Mr. Ishmael Yamson, Founder and Chairman of Yamson and Associates, on Thursday expressed fears that the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) would fail because the eight goals were not anchored on the dreams and aspirations of poor countrie…
Work would soon commence on a one-million-Ghana cedis ultra modern shopping complex by management of Melcom Group of Companies in the central business of Sunyani.
The three storey mall, expected to be completed within 12 months would…
The Ghana Cedi on Thursday lost to the Dollar and the Pound with slight gains against the Euro and the CFA pushing up the Gold Coast Securities (GCS)-Cedi Index by 0.20 points.
The Index, the composite measure of the value of the Gha…
U.S. President George W. Bush lifted an executive ban on offshore oil drilling, while calling on Congress to act as well.
"The American people are watching the numbers climb higher and higher at the pump and they're waiting to see wh…
Wall Street pared early losses and ended mixed Tuesday as worries of increasing instability in the financial sector offset the effect of a sharp retreat in oil prices.
U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke told the Congress on Tues…
Indonesia will represent the interests of developing nations in negotiations on the Doha Development Round framework during the upcoming World Trade Organization (WTO)'s ministerial meeting next week.
"The purpose of the meeting is…
Trade and globalization have brought greater prosperity to hundreds of millions and greater stability among nations, according to a report published by the World Trade Organization (WTO) on Tuesday.
Trade has allowed nations to benef…
The management of Opportunity International Savings and Loans (OISL) Limited has been commended for its loan recovery rate of 98 per cent and increased deposits from 7.70 million Ghana cedis to 13.81 million Ghana cedis about 79.35 per cen…
The GSE-All Share Index opened the week stronger with the benchmark measure of performance on the Accra Bourse gaining 8.56 points at 10,542.86 points.
Change year to date now stands at 59.75 per cent.
Traded volumes opened the…
IBM Corporation is sending a team of high-potential IBM leaders to Ghana this week to help develop local businesses while enriching their own leadership skills, a statement from the company said in Accra on Thursday.
It said 10 IBM…
The Chief Executive of Ghana Cocoa Board (Cocobod), Mr Isaac Osei had warned cocoa farmers against the use of unapproved agrochemicals in spraying their cocoa farms.
He explained that, the country had approved only three agro-chemi…
Mr Elvis Aboagye Manu, President of the Ghana Cooperative Susu Collectors Union (GCSCA), called for their recognition by the government to ensure sanity in their operations.
Mr Manu made the call at a press briefing to inform and ed…
The United Nations Fund for Population Activities (UNFPA) is to spend 64.2 million U.S. dollars on its activities in Nigeria in the next four years under its 6th Country Programme, scheduled to commence in 2009.
The figure was made pub…
Prophet Daniel Yaw Nkansah, Founder of the New Vision Party (NVP), on Friday assured Ghanaians that they would not be disappointed when the party comes into power after the December elections.
He said the NVP would take Ghanaians to …
An aspiring parliamentarian has called on leaders of political parties to preach peace during their campaign for the December election.
Mr. Aquinas Tawiah Quansah, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) parliamentary candidate for Mf…
Dr. Benjamin Aggrey-Ntim, Minister of Communications, has called on corporate organizations in the country to up their game in the area of social responsibility and make more human, material and financial resources available to the commun…
Government said it had reached an agreement with Vodafone, the world's leading mobile telecommunication group, in a partnership deal for 70 per cent of its shares in Ghana Telecom.
The Government will retain a 30 per cent stake in G…
The Hohoe Municipal Assembly was able to mobilize 356,289 Ghana cedis as its internally generated revenue out of a target of 576,048 Ghana cedis as at April.
The assembly proposes to mobilize 1,728,150 Ghana cedis as revenue this yea…
Construction of a new five-star international hotel complex earmarked for the former Accra Race Course in Accra has been stalled following the refusal of squatters to quit the site.
The 250-room hotel, which is to be constructed by …
Banking institutions were tasked
to beef up security in and round their premises to curb the upsurge of armed robbery.
Mr. Justice Cudjoe, District Chief Executive Officer, Ketu South further urged banking institutions to take steps to…
Mr. Eric Osei-Bonsu, the Managing Director of Apex Bank, has appealed to shareholders of rural and community banks to buy more shares to meet the required share capital of 150,000 cedis as directed by the Bank of Ghana.
He said this …
Mr Edwin Owusu-Mensah, the Deputy Executive Director (Operations) of the Ghana Tourist Board (GTB), announced that the Central Region realized GH¢554,470 from 253,557 visits to the various tourists sites in 2007.
He said GTB regatta eve…
The GSE All-Share Index, the benchmark indicator of performance of the bourse, inched up by 1.92 points to end a week of impressive performance.
The Index closed at 8,632.40 points up from 8,630.48 points from Thursday.
Chang…
The GSE All-Share Index, the benchmark indicator of performance of the bourse, inched up by 1.92 points to end a week of impressive performance.
The Index closed at 8,632.40 points up from 8,630.48 points from Thursday.
Chang…
The management of Electoral Commission (EC) on Friday said it had almost completed processing replaced Voter Identity Cards for resident applicants and ready for collection at its Regional, Metropolitan, Municipal and District Offices.
…
Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo- Addo, Flagbearer of New Patriotic Party (NPP)) was the toast of people in communities in the northern sector of the Volta Region where he completed a week's campaign tour.
The people of all ages, men and women…
The Government of Ghana and her development partners would hold the 15th Consultative Group Meeting on Monday at La Palm Hotel, Accra.
About 350 participants including Government officials, development experts, development partners,…
Ghana's Kente cloth, the Smock and other antiques are in high demand in Atlanta, USA for their beautiful design that depicted the nation's cultural heritage.
Mr. Mohammed Amin Adam, Tamale Metropolitan Chief Executive (MCE) told the …
Dr. Yaw Dwomoh-Forkuoh, Senior Lecturer of the Department of Pharmacy of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), has urged the government to channel Poverty Alleviation and Social Investment Funds through Credit Un…
Preliminary reports from the ongoing voluntary partnership agreement (VPA) negotiations on how to stop illegal logging and illegal timber trade between Ghana and European Union (EU) have indicated
that Ghana's forestry resources and indu…
CFAO Ghana Limited, a multinational company,
on Friday unveiled its new Mitsubishi Lancer EX range of saloon cars at
a ceremony in Accra with a promise to deliver to Ghanaian customers fuel-efficient and reliable cars at affordable cos…
The Association of Ghana Industries on Friday said
1,000 copies of its tax guide were reprinted with the support of AMALBANK to enhance dissemination of information on the country's tax laws to businesses.
Handing over the reprinte…
Mr Abdul Karim Boakye-Yiadom, Asante Akim South District Chief Executive has appealed to managements of rural banks and financial institutions operating in rural areas to introduce products that would be beneficial to rural dwellers especi…
Mr. Edward Salia, MP for Jirapa, on Friday asked why a question he had filed at least for three years, was still not included in the questions listed for next week's business of Parliament.
He told Parliament after the reading of…
Parliament on Friday amended and passed the Customs and Excise (Duties and other Taxes) (Amendment) bill for the second time to remove the import duty on the crude form of vegetable oil, a raw material used for the production of cooking o…
The Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning has directed the Customs Excise and Preventive Service (CEPS) to publicize the values of the common vehicles, to enable the public to make choices in their purchases.
The publication, whi…
The GSE-All Share Index inched up by 1.31 points on Thursday to close trading at 10,068.97, up from 10,067.66 points at the previous session.
Change for the year to date now stands at 52.57 per cent.
Traded volumes closed the s…
The Ghana Cedi on Monday continued its fall to dollar but recovers slightly against other major currencies pushing down the Gold Coast Securities (GCS)-Cedi Index by 0.15 points.
The Index, the composite measure of the value of the …
Botswana High Commissioner to Ghana, Mr Norman Moleboge, on Wednesday called for trade investment between Ghanaian business community and their counterparts in Botswana.
He said there were lots of investment opportunities in Botswana …
Industrialists in the Western Region on Wednesday held a one-day dialogue with officials of the World Bank led by Mr. Ishac Diwan, Resident Country Director of the Bank, at Takoradi.
The Dialogue, organised by the Nana Kobina Nketsia…
Vice President Alhaji Aliu Mahama on Tuesday urged African governments to produce a workforce that is
disciplined, honest, responsible, innovative and receptive to new ideas.
"As Ghana is going through its strategic priority of Hum…
The Ghana Stock Exchange continues its impressive
run on Wednesday with the (GSE) All-Share Index, the benchmark measure of the bourse, going up by 29.16 points.
The index rallied on the back of price gains in the various financial…
Ghana will host a two-day meeting for more than
250 senior level financial sector champions from over 30 countries at the Partnership Forum for Making Finance Work for Africa in Accra from June
17-18 2008.
Mr. Kwadwo Baah-Wiredu,…
Sitting for less than 30 minutes on Tuesday, Parliament passed a law, which after the President's assent, would make it
obligatory for any person who makes profit or repatriates the profit to
withhold a final tax on the gross amount in…
The Ghana Export Promotion Council (GEPC) is compiling a new register of non-traditional exporters in the various product categories to enable it to build an accurate data on all members and to stem fraud.
As part of the registration…
The Private Sector Department of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group organized an exclusive two-day Financing for Development round table this week at the World Economic Forum on
Africa held in Cape Town, South Africa.
The m…
Ghana has been selected to preside over the meeting of the African group in the World Telecommunication Standardisation Assembly to be held in Johannesburg in South Africa in October.
The country's nomination was unanimously agreed on …
Ghana has been selected to preside over the meeting of the African group in the World Telecommunication Standardisation Assembly to be held in Johannesburg in South Africa in October.
The country's nomination was unanimously agreed on …
Mr. Kwesi Pratt Jnr, a leading member of the Committee for Joint Action, on Thursday asked Ghanaians to challenge the government to tell them the truth about the economy.
"Given the enormous resources that have come the way of this g…
Mr. Kwesi Pratt Jnr, a leading member of the Committee for Joint Action, on Thursday asked Ghanaians to challenge the government to tell them the truth about the economy.
"Given the enormous resources that have come the way of this g…
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