The International Olympic Committee (IOC) members are debating changes to the Olympic bidding process, including the possibility of joint bids and the reinstatement of visits to candidate cities. IOC president Thomas Bach opened the floor on Wednesday to a wide-ranging discussion on his “Olympic Agenda 2020,” his blueprint for the future of the organisation and the running of the games. [...]The post IOC Debates … On whether countries or cities should bid for the Olympics appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.

Potential world beater Bastie Samir, is exceedingly thrilled at his sky-scraping ranking by the World Boxing Association (WBA). The WBA now ranks the undefeated Ghanaian super middleweight boxer seventh as he continues his build-up to the top in a division that has American Andre Ward as champion. Ward, named Ring Magazine fighter of the year in 2011, was a former WBC super middleweight champion and [...]The post Bastie Excited At WBA Ranking … And Claims He Is Ready To Take On The World appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.

An aspiring General Secretary of the National Patriotic Party (NPP), Yaw Buaben Asamoa, has debunked the notion that dissenting views in the party will break its foundation. “NPP has a tradition and though there are disagreements, it is not fundamental enough to rock the very foundation of the party that we are all members of today,” he said. Speaking to [...]The post ‘Dissenting Views Won’t Break NPP’s Front’ appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.

General Secretary of the Peoples’ National Convention (PNC), Bernard Mornah, has described as baseless, claims  by the some party members that the 2012 flagbearer of the party, Hassan Ayariga, has squandered GH¢1.6 million meant for  the electioneering campaign. He said it was “saddening” when unrecognised groups make such unfounded allegations to dent the hard earned reputation of the national executives. [...]The post Bernard Mornah Slams GH¢1.6 Cash Allegation appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.

Supporters of the opposition New  Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Northern Region have lauded the National Council of the party for choosing its regional capital, Tamale, for the party’s national conference. The conference, slated for Saturday, April 12, would also elect new national executives to steer the affairs of the party for the next four years. The National Council of [...]The post Northern NPP Relishes Tamale National Conference appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.

The 2012 Presidential candidate of the People’s National Convention, Hassan Ayariga, has dismissed allegations of embezzlement made against him by the party’s national treasurer, saying, he is not accountable to the party over monies dispensed during the 2012 electioneering campaign. The treasurer, David Apasara, alleged that Mr. Ayariga hijacked and hoarding cars and money donated to the party for the [...]The post I Don’t Owe PNC appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.

The government says it is working through the Bank of Ghana (BoG) to address the depreciation of the value of the cedi. Among the measures the government has outlined to arrest the falling value of the cedi, are improving revenue mobilisation, realigning the key budget items and enhancing the efficiency of public expenditures and refinancing of portions of public debt [...]The post Gov’t To Improve Revenue Collection appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.

Razia Khan, Regional Head, Research, Africa, Standard Chartered Bank, says the bank expects the Bank of Ghana to raise its Policy Rate by 100 bps to 17 per cent when it announces its decision after a review of the economy tomorrow. “Even if the assumption is that inflation is driven primarily by one-offs, utility and fuel subsidy adjustment  as the [...]The post BoG Expected To Increase Policy Rate appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.