The Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Shippers Council (GSC ), Mr Kofi Mbiah, on Thursday reiterated the need for importers and exporters in the country to engage reputable clearing and forwarding agents in their businesses to help safe…
Alhaji Mustapha Ali Idris, Northern Regional Minister, on Wednesday inaugurated a 60,000-dollar shea butter factory at Kasalgu, a village near Tamale.
Alhaji Idris pledged to ensure a constant supply of electricity to the factory to …
President John Agyekum Kufuor has announced an increase in funds for the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) Scholarship Scheme from 1.5 million GH Cedis to two million GH Cedis to widen the circle of beneficiaries.
The scheme instituted for…
The United Nations called on international donors to provide 58.6 million U.S. dollars to help victims affected by the recent conflict in Georgia.
The funding will be used to meet the needs for the next six months of almost 130,000 p…
Papa Owusu-Ankomah, Minister for Trade, Industry, PSD & PSI, urged managers of small and medium scale enterprises to improve on governance and accountability to shareholders and customers.
This, he said, will help enhance operati…
The government organised a workshop to allow in-depth discussions on taxation and fiscal arrangements concerning oil exploration to quicken the country's entry into a middle-income status.
The workshop, among other things, discussed…
Ghana Cedi on Tuesday continued its depreciation to the major currencies, the dollar, the Pound and the Euro pushing up again the Gold Coast Securities (GCS)-Cedi Index by 0.36 points.
It appreciated slightly again, however, to the…
President John Agyekum Kufuor called for an ECOWAS initiative to combat the swollen shoot virus disease, a major threat to the sub-region's cocoa industry.
Inaugurating a GHC 23.7 million Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) Dzata Bu Warehou…
Millicom Ghana Limited, operators of Tigo reiterated that its trump-card in the mobile phone business is affordability.
Ms Genevieve Acquaye, Volta Regional Manager of the Company said this in an interaction with the GNA on the Com…
The Ghana Investment Promotion Centre (GIPC) recorded a total cash investment of GH¢923.79 million as at the end of June this year.
The figure comprises GH¢916.06 million used for the importation of capital goods for re-investments …
Africans in the Diaspora appealed to Government to make investment policies flexible to enable them to invest in Ghana.
They made the appeal at an official opening of a five-day exhibition of made in Africa Products in Bolgatanga, U…
The Volta Regional Director of the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA), Mr Joseph Osei Agyeman has expressed worry about the DVLA's inability to exercise regulatory authority over Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) operated vehicles i…
President John Agyekum Kufuor granted audience to a South Korean delegation in the country to reinforce co-operation between the Asian nation and Ghana particularly in the area of developing Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) into effici…
The Eastern Regional Coordinating Council and the New Juaben Municipal Assembly have initiated moves towards finding a solution to complaints by beads producers in the region that they were not being recognized, despite being a major sourc…
Parliament on the second day of its special sitting adjourned again to the next day, the debate on the motion and ratification of the proposed $900 million sale and purchase agreement of the Ghana Telecommunication Company between the Ghan…
Mechanical Llyod Company, a Ghanaian auto importer and dealer is giving up its franchise with British car maker Land Rover at the end of November this year, its director said.
Mr Terence Darko, Managing Director of MLC, told brokers…
The government has earmarked 22.6 million Ghana cedis to support job creation under the Micro-Finance and Small Loans Scheme (MASLOC) this year.
This would benefit a total of 39,000 people.
President John Agyekum Kufuor made the annou…
Nana Baah Boakye, Executive Director of the National Board for Small Scale Industry (NBSSI), on Wednesday said multiple taxes paid by small and medium scale entrepreneurs is a major obstacle retarding their growth.
He said Governmen…
Hundreds of supporters of the Committee for Joint Action (CJA) besieged Parliament House to protest against government's intended approval of the Sale Purchase agreement under which 70 per cent of Ghana Telecom (GT) would be sold to Vodaf…
Both junior and senior staff of Ghana Telecom (GT), in Accra went on a two-hour demonstration amidst drumming and dancing within the premises of the headquarters to register their support for the controversial proposed sale of 70 per cent…
Mr Seung-Hun Chun, President of Korea Institute for Development Strategy, reiterated the need for government to institute effective measures to enable Small and Medium Scale Enterprises (SMEs) in Ghana to survive competition in the global…
The National Secretariat of Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) has commended Tema Metropolitan Assembly (TMA) for initiating policies that would promote interactions between Micro and Small Scale Entrepreneurs (MSEs) in the metropolis.
…
The group calling itself Concerned Ghanaians against the sale of Ghana Telecom and other strategic national assets to Vodafone International on Wednesday said it was not opposed to foreign investment.
It said it would support foreig…
Discussions have begun with a cross-section of businessmen, private sector and civil society organisations on new rules and regulations to position the West African sub-region as an attractive single market for investments.
The two-…
The Vietnam Food Association has proposed the Vietnamese government to remove or adjust rice export taxes, mainly because the commodity's prices in the domestic market are decreasing, daily newspaper Labor reported.
The Vietnam Food …
Mr. Sylvester Adongo, Northern Regional Director of Food and Agriculture, has appealed for more funding for agriculture at the district level to enable the ministry to meet its agriculture production targets.
Mr. Adongo was speaking…
South Korea will push forward bilateral free trade agreements (FTA) as the global trade talks under the World Trade Organization (WTO) finished without progress, South Korean Deputy Trade Minister Ahn Ho-young said Wednesday here.
"W…
Contrary to claims by critics of the sale of 70 per cent shares of Ghana Telecom (GT) to Vodafone International BV, that the buyer has no experience in fixed-line voice operations, documents available to the Ghana News Agency prove otherwi…
Mr Tom Mair, President and Chief Executive Officer of Golden Star Resources (GSR) a mining company, on Wednesday said the key to long term development in any mining community is a realistic and convincing system that contributes positively…
Mr. Salifu Sa-eed, District Chief Executive (DCE) of Nanumba North, has assured non-governmental organizations of the assembly's support and collaboration to achieve developmental objectives in the area.
Mr. Sa-eed said this at the …
Marketing students and potential job seekers have been advised to brand themselves by developing unique selling propositions (USP) and self-confidence in order to launch good careers after their education.
"Remember for each course …
Ahead of Parliamentary decision on the sale of 70 per cent of Ghana Telecom (GT) stake to Vodafone International Holdings BV, dealers such as vendors, suppliers and creditors, have started going easy on GT and rather "rushing" to deliver …
Mr Charles Ocran, Managing Director of Intravenous Infusions, a pharmaceutical company in Ghana, has called for the implementation of Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) protocols relating to trade.
He said the implem…
Leaders of small and medium scale enterprises (SMEs) in the Eastern Region have expressed misgivings about the way the state's micro-credit lender, Micro Finance and Small Loan Scheme(MASLOC), is being operated, claiming that they are bei…
The Ghana Trades Union (GTUC) called on government to withdraw the agreement that is before Parliament on the proposed sale/purchase of 70 per cent Ghana Telecom (GT) shares to Vodafone International Holdings.
The GTUC, in a stateme…
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…