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DFID to spend over £65m of aid to end extreme poverty in Ghana
The United Kingdom Department for International Development (DFID) in Ghana this year is spending around £65 million of aid in the bid to end extreme poverty and to help children succeed with access to education.
Mrs Pamela Jenkins,…
Ghana reduces poverty to 21.4% – World Bank
The World Bank Group says strong economic growth in Ghana within the past two decades has helped cut the poverty rate in half, from 52.6 per cent to 21.4 per cent between 1991 and 2012.
Ghana’s poverty rate in 2012 was less than half the…
MASLOC disburses GH¢693,540 to women groups in Northern Region
The Microfinance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC) on Wednesday began disbursing GH¢693,540 to 25 women groups in the Northern Region, to ensure their economic independence.
Alhaji Mohammed Amin, Zonal Coordinator of the MASLOC, disclosed…
Fitch assigns BB Negative to Ghana’s partially guaranteed $1b Eurobonds
Fitch Ratings has assigned a final BB Negative to Ghana’s recently issued $1 billion partially guaranteed notes.
The notes form part of Ghana's budget financing and debt management strategy for 2015, and are being used solely for…
World Bank Group President to visit Ghana for End Poverty Day
World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim will visit Ghana Friday, October 16, to commemorate End Poverty Day by participating in talks, discussing Ghana’s progress toward ending extreme poverty, and launching a report on poverty in…
Lumber traders want tax exempt on imported woods
The Domestic Lumber Trade Association of Ghana (DOLTA), has asked for a waiver of taxes on imported wood to ensure that the domestic market is supplied with sustainable wood at affordable prices.
Mr Afreh Boakye, the Chief Executive…
Ghana government urged to promote rural women access to land
The Women in Law and Development in Africa (WiLDAF) has appealed to government to introduce policies to promote rural women’s access to land.
Ms Lois Addo, Programme Officer, WiLDAF, said despite rural women’s contribution to the…
University of Ghana moves to produce solar cells by 2017
The Chemistry Department of the University of Ghana, Legon, has initiated an intensive research into finding efficient new organic materials to produce affordable solar cells by 2017.
This would be designed to power small electronic…
Minerals Commission moves to re-categorize mining in Ghana
Ghana’s Minerals Commission has proposed a revised model for small-scale mining to improve the management of the sub-sector and reduce illegal mining.
Speaking at the first ECOWAS Mining and Petroleum Forum & Exhibition, Dr Toni…
Ghana ranks 78 out of 199 countries in Visa Restrictions Index
Ghana is ranked 78th out of 199 countries in the Visa Restrictions Index, a global ranking of countries based on the travel freedom enjoyed by citizens and travel destinations available without visa requirements.
The ranking which is…