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A delegation from Ghana led by the country’s Minister of Roads and Highways, Mr. Joseph Gidisu, has held talks with two Chinese construction firms about developing road networks in the country. The delegation which joined the ECOWAS team…

The common ICT platform that will allow all Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) as well as Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs) to share government information among each other will be ready next month, August,…

Nigeria’s United Bank for Africa Plc (UBA) announces that it is taking steps to restructure the company and turn its operations into a holding company known as UBA Holdings Plc. The Bank says the reorganisation is aimed at strengthening…

A Nigerian man arrested in India at a railway station on suspicion, told the police he was from Ghana. He had the photocopy of a Ghana passport in his possesion and told police his name was John Ashanti, a resident from Ghana. But upon…

A US Senator is demanding answers to why the International Finance Corporation (IFC) of the World Bank Group approved a loan of $26 million for the Saudi Prince Alwaleed bin Talal Alsaud to build a luxury hotel in Ghana. Sen. Patrick J.…

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) has agreed and approved a $25 million equity investment in the Pan-African fund known as the Vantage Capital Fund II (VCF II). The Bank says the fund, a second-generation…

The recent production of oil in Ghana has led analysts to revise upwards the country’s gross domestic product (GDP), spurring hopes for greater strides in the fight against poverty. On July 1, the country moved from low-income to lower…

The UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) will from today July 19, 2011  hold a roundtable section to discuss e-tourism in West Africa in Bamako, Mali. According to UNCTAD, the discussion is to “enable and improve shared…

The Board of Executive Directors of the World Bank on July 14, 2011 in Washington approved a $53.8 million financial package to support the fisheries sector in Ghana. The package which is under the West Africa Regional Fisheries Programme,…

A three-day training workshop for journalists working with the electronic media, especially radio, opened in Accra on Monday to enhance their skills on using their medium of communication to promote women’s rights in Ghana. The training,…