Ghana’s fiscal deficit said to widen

The IMF has said that Ghana’s fiscal deficit is likely to widen in 2010 - an assessment mission report has indicated. Already the first half of 2010 fiscal deficit was 5.3% of projected gross domestic product and is slightly higher than…

Vodafone Ghana also outsources towers, after Tigo

Vodafone Ghana has become the second mobile phone operator in Ghana after Tigo to outsource its telecommunications towers to another company. In January 2010 ghanabusinessnews.com published this story saying Tigo had sold approximately 750…

FDB worried about sale of deceptive candies

The Food and Drugs Board (FDB), on Monday expressed concern about the distribution and sale of deceptive candy products that actually have cigarette features. A statement from the Board copied to the GNA on Monday named some of the…

FIFA suspends Nigeria

FIFA suspended Nigeria from international soccer on Monday because of government interference in the sport. FIFA had previously threatened to suspend Nigeria in July when the government, angry at the team's first-round exit at the World…

Bawku Central MP tells court he is not British

Adamu Daramani, Member of Parliament (MP) for Bawku Central, who is being held over triple nationality, on Monday denied that he was a British citizen and had a British passport. Daramani admitted that he had had a British passport but…