahea…
Ms Eveline Herfkens, Executive Coordinator of the Millennium Campaign, has called for a coherent global collaborative action to effectively deal with trade imbalances suffered by developing countries.
Addressing the maiden Geneva Tra…
The South Korean government announced to promote further deregulation in the nation's broadcasting, telecom and service industry in a bid to spur economic growth and enhance corporate competitiveness, the Korea Herald reported Friday. …
Wall Street rallied Thursday as news the U.S. government is considering a more comprehensive solution to the financial crisis.Reports said that Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson is considering the formation of a vehicle like the Resolution …
Crude oil ended higher after fluctuating sharply Thursday as the market was lifted by the U.S. government plan to save the financial system.
Light, sweet crude for October delivery rose 72 cents to settle at 97.88 U.S. dollars a bar…
Crude prices surged Friday afterthe U.S. government said it was working on a comprehensive plan torescue the banking system.
The U.S. Treasury, the Federal Reserve and congressional leaders said late Thursday they were putting togeth…
Vice President Alhaji Aliu Mahama, on Friday warned that Ghana could slip into the anarchy associated with some oil producing countries like Nigeria, if there is lack of transparency and accountability in the handling of the revenue expect…
Mr. Felix Owusu Agyepong, Minister of Energy on
Friday said the ministry would soon go into partnership with the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) to train people in
manpower for the emerging oil economy.
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Awulae Annor Adjaye III, Paramount Chief of Western Nzema Traditional Area, has called Government to encourage investment in the entire Western Nzema District in the wake of the oil find.
He, together with his people, has welcomed th…
The Ministry of Finance is to hold the first ever Financial Literacy Week from September 22 to 28 to raise awareness and enhance understanding of the public of the range of products and services being offered by financial institutions.
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Africa's export performance have not improved despite the removal of trade barriers, the 2008 United Nations Conference on Trade and Development report on Economic Development has said.
Titled; "Export Performance Following Trade Lib…
The President of the African Development Bank
Donald Kaberuka has welcomed the conclusion of the Agreement in Zimbabwe.
The President said this is a major breakthrough in the light of the dire economic situation in Zimbabwe which has bro…
Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili on Tuesday restated the country's aspiration to join NATO but admitted his country still has much to do before it will be accepted into the alliance.
Saakashvili delivered his annual state of th…
European Union (EU) finance ministers concluded their informal meeting (ECOFIN) here Saturday after producing four pillar measures to tackle economic slowdown and turmoil in financial markets.
After two-day discussions of the economi…
A newly-released UN report said that corruption in the Asia-Pacific region has the biggest impact on poor people who rely on public services and the natural environment to survive, Lao newspaper Vientiane Times reported Friday.
The A…
Zambian government has constituted a team to study the tax structure for fuel products because it is the major contributing factor to prevailing high fuel prices in the country, Time of Zambia reported on Friday.
The Government would…
The first China-Central America Trade Cooperation Forum was inaugurated here on Thursday, attended by a Chinese entrepreneurs delegation and over 200 officials and experts from Central American countries.
Some participants including …
A two-day seminar aimed at linking businesses in the informal sector to the formal sector opened in Koforidua on Wednesday.
It was organised by the Ghana Employers Association (GEA) and the Business Suppliers Programme Service with f…
Russia introduced to the UN Security Council on Tuesday a draft resolution that calls for an arms
embargo against Georgia.
"Georgia has been arming very aggressively in the past few years," Russia's UN Ambassador Vitaly Churkin told…
The GSE-All Share Index, the benchmark measure of performance of the Accra bourse, inched up by 1.31 points to close at 10,839.58 points.
The change year to date now stands at 64.24 per cent.
Traded volumes rose to close the …
In a couple of months Ghana Telecom/Vodafone would hold a "big red party" and stamp their red brand colour on the country.
Captain Albert B. Don-Chebe, Head of Corporate Communications of GT/Vodafone, told journalists that, "in a cou…
The Benso and Twifo Oil Palm Plantations (BOPP/TOPP) have jointly acquired a locally manufactured Palm Bunch Shredder.
Speaking during the test run of the machine in Accra on Friday, Neneyo Mate Kole, Managing Director of the compani…
Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Managing Director of the World Bank, on Friday called for a totally different approach towards looking for jobs in Africa and said it was time people looked at non-traditional jobs as good jobs and develop them.
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Two Information Technology infrastructure to facilitate coordination and exchange of data with government, public institutions and other sectors was launched in Accra on Friday to improve
public sector service delivery.
Government …
Ghana and the United Kingdom (UK) on Wednesday signed an agreement under which the UK would deliver 250 million pounds grant to Ghana between 2008 and 2010.
The grant formed part of the 10-year partnership arrangement which resulted f…
Ghana and Switzerland on Wednesday signed two financing agreements totalling 13 million dollars to improve energy distribution and promote good financial governance.
The agreements were signed by Dr Anthony Akoto Osei, Minister of St…
The Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf arrived in Accra on Thursday to attend the closing ceremony of the Third High Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness.
President Johnson Sirleaf was met on arrival by Senior Government officials …
As part of its commitment to the development of the nation and local organizations, Mobile Telecommunication Network, (MTN) Ghana, has contracted Checkpoint Ghana Limited, a security printing and business forms manufacturing company, to pr…
Mr. Isaac Mensah, National Democratic Congress (NDC) parliamentary candidate for Okaikoi South Constituency has said Ghanaians should expect more hardship ahead if they make the mistake to vote to retain the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in of…
President John Agyekum Kufour would be joined by scores of supporters of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), on Sunday, September 7, as he launches his personal campaign at Abuakwa in the Atwima-Nwabiagya District of Ashanti, to boost the chanc…
The United Nations Development Group on Monday called on development partners to increase and accelerate their efforts to make aid more effective.
This was during the opening of the Third High-Level Conference on Aid Effectiveness i…
Transparency International, a global watchdog on anti-corruption, on Tuesday warned that all the efforts at ensuring aid effectiveness would be fruitless if measures were not put in place to tackle corruption effectively.
It reminded…
Daasebre Osei-Bonsu II, Paramount Chief of the Asante Mampong Traditional area, has called for the institution of an effective regulatory body to look at the activities of Land Planners.
He said the lack of effective supervision and …
Despite systematic growth since 2001, Ghana's economy is still vulnerable and open to the vagaries of external factors, Professor Ernest Aryeetey, Director of Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research (ISSER) said on Monday.
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More than $8 billion of aid is needed yearly to supplement Africa's spending on education to improve quality and enhance access, the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) said on Monday.
Currently, about $1.5 b…
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