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The Nkwanta North District Assembly (NNDA) is to sign a GH¢2.5 million credit agreement with the Home Finance Company (HFC) Bank Limited to speed up the construction of staff bungalows in its new district. The Ministry of Local Government…

In spite of the high cost of energy and rising cost of doing business in the country, gold production rose 2% to 1.9 million ounces from January to September 2008 as higher prices brought in a total export revenue of about US$1.75 million,…

Mr. Wilson Attah Krofah, President of the Ghana National Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GNCCI), has urged government to manage the economy to ensure the stability of the cedi. He said in the face of the on-going financial crisis in the…

Zain Group was awarded the prestigious 'Best Overall Operator in Africa and Middle East' at the annual CommsMEA Awards 2008 organised by the region's foremost business-to-business telecoms publication. Additionally, its Bahrain operation…

Before the election of Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, there was the papal "candidacy" of Francis Arinze. The Nigerian Cardinal had been billed as the man who could become the first black Pope, garnering loads of media attention during the…

President John Agyekum Kufuor on Saturday reiterated his call on Ghanaians to forgive him for any action that offended any person during his eight-year tenure of office. “As I am stepping down, I admit that as human as I am, my actions…

The Food and Agriculture Organisation has made a proposal to build hydropower across the African continent. The proposal which will include investment for building critical hydropower and agricultural irrigation systems across the African…

Guests trapped in a Mumbai hotel seized by gunmen last month have told the BBC they were given instructions by police that may have led to more people dying. A survivor who had been hiding at the Taj Mahal Palace hotel said some guests…

The current financial crisis has thrown terminology from the business pages onto the front page of newspapers, with jargon now abounding everywhere from the watercooler to the back of a taxi. Here is a guide to many of the business terms…

More spending by governments will be needed to stimulate worldwide economic growth, the head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has told the BBC. Dominique Strauss-Kahn said he feared measures announced by the Group of 20 nations…