Commodities, including cocoa, oil palm, coffee, oil palm, rubber, and wood, farmed (by clearing forest) under a deforested condition will be banned in the European Union (EU) Markets.  The world’s largest importer of cocoa, much of it from Ghana and Ivory Coast, says ... Read More

The Embassy of Denmark has expressed commitment to help address Ghana’s water-related challenges. The Deputy Head of Mission at the Embassy, Vibeke Sandholm Pedersen, said despite the country's abundant water resources, access to safe and clean water remained a crucial issue. “Water ... Read More

Manish Gupta - Indian High Commissioner to Ghana The India High Commission in Ghana has celebrated this year’s International Women’s Day (IWD) with a panel discussion on the theme “Invest in women, accelerate progress”. Attended largely by Indian women in Ghana, women ... Read More

Naana Winful Fynn (arrowed), Regional Director of West Africa at Norfund, with students at the Delta Air Lines Girls’ LEAD Camp which marked International Women’s Day 2024. Picture: CALEB VANDERPUYE Delta Air Lines, in partnership with Junior Achievement Africa, has held ... Read More

Ghana and Malawi have signed an agreement to waive visas for holders of ordinary, diplomatic, and service passports of both countries. The agreement took effect on February 7, 2024. It forms part of efforts by the two countries to deepen bilateral ties. The ... Read More

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) under its Global Environment Facility Small Grants Programme (GEFSGP) has awarded grant of about $180,000, to eight Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) in Ghana. This is to enhance biodiversity management, governance, and sustainable livelihood activities of ... Read More

Kristalina Georgieva -IMF Boss Ghana should make sure the debt relief deal it negotiates with commercial creditors do not undermine the country's efforts to recover from its economic crisis, International Monetary Fund chief Kristalina Georgieva told President Nana Akufo-Addo. The comments were ... Read More

Ghana and Denmark have signed the second phase of the strategic sector cooperation (SSC) on statistics to promote evidence-based decision-making in the country. This follows the successful implementation of phase one of an initial project which focused mainly on capacity building. Representatives ... Read More

The Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Kristalina Georgieva, has urged managers of the economy to stay the course after achieving “many good indicators in this short period of time” in the country’s programme with the fund. “Your growth ... Read More

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has called on the African Union (AU) and other regional bodies to invest in developing national institutions and empower citizens with the requisite knowledge to demand compliance and accountability from their governments. He said he was ... Read More