Legal practitioner, Charlotte Kesson-Smith Osei, has advised journalists to uphold ethical responsibility in their reporting on business, economic and financial issues. She was speaking at the First National Bank Journalism Academy recently held in Accra. Addressing the reporters and editors on law and financial reporting, Ms. Kesson-Smith Osei explained that by...
The 6th edition of the National Women's Summit and Expo, organised by Charterhouse Productions, was a resounding success. The prestigious event was organised in commemoration of International Women's Day. The summit, themed ‘Inspire Inclusion’, was a platform for women to come together and discuss various topics related to women empowerment...
The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) today selected Kristalina Georgieva to serve as IMF Managing Director for a second five-year term starting on October 1, 2024. The Board’s decision was taken by consensus. In line with the selection process it had established on March 13, 2024 (See...
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 [email protected] / [email protected] 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...

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