Ghana
Vai alla Scheda Paese »Action without thought is empty. Thought without action is blind.
— Kwame Nkrumah
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Africa, China partner to attain AIDS-free objective [Photos]
Africa’s First Ladies and China have committed to working towards attaining the global objective of an AIDS-free generation. “We will work together, hand-in-hand, to end AIDS and secure a healthy, prosperous and beautiful future together”. First Lady of Ghana, Mrs. Lordina Dramani Mahama, stated at a China-Africa Round-table on HIV ...
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Tinny, Stonebwoy billed for ‘Saminifest’
The week- long Saminifest will be climaxed Saturday with a concert featuring some established and underground artistes of the nation at the Trade Fair Centre in Accra. Some of the notable artistes to thrill patrons at jam which the organisers describe as the official ‘Christmas Party Starter’ are Tinny, Stonebwoy, ...
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Peasant farmers call for investments to reduce climate change impacts
The Peasant Farmers Association of Ghana has appealed for more commitment to reduce the impact of climate change on Ghana’s agricultural sector. According to them, output will increase marginally with the provision of efficient systems to produce throughout the year. The 2016 budget statement showed that government expenditure on agriculture ...
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Bawumia lists ‘competences’ of Mahama Gov’t [Audio]
The Vice Presidential Candidate of the opposition New Patriotic Party, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has in a rather mocking manner, responded to President John Dramani Mahama’s criticism of him [Dr. Bawumia] for allegedly describing his government as incompetent. President Mahama at a recent rally at the Trade Fair site in Accra ...
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Unilever launches ‘Pepsodent Triple Protection’ for better health
Unilever Ghana Limited has introduced a new toothpaste brand called the ‘Pepsodent Triple Protection’. The product aims at protecting the human teeth against bacteria and also gives fresh breath. Speaking at the launch, Marketing Director of Unilever Ghana, Clarence Nartey, said Pepsodent Triple Protection is a representation of Unilever’s continued ...
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We are expanding to employ more Ghanaians – Dangote Cement
Managers of Dangote Cement say the company is in the process of expanding its business in Ghana to employ more locals. The assurance follows allegations by employees of Diamond Cement in Aflao in Ghana’s Volta Region, that Dangote Cement has been allowed to engage in unfair competition, threatening an indigenous cement manufacturer. ...
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BoG to face parliament over sinking fund row
Ranking Member of Parliament’s committee on finance, Anthony Akoto Osei has hinted of plans by the legislature to take on the Bank of Ghana (BoG) for what it describes as mismanagement of Ghana’s sinking fund. Dr. Akoto Osei blamed the development on the IMF’s influence which he said compelled the ...
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Power barge enters Ghanaian territorial waters tomorrow
Ghana’s first emergency 225 Megawatts capacity power barge from Turkey which was originally scheduled to arrive on Friday morning will now arrive on Saturday, November 28, 2015. The change in arrival Citi Business News has gathered follows the delay in documentation and routine formalities at the Abidjan port where the ...
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Imprisoned Iranian businessman confesses to gold trade through Turkey
Babek Zanjani, an Iranian businessman currently imprisoned in Iran on corruption charges and connected to Turkey’s massive 2013 graft case, has confessed that his company brought 1.5 tons of gold from Ghana to Istanbul by a plane and took it to Dubai, according to Iranian media reports
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Starting Now partners ReachOut World Mission for Love Fair 2015
Starting Now Ghana, an international not-for profit organization is partnering ReachOut World Mission for their annual open air charity event dubbed ‘Love Fair’ ‘Love Fair’ seeks to bring together the general public and the less privileged especially orphans on one big platform filled with exciting games, party and mentorship opportunities. ...
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Mobile money key catalyst to e-Commerce – Vodafone CEO
Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Vodafone Ghana, Haris Broumidis has projected that the 26% internet penetration for Africa and 103 million Africans active on social media as of January 2015, is a positive indicator for mobile money’s role in eCommerce. Speaking at the Second Ghana e-Commerce Expo and Conference designed ...
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GH¢1.6 billion tax exemption losses outrageous- Nakyea
A tax analyst, Abdallah Ali Nakyea, has described as outrageous, Ghana’s loss of about 1.6 billion cedis to tax exemption for the first nine months of 2015. According to him, government should be worried about the development and implement solutions to reduce similar occurrences in 2016. Provisional figures released by ...
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Goldfields to sack about 2,000 workers in Ghana
Over two thousand workers of Goldfields are likely to be fired in Ghana in the coming months if gold prices on the global market does not recover. The dismissals will occur if the mining giant goes ahead with plans to shut down the Damang mine in Western Region. Citi Business ...
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Dubai’s Eagle hills to save Trade Fair centre from its woes
The Ministry of trade and industry is negotiating to secure a one billion dollar investment to turn the Ghana International Trade Fair Centre into a multi-purpose convention centre. The Minister of trade Dr. Ekow Spio Garbrah is currently in Dubai leading the negotiations, expected to be sealed before close of ...
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Ghana league to be sponsored by Ukrainian Beer Company
Reports reaching Citi Sports say the Ghana Football Association (GFA) are in talks with a Ukrainian beer company, Obolon, to be the new headline sponsor of the Ghana Premier League. This follows the First Capital Plus Bank’s suspension of its deal with the GFA with reasons of restructuring their company’s ...
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Ghana: GIPC Grants Tax Holiday to Agro-Processing Enterprises
[Business Day] The Ghana Investment Promotion Center (GIPC) has offered a five year tax holiday for new, wholly-owned Ghanaian agro-processing companies which use only local agricultural inputs as their raw material base.
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Ghana: Investment Confab Underway in Tamale
[Business Day] The third edition of the annual Entrepreneurship and Investment Conference has opened in Tamale serving as a platform to promote and showcase the growth of business in northern Ghana.
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Black Stars to train at Baba Yara Stadium ahead of Comoros clash
The Black Stars will train at the Baba Yara Stadium on Monday as part of preparations for the 2018 World cup qualifier second leg game against Comoros on Tuesday, November 17. The senior national team held a training session at the Accra Stadium on Saturday afternoon after arrival from Comoros ...
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IMF to complete Ghana’s 2nd performance review in December
The Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is expected to complete the second performance review of Ghana’s three-year programme next month. This is after the IMF mission in Ghana gave the country thumbs up for the implementation of the programme so far and for meeting most of the August ...
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I am focused despite threats on my life –Anas
Celebrated Investigative journalist, Anas Aremeyaw Anas, says he will not cower out of his job despite the growing threats on his life and that of his family. Anas said this in an interview with the BBC. His latest two-year investigative piece on perceived corruption in Ghana’s judiciary, has implicated over ...
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URBANET empowers Malshegu women
The Urban Agriculture Network, an NGO promoting peri-urban agriculture in the Northern Region has inaugurated a modern shea-butter processing and youth training center at Malshegu in the Sagnarigu district of the Northern Region. With support from ActionAid Ghana, the project being sponsored by a USA based charity organization called Empower ...