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Removing user fees for primary health care changed health utilization behaviour but did not improve health outcomes among households with children under the age of five in Ghana, says a new study published in the open access journal PLoS…

Ghana, where the opposition won a razor-thin presidential election victory at the weekend, has delivered the kind of democratic success story that many nations have found hard to achieve, whether in Africa or beyond. At a time when…

Embrapa, the Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation, is on the road and crossing borders. Since 1998, the company has maintained important projects overseas. Different actions are carried out, such as the Embrapa Foreign Virtual…

Ghana midfielder Stephen Appiah is in the frame to become Harry Redknapp's first signing of the transfer window, after training with Tottenham. Appiah, who has been a free agent since the summer following a dispute with Turkish side…

Ecobank Ghana Limited is expected to commence its rights issue this year. The bank, earlier last year, sought a special resolution from its shareholders to authorize the directors to increase by GH¢100 million, its current stated capital.…

Stocks in Europe and Asia rose Friday as investors speculated governments would step up efforts to revive the global economy and lower oil prices lifted retailers. Rio Tinto increased 3.2 percent, leading a rally in raw-material producers,…

Two Government officials benefited from a training programme in internal auditing. They are Matthew Tuanivalu, Senior Auditor from the Internal Audit Bureau of the Ministry of Finance and Treasury, and Gabriel Manelusi, Director, Internal…

Not all maritime nations, Kenya included, may invest in ships because of economic reasons. They may not see shipping in the context of business and may decide to invest in shipping and own a national fleet as an arm of nationalistic and…

The Standard Chartered Banks new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for Ghana and Area General Manager, West Africa, Mr Hemen Shah, has assumed office with the responsibility of growing the bank’s business in Ghana and across the sub-region.…

African finance ministers are due for a brainstorming meeting at which they are expected to discuss the consolidation of the continental financial markets to effectively tackle the global financial crisis. The African Union (AU) is…