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[NEWS] EDITORIALS

Be cautious with oil


The Washington based International Monetary Fund (IMF) has cautioned government to be very conservative about the assumptions of oil prices and oil revenue in next year’s budget.

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Act Fast


The President of the ECOWAS Commission, James Victor Gbeho has stressed the need for an early and successful conclusion of negotiations on the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) between ECOWAS and the European Union (EU) in order to accelerate the development of the sub-region.

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Support Policies With Infrastructure

The Accra Metropolitan Assembly has announced the phasing-out of the shift system employed in our basic schools by the 2010/11 academic year.

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Boankra Inland Port Must Be Developed!

 The issue of the Boankra Inland Port has caught our attention when we read that the Vice President John Dramani Mahama has called for private investors to partner in its completion.

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Heed This Call


The Minister of Transport, Mike Hammah has expressed worry about complaints of the high cost of doing business at the country’s ports.

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Install Fire Detection Systems in MMDAs

Government has been urged to install fire alarm systems in all state buildings in the wake of the ravages fire has wrought on government buildings recently.

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Focusing On Sanitation To Meet MDGs


A document christened ‘Ghana Compact on Sanitation and Water for All’, a global framework for action on water and sanitation launched by the Vice-President, aims to increase political prioritisation and commitment on sanitation and water, is the first to be launched in any.....[more]

Making Tourism More Viable…


Developing the country’s tourism potential depends largely on managing the country’s 554-kilometre beach front - or more appropriately, our white sandy beaches - since European and American tourists pay a fortune yearly to go the Caribbean, which has a well-developed touri.....[more]

Improving Finance To Rural Agric…

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Gas Flow Brings Prospects…


A lifeline to the country’s energy woes has been given with the announcement that the Sunon-Asogli Power Plant will be able to access natural gas from the West African Gas Pipeline to supply 200 megawatts of electricity to the national grid.

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  Carnage On Our Roads

  Tapping Africa’s Agric Potential

  Solving The Issue Of Pirated Textiles

  Get All Involved In The Census

  Tourism Bill Must Address Trend Of Sex Tourists

  Policy Laudable, But….

  Women’s Empowerment Goes Beyond Sloganeering!

  Address This Sanitation Problem…

  A Meaningful Engagement

  Beyond STX And Beyond…

  NTE Earnings Scaling Upwards

  Pass Mental Health Bill

  Congrats, GT Bank!

  Sustain Economy’s Stability

  Is Child Labour The Issue?

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

 

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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