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The government has provided training and start up kits for 4,252 rural apprentices in metal works, auto-repairs, electronics, leatherworks, masonry and blacksmithing under the Rural Enterprise Skills Project. In addition, 500 rural micro…

Government is reviewing Patent Act (Act 657) to promote, enhance and use it as a tool for economic development, Mr Ebo Barton Oduro, Deputy Minister of Justice and Attorney General, said on Thursday. According to him, the patent system…

Ghana's stock of gross foreign reserves increased to 3,973 million dollars in October 2010 from 3,165 at the end of December 2009, Dr Kwabena Duffuor, Minister of Finance and Economic Planning announced in Accra on Thursday. He said it…

The government, envisaging strong performance in the manufacturing and services sectors and the coming on stream of oil production and exports, has projected real GDP growth to reach about 12.3 per cent in 2011. Dr Kwabena Duffuor,…

The Trades Union Congress (TUC) has appealed to the government to put in the necessary legal and institutional framework to ensure that resources from oil and gas benefited Ghanaians. It said the labour union was worried about how the…

The Minister of Employment and Social Welfare, Mr Enoch Teye Mensah, has re-affirmed government's commitment to deepen its collaboration with the mining industry towards ensuring proper development of the nation's human resource base. In a…

Dr Kwabena Duffuor, Finance and Economic Planning Minister, on Thursday presented the 2011 financial policy amidst mixed reactions from both the Majority and Minority. While the minority described it as "fear and panic budget", the…

Compliance with the Food and Drugs Board's (FDB) food quality assurance standards could raise the competitiveness of producers, raising them above the bottom line, Mr Roderic Daddey-Adjei, FDB Eastern and Volta Zone Manager, has said. He…

Professor Ernest Aryeetey, Vice Chancellor of the University of Ghana, on Thursday called on young researchers to stay focused on specific areas as they grow. He said as they grew older and demand for their works grew, they should ensure…

Mr. Stephen Anokye, Central Regional Manager of the National Road Safety Commission (NRSC), on Thursday said that annually 1,600 people die in road accidents in the country. He said that 23 per cent of the figure is made up of children…