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Vast sums of money criss-cross the globe each day, as millions of migrant workers send a portion of their pay packet home. This surging flow of funds supports one in 10 people on the planet, but the world financial crisis could slam on the…

Kuwait-based wireless carrier Zain this week launched its 3.5G network in Ghana, a territory dominated by local operator MTN Group. Zain, which operates in 22 countries across the Middle East and Africa, has invested over $420m in Ghana…

A 10-year-old pupil of Walewale in the Northern Region, Ibrahim Samudu, rides on a donkey to and from school everyday. His school is several miles away from his home and he must get there through some means of transportation. Ibrahim is…

Tullow Oil headed the FTSE 100 risers after unveiling its second big discovery in the space of a week. Its shares closed 48.5p higher at 620p on news that its Buffalo well in Uganda had found a significant amount of oil. Last week it…

Oil prices rose above $44 a barrel Wednesday in Asia as investors waited to see how big a production cut OPEC will announce at a meeting in Algeria. Light, sweet crude for January delivery was up 65 cents to $44.25 a barrel in electronic…

A woman being treated at the Cleveland Clinic has an almost entirely new face following the most extensive facial transplant ever performed, the medical center said Tuesday. The surgery was the first face transplant in the U.S. and the…

The Management of Prudential Bank Limited (PBL) says its attention has been drawn to a list of names of New Patriotic Party (NPP) ministers and officials who are alleged to have accounts with the Bank with astronomical balances thereon.…

The International Trade Centre (ITC) and the Dutch Import Promotion Agency (CBI) in collaboration with the Ghana Export Promotion Council (GEPC) on Tuesday began a series of training workshops to strengthen capacities of management…

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Christopher Cox called for a probe of his agency, saying what he has learned about its investigations of Bernard Madoff before the investment manager confessed to operating a $50 billion…

About 2,000 hectares of the degraded Desiri Forest in the Atwima Mponua District, has been re-afforested with mixed species of cedralla, emire, ofram, mahogany, teak and mangonia, all endangered wood species. Meanwhile, more than 700…