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Fri, 03-Sep-10
CEPA Boss Shares Concern About Conflicting Statistics

The Executive Director of the Centre for Policy Analysis (CEPA), Dr. Joe Abbey, has stated that concerns raised regarding conflicting statistics on business sentiments in the economy are justified.

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Liberia Business Forum Slated For Sept. 7-8

Issue 1146: Fri, 03-Sep-10

The Liberian Embassy in Accra, in collaboration with the National Investment Commission of Liberia and EMPRETEC Ghana, is organising a two-day Business Forum in Liberia from September 7-8 this year to showcase business and investment opportunities in the country.

Will Your Anchor Hold?

Issue 1146: Fri, 03-Sep-10

It is the dream of every rationale human being to have a successful career or business, marry a supportive spouse, have children, acquire property and support other family members among others.

Veep Attends World Investment Forum In China

Issue 1146: Fri, 03-Sep-10


The Vice-President, John Mahama, leaves Accra today (3rd September, 2010,) for the second World Investment Forum to be held in Xiamen, China.

Week 1: Understanding Industrial Relations

Issue 1146: Fri, 03-Sep-10


Industrial Relations (IR) as the name suggests may seem to mean relations between industries.  However, industrial relations has very little to do with industry but everything to do with employees and the power they wield in the workplace.

Tullow Expands In Kenya, Ethiopia With Africa Oil Acquisition

Issue 1146: Fri, 03-Sep-10


Tullow Oil Plc, which plans to produce its first oil in Ghana later this year, will expand exploration in Kenya and Ethiopia with the acquisition of interests in six licenses from Africa Oil Corp.

TICO To Increase Capacity

Issue 1146: Fri, 03-Sep-10


The Takoradi International Company(TICO)has initiated preparatory works to install an additional 110 MW steam turbine required to convert the current system at Aboadze into  a combined cycle plant, increasing the total capacity from 220 MW to 330 MW.

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Role Of Sports & The Brand Ghana Project

Issue 1146: Fri, 03-Sep-10

First, permit me to admit that I will only be making these comments from the point of a concer

NIC To Sanction Defaulters

Issue 1146: Fri, 03-Sep-10

The National Insurance Commission (NIC), the industry regulator has declared its intentions to

Maridav Holds Seminar For Poultry Farmers

Issue 1146: Fri, 03-Sep-10

A one-day seminar for poultry farmers, veterinary surgeons and other professionals to expose s

Key Political Risks To Watch

Issue 1146: Fri, 03-Sep-10


 Ghana will join the club of oil-producing nations this year, offering it the ch

GRIDCo Gives Ghc5,000 To Ghana Heart Foundation

Issue 1146: Fri, 03-Sep-10

Ghana Grid Company Limited (GRIDCo) has presented a cheque for  GHC5,000 to the Ghana Hea

Gov’t Urged To Fill Gaps

Issue 1146: Fri, 03-Sep-10

A new World Bank report has commended government for its remarkable role in facilitating the c

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Gov’t Urged To Fill Gaps

Fri, 03-Sep-10 -

A new World Bank report has commended government for its remarkable role in facilitating the c

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Ivana Annan‘S Love Affair With Couture

On the night of the Miss ECOWAS event at the La Palm hotel in Accra, Ivana Annan, chief executive officer of Ivana Couture, was standing next to a lady who was full of praise for her clothes.&nb.....

How Water Got Its Price

After a recent lecture (which had nothing to do with water) at the British Council Hall in Acc.....

How Water Got Its Price

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How Do You Sum Up A Life Story In Two Words?

Ex-Prime Minister Tony Blair is preparing to launch his memoirs on Wednesday, the title having.....

Food Habits And You


The  morning  just settled. It was  9:45 antemeridian and I,Nelson, ha.....

Essentially Suicidal: Why Essien’s ‘Retirement’ Stinks


A shadowy figure jogs round the Karl Reindorf Park, home of Ghanaian Premier League s.....

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 03 Sep, 10 

 Prime Rate

 91-Day Bill

12.68% 

 182-Day Bill

13.13% 

 1-Year Note

13.40% 

 2-Year Note

13.40% 

 Total Offered

 

BANK RATES
 Bank Rate 

 Agricultural Development Bank

24.75%

 Amal Bank

27.75%

 Barclays Bank

26.90%

 BSIC Ghana Ltd

29.50%

 Cal Bank

29.00%

 ECOBANK

26.50%

 Fidelity Bank

29.00%

 First Atlantic Merchant Bank

28.75%

 Ghana Commercial Bank

26.00%

 Guaranty Trust Bank

27.50%

 HFC Bank

29.75%

 Intercontinental Bank

27.25%

 International Commercial Bank

26.75%

 La Community Bank

25.00%

 Merchant Bank

29.49%

 NIB

29.60%

 Prudential Bank

28.00%

 SG-SSB

25.75%

 Stanbic Bank

27.50%

 Standard Chartered

29.50%

 The Trust Bank

29.50%

 UBA (Ghana) Ltd

27.00%

 UNIBANK

28.75%

 UT Bank

26.90%

 Zenith Bank

28.50%

AFRICAN ECONOMY

Africa Agriculture Needs Institutional Interventions

Corporate leaders of Standard Bank Africa have stated that about 40 percent of the world&rsquo....

Economic Growth Takes Centre Stage


Policymakers manage to restore macro-economic stability in Ghana. Now returning GDP g....

BRICs Emergence: Lessons For Africa


Africa has spent the past few decades battling to reverse its marginalised position i....

COMMODITIES
 Commodity P. Price  C. Price 

 Brent Crude

74.42 

74.42 

 COCOA

3,234.00 

3,234.00 

 COFFEE

134.15 

134.15 

 GOLD

3,169.00 

1,233.44 

 GOLD

 

1,233.44 

2010 MACROECONOMIC TARGETS
 Item Target 

 GDP

6.5% 

 Average Inflation

10.5% 

 End Period Inflation

9.2% 

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