The Chairman of the United States House Foreign Affairs Committee, Brian Mast, has called for a portion of Ghana’s next International Monetary Fund (IMF) disbursement to be directly allocated to settling outstanding debts owed to Independent Power Producers (IPPs), including ... Read More

The government has started a review of Ghana’s Value Added Tax (VAT) system to help address the challenges businesses face under its current structure, the Ministry of Finance has said. The Minister of Finance, Dr Cassiel Ato Forson made this known ... Read More

Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday raised tariffs on Chinese goods to 125 per cent, intensifying the ongoing trade dispute between the world’s two largest economies. The Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO),  Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala warned that the ... Read More

Carlos Manuel Rodriguez - GEF CEO The Global Environment Facility (GEF), in collaboration with the Tropical Biology Association, is set to train 14 Operational Focal Points (OFPs) from across West Africa in a high-level workshop aimed at enhancing governance, oversight, and ... Read More

President John Dramani Mahama has appealed to Czech businesses to partner with Ghana in developing tram and light rail systems for Accra and Kumasi, as part of his government’s $10 billion “Big Push” infrastructure programme. Addressing the Czech-Ghana Business Cooperation Seminar ... Read More

The High Commissioner of Singapore to Ghana, Hawazi Daipi, has expressed his country’s readiness to offer scholarship opportunities to Ghanaian students pursuing technical education in Singapore. He made the pledge during a meeting with the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudzeto ... Read More

President John Mahama has called for deeper collaboration between Ghana and the Czech Republic to spur economic growth and improve the lives of the people.  He mentioned machinery, assembling of automotive components, advanced agro-processing technologies and the establishment of integrated supply ... Read More

Ghana and the Czech Republic have reaffirmed their commitment to deepening political, economic and cultural cooperation during a high-level visit by Czech President Petr Pavel to the Jubilee House.  The discussions, led by President John Mahama and his Czech counterpart, highlighted ... Read More

Ghana’s Vice President, Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang, is in good health and currently taking a short period of rest abroad, following medical advice, government officials have confirmed. The Minister of State in charge of Government Communications, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, clarified the ... Read More

Qatar Charity Ghana, in partnership with the Ghana Health Service (GHS) and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), has officially cut sod for the construction of a modern Fistula Holding Home at the Yendi Government Hospital. The facility, when completed, will ... Read More