Venture Capital Fund holds road show in Sunyani

The Venture Capital Trust Fund (VCTF), has organized its 2010 Road Show programme in Sunyani to sensitise the public about the fund and its eligibility criteria. The programme attracted about 70 business operators and representatives of…

Farmers advised to cultivate tree crops

Mr. Abu Kasanbata, Nadowli District Chief Executive (DCE), has advised farmers not to concentrate on the planting of shea and dawadawa trees but to also undertake mango and cashew projects to better their lots. He said even though shea and…

Oil prices fall below $81

Oil prices fell below $81 a barrel Monday in Asia as a month-long rally loses momentum amid a strengthening U.S. dollar. Benchmark oil for November delivery was down 50 cents to $80.75 a barrel at midday Singapore time in electronic…

Asian stocks mostly lower

Asian stock markets were mostly lower Monday, but Japanese tech shares were boosted by Google's strong earnings. Oil prices fell below $81 a barrel as a month-long rally lost momentum amid the U.S. dollar rising moderately from recent…

IMF meets central bank chiefs

The International Monetary Fund was meeting central bank officials in China Monday to discuss ways to strengthen the global economic recovery, amid mounting fears of a damaging all-out currency war. The People's Bank of China hosted the…