World leaders asked to fight cervical cancer
Stakeholders have called on world leaders to demonstrate strong political will to confront cervical cancer, which is projected to claim the lives of half a million women annually by 2030.
Though some leaders were heeding to the call, there was more ... Read More
Ghana, Turkey eye $1b trade by 2015
Ghana and Turkey have affirmed their commitment to increase their trade portfolio from the current $500 million to $1 billion by 2015.
President John Dramani Mahama and the outgoing Turkish Ambassador, Mr Aydin Nurham, made the pledge yesterday at the Flagstaff ... Read More
Ghana, France record €1.4b trade in 2012
Ghana earned 800 million Euros through the export of commodities, including oil, gas, cocoa, bananas and fish to France last year 2012 while France’s imports to Ghana stood at 600 million Euros.
That, according to the Head of Economic Department at ... Read More
Ghana Earned €800m From Exports To France
Ghana earned 800 million Euros through the export of commodities, including oil, gas, cocoa, bananas and fish to France last year while France's imports to Ghana stood at 600 million Euros.
That, according to the Head of Economic Department at the ... Read More
AfDB provides $100m to finance trade in Africa
Trade financing in Africa received a major boost when the African Development Bank (AfDB) approved on Tuesday, May 22, a $100 million unfunded Risk Participation Agreement (RPA) between it and Commerzbank AG.
The two insitutions will share the default risk on ... Read More
French Companies To Contribute To Ghana’s Development
Mr Patrick Lucas, Vice President of MEDEF International, a French Business Confederation, has said French companies operating in the country were committed to contribute to achieving the country’s long term development objectives.
“We have the technological expertise, capacity and strong will ... Read More
Kufuor Leaves For AU Anniversary
Former President J. A. Kufuor
Former President John Agyekum Kufuor, today left Accra to participate in the 50 Anniversary of the Organisation of African Union (OAU) and 10 years of its transformation into African Union (AU), in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
A ... Read More
W.E.B Du Bois 50th Anniversary Marked
An exhibition of art and craft has opened in Accra to mark the 50th anniversary celebration of the death of Dr W.E.B Du Bois.
The three-day event is being organised under the auspices of the Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Creative ... Read More
Ghana, Botswana Pledge To Boost Intra-African Trade
Ghana and Botswana have made commitments to promote trade between the two countries to enhance intra-African trade".
To this end, a five-member committee drawn from the Ministry of Trade and Industry (MOTI) and Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MOFA) has been ... Read More
Ghana’s $1b Eurobond issue set for parliamentary scrutiny
Ghana Parliament House
…Citi Group, Barclays confirmed as lead managers
The $1 billion Eurobond Ghana plans to issue in July 2014 is set for possible approval by the country’s lawmakers after further scrutinies are done.
This was after Cabinet approved of the ... Read More