Brakwa-Breman Rural bank makes profit

The Brakwa-Breman Rural Bank in the Asikuma-Odoben-Brakwa District of the Central Region made a profit after tax of Gh¢35,881.00 in 2009 as against Gh¢10,547.00 in 2008. The bank’s total deposits also improved from Gh¢1,413,367 in 2008 to…

Lecturer calls for regulation of radiographers

Mr Lawrence Arthur, a Senior Lecturer of the School of Allied Health Sciences,  University of Ghana, on Saturday called for the establishment of a national council to regulate the operations of radiographers in the country. He noted with…

Ban Ki-Moon meets Daasebre Oti Boateng

Mr Ban Ki-Moon, United Nations (UN) Secretary General, has met with Daasebre Oti Boateng, Omanhene of New Juaben and UN Commissioner on the International Civil Service Commission (ICSC) at the UN Headquarters in New York. The meeting was…

Iran offers $3b bonds to fund gasfields

Sanctions-hit Iran will within days offer the first tranche of a three billion dollar domestic bond issue to fund the development of its South Pars gasfields, a top official said on Sunday. Ali Vakili, head of Pars Oil and Gas Company, the…

Japan’s economic growth slows

Japan's economy grew at a much weaker than expected pace and was overshadowed by China in the second quarter, data showed Monday, amid further signs the global recovery is losing steam. With cooling exports and flat domestic consumption…