In a significant engagement underscoring international collaboration for sustainable development, Development Bank Ghana (DBG) hosted a distinguished delegation from Germany’s Bundestag (Federal Parliament).
The visit took place at DBG's headquarters recently.
The German delegation was led by Mr. Volkmar Klein, MP, representing the State of North Rhine-Westphalia, and Mr. Lutz Lienenkämper,...
By Deborah Asantewaah SARFO
According to a situational analysis conducted by the Aya Institute for Women, Politics and Media, there is a lack of detailed information on the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) among women and youth in business.
Programmes Coordinator of the institute, Bridget Biney, explained that information...
By Kestér Kenn KLOMEGÂH
China and Russia have renewed their anti-Western confrontation during high-level meeting in early April 2024 in Beijing. China demonstrates greater readiness to team up with Global South to "promote reforms in the global governance system" while Russia vehemently confronts "Western-led bloc" during talks in Beijing. But both further...
By Wisdom JONNY-NUEKPE
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is forecasting an increase in domestic chicken production from the 60,000 metric tonnes recorded in 2023 to 70,000 metric tonnes this year.
The department, in its Ghana Poultry Voluntary Update 2024, said local chicken production is expected to see growth due...
By Joshua Worlasi AMLANU & Ebenezer Chike Adjei NJOKU
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The recent hike in inflation in March was ‘not surprising’ and poses no significant threat to the general recent disinflationary trend, Head of Research at GBC Capital, Courage Boti, has said.
Consumer inflation reached a new high of 25.8 percent...
The United Kingdom’s British Museum (BM) and the Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A) last Wednesday returned to Ghana the thirty-two negotiated royal objects taken from the Palace in Kumasi during the Anglo-Asante Wars of the 19th century, including items from the Sargrenti War of 1874.
Gold and silver regalia associated...
The nation's march toward improved food security has received a boost with the arrival of 330 tonnes of high-yielding rice seeds, courtesy of the K-Ricebelt project, a South Korean initiative spearheaded by the Korea Partnership for Innovation of Agriculture (KOPIA).
This project signifies a new sphere in agricultural development, providing...
Open Institute of Technology (OPIT), an EU-accredited online institution renowned for its expertise in Information Technology (IT) education, has unveiled plans to increase enrollment from African countries, including Nigeria, Kenya, and Ghana, for the academic year 2024.
Since its inception in 2023, OPIT has been dedicated to providing world-class...
Infections acquired in healthcare facilities are costing Ghana US$1.57bn each year, leading to thousands of preventable deaths. At least half of these infections could be prevented by improved water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) in these facilities, WaterAid unveiled yesterday in brand new research.
The new data, using World Bank methodology,...
The recent approval of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in Ghana has raised concerns among peasant farmers, who fear it will harm the country's agricultural sector.
They argue that depending on GMO seeds from multinational corporations will erode their independence and threaten their livelihoods. They also warned that GMOs could lead...
