The World Bank approved today a $200 million International Development Association (IDA)* credit to support Ghana in strengthening its institutions, improving competitiveness for job creation, and maintaining social safety nets to protect the poor and vulnerable.
The Second Macroeconomic Stability for Competitiveness and Growth Development Policy Financing (DPF) operation will...
The 4th Global Business Forum on Africa, organised by the Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry, called for increasing investment flows between the UAE and Africa in several key sectors, including trade, financial services, logistics, and tourism.
A poll conducted during the two-day forum revealed that 48% of delegates considered...
Jobberman Ghana has organized a one day job fair dubbed “Instant Hire Job Fair”. It presented Ghana’s largest gathering of employers and employable persons from various industries and backgrounds.
Jobberman Ghana, the organisers, are Ghana’s leading job search portal. With close to half a decade of experience in the Ghanaian...
Africa returned home from the Eleventh Ministerial Conference (MC11) of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) without getting any of what it tabled. The conference ended on the 13th of December 2017 in the Argentine capital, Buenos Aires, and again failed to address the longstanding demands of Africa which were...
Since February 2017, about GH₵295,457 has been realised from the sale of 277 containers of illegally hewed rosewood impounded by government, John Peter Amewu-Lands and Natural Resources Minister, has said.
The minister made the disclosure when he appeared before Parliament on Tuesday, December 19, 2017 to answer questions on the...
The Ghana Investment Promotion Centre (GIPC) with the help of the Ghana Police Service, has apprehended five (5) companies that presented forged documents as registration requirements under the GIPC Act 2013 (Act 865).
The cases involved are falsification of Registrar General’s documents, forgery of GIPC Certificate, and forgery of Bank...
The country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) expanded 9.3 percent in the third quarter of 2017, anchored on growth in the industrial sector, the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) has revealed.
The figure represents a 0.3 percent increment from what was recorded in the previous quarter, and 4.7 percent higher than the...
The Ghana Chamber of Mines has presented a cheque for US$100,000 to the Ministry of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation, in a bid to support training and empowerment of the next generation of researchers, problem-solvers and leaders.
The money will go to support the Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM)...
Property rental for Ghanaian Missions abroad cost the Foreign Affairs Ministry an estimated GH₵62m, or approximately US$14m in 2017, a report of the Committee on Foreign Affairs has revealed.
The amount covers rent payment for Ghanaian Missions in 52 cities across the world, comprising Africa, America, East Europe, Asia and...
The Emmanuel Cooperative Credit Union Limited has made significant gains, recording GH¢401,392 profitability in the 2017 year under review - representing 75.3 percent growth as against GH¢228,959 attained in 2016.
Its Total Assets increased from GH¢4,461,574 recorded in 2016 to GH¢5,487,084 achieved in the year under review, 2017 - which...