2017

Foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows to Ghana increased by 9 per cent to $3.5 billion in 2016, according to the World Investment Report 2017, published June 7, 2017 by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).…

There are 1.2 billion citizens of the 54 countries in Africa, but to travel to 55 per cent of the countries on the continent, Africans need visas. Speaking at the launch of the High Level Panel on Migration in Africa, this week in the…

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has stated that his government’s priority was to build the most business-friendly and people-friendly economy in Africa, which would create jobs and prosperity for all Ghanaians. Speaking at the…

Samuel Anim Addo, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of BabyJet Promotions has said that the arrival of American Legendary boxer, Floyd Mayweather Jr. to Ghana would have a positive impact on the nation’s brand. The undefeated Pound…

Mr Ken Ofori-Atta, Minister of Finance has stated that the GHȼ9.7 billion bond was issued in local currency and not denominated as dollar bond. He said the recent bond issuance was transparent and any allegation of conflict of…

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has indicated that education and skills training are the catalyst to empower and provide opportunities to the youth to help drive Ghana’s development. He noted that the countries that had done…

Mr Joe Ghartey, Minister for Railways Development, has disclosed that about 200 local and foreign investors have expressed interest in investing in various components of the country’s railway sector. He therefore, gave the assurance…

Mr Sulley Abukari, Ho Branch Manager of the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT), has said it is untrue that the Scheme was short-changing pensioners. He said the annuity factor which did not exceed 60 per cent was…

Three additional suspects were on Wednesday remanded by an Accra Central District Court in connection with the murder of the late Major Mahama. The three, Kwame Tuffour, Evans Asare and Richmond Bio who were charged with conspiracy to…

Army worms have destroyed about 1,380 hectares of maize farms in the Sunyani Municipality. In an interview with the Ghana News Agency, Mr Francis Ennor, the Municipal Director of the Ministry of Food and Agriculture, said the directorate…