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A business conference and trade fair to be hosted by Baltimore in the US will focus on Africa, the organizers have said in a letter to ghanabusinessnews.com. The organizers Diversity Restoration Solutions, Inc., say registration for the…

Illovo Sugar plans to spend about 6 billion rand over the next five years to boost sugar production in Africa to 2.5-2.7 million tonnes from 1.7 million, the Business Day reported on Monday. Illovo, a unit of Associated British Foods and…

Asian stock markets extended their slide Monday, after Wall Street notched its fourth straight weekly drop, amid worries over risks from debt troubles in Europe. Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 closed at a nearly two-month low, falling 1.1…

The euro and growth-linked currencies fell Monday as investors unwound risky trades amid growing worries about eurozone's debt problems, dismissing assurances from European finance ministers at the weekend. European ministers told their…

If your pocket or wallet seems hot, check it quickly. It just might be burning from that Super Lotto Plus ticket — now worth $20 million — that you bought at a San Jose 7-Eleven. California Lottery officials reported that the winning Lotto…

People who drink two or more sweetened soft drinks a week have a much higher risk of pancreatic cancer, an unusual but deadly cancer, researchers reported on Monday. People who drank mostly fruit juice instead of sodas did not have the…

Vodafone UK, seems to have a questionable reputation in its dealings on the African continent. Not only is it embroiled in a controversial deal in Ghana when it bought the majority stake in Ghana Telecom (GT), the national telecom…

A water passage tunnel in a recently inaugurated hydropower dam in Ethiopia has reportedly collapsed, an NGO, International Rivers has said. In a press statement copied to ghanabusinessnews.com, the NGO said a critical water passage tunnel…

Alhaji Gado Sulemana, a leading member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has urged the government to improve the country's infrastructure to make the nation more attractive to foreign investors. Alhaji Sulemana said Ghana needed…

President John Evans Atta Mills at the week-end said that any fight against corruption should start at the leadership level, indicating that the menace often led to unpleasant results. He said it must be demonstrated that corruption…