The International Finance Corporation (IFC) is investing a sum of $204 million in Morocco-based Banque Centrale Populaire (BCP), helping the bank to expand operations and support smaller businesses in Morocco and sub-Saharan Africa. With the investment, the IFC secures a …

Africa has abundant land, and yet the continent is teetering at the brinks of food insecurity, poverty and hunger. The continent has therefore been called upon to appropriately harness its agriculture land to contribute to reducing the yield gap, achieve …

A professional group is to organize Ghana’s first-ever local rice festival in the capital, Accra coming this November. The festival is to showcase local and exotic culinary dishes made of local rice varieties. The three-day event is put together by …

Ghana has signed a communiqué to establish diplomatic relations with two countries, Montenegro and Fiji. This, according to officials, is to promote mutual understanding and to strengthen the friendship and cooperation among the countries. Ghana’s Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to …

The Kotoka International Airport Officials from the United Kingdom and Ghana have held discussions and training bothering on security in the aviation sector. The UK government sent its Regional Aviation Security Liaison Officer, North and West Africa from the UK …

Asamoah Gyan Former Black Stars captain, John Mensah, has given his support to the decision making striker Asamoah Gyan the permanent captain of the senior national soccer team. In a statement sent to the Ghana FA to accept the captaincy, …

United Nations Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon, has told both Ghana and Argentina to solve the current diplomatic incident surrounding a navy ship from the Latin American. The UN Boss wants the two countries to address the issue in accordance with international …

Even though liberalisation of trade in ICT services has led to increased investments in Ghana, the policy has nonetheless been detrimental to indigenous businesses, a recent survey by the Science and Technology Policy Institute (STEPRI) has shown. The perception survey …

The Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning has presented 30 Toyota Pick-Up vehicles to the Ghana Revenue Authority to help the organization in its revenue mobilization drive. The vehicles are the first batch of 159 vehicles, comprising Toyota, buses, trucks …

The Socialist Forum of Ghana (SFG) has expressed its disappointment about reports that government was considering the privatisation of the Aburi Gardens. The privatisation of the Aburi Gardens, the SFG noted was only part of the stern attempt to deprive …

The United Nations (UN) – Government of Ghana Joint Programme on Human Security, has opened a capacity building for decentralized local government officials on human security, peace building and transformation in Tamale. The training dubbed: “Enhancing human security through developing …

Entrepreneurs around the world are finding it’s easier to do business today than at any time in the last 10 years – a trend likely to result in more jobs, says the 2013 Doing Business Report jointly released by the …

The Brong-Ahafo Regional House of Chiefs on Tuesday elected Pemapem Yaw Kagbrese II, Omanhene of Yeji Traditional Area as its President at the Second General Meeting of the House in Sunyani on Tuesday. Pemapem Kagbrese polled 25 votes to beat …

Following the inability of the People’s National Convention Party (PNC) to file a parliamentary candidate for Navrongo Central, delegates at a constituency congress in Navrongo passed a resolution to support the National Democratic Congress (NDC) to win both the parliamentary …

Mr Gershon Wodzrah, the Central Regional Director of Food and Agriculture, has stressed the need for government not to neglect agricultural sector because of the oil and gas development. He said oil and gas were not renewal resources and could …

Ms Vivian Lamptey – CHRAJ Commissioner Although the use of inflammatory language seemed to have subsided after the public outcry, CHRAJ’s pre-election monitoring of the environment shows that tension is already mounting for the 2012 polls. Mr Joseph Whittal, Deputy …

The Ministry of Education on Tuesday organised an orientation workshop for school inspectors of the National Inspectorate Board (NIB) under the Ministry of Education to improve educational performance at the pre-tertiary level. The objective of the workshop was to provide …