Ghana
Vai alla Scheda Paese »Action without thought is empty. Thought without action is blind.
— Kwame Nkrumah
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New BoG Governor must be independent – Ken Thompson
As the debate on who becomes the next governor of Ghana’s central bank, Chief Executive Officer of Dalex Finance and Leasing Company Limited Ken Thompson says Ghana needs a firm and competent governor to help save an ailing economy. According to Ken Thompson, the next governor must be someone who ...
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Tullow to complete maintenance works on FPSO Kwame Nkrumah tomorrow
Tullow Ghana has announced that it will complete the planned maintenance works of the FPSO Kwame Nkrumah by tomorrow, 5 April. According to the company, oil production and gas export from the Jubilee field will commence on April 9. This will allow for final preparation of new off-take arrangements which involve ...
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Africa World Airlines unfazed by return of three local airlines
Africa World Airlines (AWA) has told Citi Business News the airlines does not feel threatened with the resumption of flights by three other airlines later this year. According to the airline the coming in of the three will rather deepen competition and offer customers opportunities to choose from. The Ghana ...
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‘Better luck next time’ – Hanna Tetteh to ‘darling’ club Hearts after loss
She might be in charge of Ghana’s Foreign Affairs Ministry, but Hanna Tetteh still keeps her eye on local happenings, particularly where her favourite football club, Accra Hearts of Oak is concerned. The Minister, a fan of the Accra-based club, would have gone into the weekend in high spirits expecting ...
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Mobiweb, Cava to train Ghanaian entrepreneurs
Mobile Web Ghana, giant in mobile technology and entrepreneurship training in collaboration with US-based Cava consulting will on Tuesday April 5th, 2016, provide free profit making training to Ghanaian entrepreneurs and businesses, at Mobile Web Ghana’s training centre in Accra. The goal of this partnership is to provide Ghanaian entrepreneurs, ...
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GIS acted right in deporting SA nationals – Murtala
The National Democratic Congress Member of Parliament for Nanton, Murtala Mohammed, has defended the Ghana Immigration Service for deporting three retired South African Police officers, contracted to train the security detail of the New Patriotic Party’s Flagbearer and his running mate. GIS revoked their business visas and repatriated the three men ...
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Manufacturing sector to struggle if…- Economist
Economist, Professor Godfred Bokpin, is warning of tougher times for the manufacturing sector if efforts are not stepped up to create a stable macro economy. According to him, even though access to credit has increased following reforms in Ghana’s financial sector, the instability in the macro-economy has made it difficult ...
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No row with SA over ex-officers’ deportation – Hanna Tetteh
Ghana’s Foreign Affairs Minister, Hanna Tetteh, has dismissed claims that Ghana has jeopardised its relationship with South Africa due to the supposed mistreatment of three of its nationals in the country. Some three former police officers from South Africa, were arrested by officials of Ghana’s national security. The men were detained and charged but ...
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Minerals Commission predicts gold price will end 2016 at $1,300
The Minerals Commission has predicted the price of gold is likely to hit $1,300 an ounce by the end of 2016. According to the Commission the figure will be good for Ghana, which depends largely on the revenue earned from gold export for development. Ghana’s commodity driven economy has been ...
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Ante upped
TEN years ago African bonds were a rare sight. Of all the countries south of the Sahara, only South Africa had ever sold a dollar-denominated bond to foreign investors. Since then, 16 more have. Excluding South Africa, African countries issued $6.75 billion of dollar debt last year, just short of ...
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FNB Bank formally opens in Ghana; focuses on SMEs
Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Ghana will now have increased access to credit for their projects with the coming of yet another universal commercial bank, First National Bank (FNB). According to the Chairman of FNB Bank Ghana, Michael Larbie, the bank will provide an excellent product offering, especially in ...
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I’ve no sour relationship with Wampah – Veep
Vice President Kwesi Amissah Arthur has disputed claims that his relationship with the Governor of the Bank of Ghana, Dr. Kofi Wampah turned sour over the years, and that affected the management of the economy. The Member of Parliament for Old Tafo, Dr Anthony Akoto Osei, who’s the Minority Spokesperson on ...
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GCB outdoors ‘GCB Lite Pay’ to enhance cashless transactions
As part of measures aimed at improving cashless transactions in the country, Ghana Commercial Bank (GCB), has outdoored a new product, “GCB Lite Pay” to facilitate payment among business owners and traders. The GCB Lite Pay is a card payment solution that combines a Europay, MasterCard, and Visa (EMV) certified ...
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Vodafone Ghana appoints new CEO
Vodafone Ghana has appointed Yolanda Zoleka Cuba as its new Chief Executive Officer with effect from 1st May, 2016. This follows the exit of Haris Broumidis, who is taking up a new appointment as Chief Executive and Chairman of Vodafone Greece. Until her appointment, Yolanda, was the Strategy and New ...
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NPP’s decision to import security trainers ‘immature’ – Franklin Cudjoe
The Executive Director of Policy Think Tank, IMANI Ghana, Franklin Cudjoe has described the decision by the New Patriotic Party, (NPP), to bring three former South African police officers into the country to provide training to the party’s security detail, as politically immature. The NPP has received a lot of ...
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SmSGh launches mPOS payment system
Mobile app developer, SmS Gh has outdoored its latest app, mPOS, aimed at integrating financial payments in Ghana. Designed to meet local demand, the new app allows businesses to accept payment from mobile money holders on any network, as well as MPower wallets or bank cards. Speaking to Citi Business ...
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Tour de table avec… Pierre Ricau, spécialiste des marchés agricoles : «Le vieillissement des plantations d’anacarde pourrait compromettre le développement de la filière»
D’ici quelques années, le vieillissement des plantations d’anacarde pourrait compromettre le développement de la filière à un moment où les autorités affichent l’ambition de multiplier par 2,5 la production du Sénégal qui est de 40 mille tonnes. L’alerte est sonnée par l’économiste et spécialiste de l’anacarde, Pierre Ricau. Est-ce que la filière ...
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Ghana must worry about attacks from within – Security analyst [Audio]
Despite the rising instability and acts of terror in the sub-region, a former United States Foreign Service Officer, John Graham holds the view Ghana should not be too worried with the threat of terror attacks because its security apparatus is well-placed to deal with any threat. In the past few ...
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Cedi performs better in 2016 first quarter
Some economists have lauded the central bank for the stabilizing cedi in the first quarter of this year. According to economist Dr Ebo Turckson, the stability in the currency can be attributed to importers being allowed to trade in the Chinese Yuan along the dollar, pounds and the euro. Figures ...
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UNICEF, Unilever to improve access to safe water in sub-Saharan Africa
UNICEF and Unilever today [Tuesday], March 22, announced a partnership to improve access to safe water in countries across sub-Saharan Africa. The partnership will focus first on four countries namely Kenya, Nigeria, Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire. The new agreement includes financial investment as well as strategic engagement with government and ...
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I won’t resign over my ‘drug lord’ son-in-law – Wampah
The Governor of the Bank of Ghana, Dr. Henry Kofi Wampah, has stated emphatically that he will not resign over his British son-in-law’s alleged involvement in the drug trade. The governor’s son-in-law, David McDermott, who has been married to his step-daughter, Ramona Wampah for three years, was on March 11, ...