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Barclays Bank has given a grant of $2,613,156 for the implementation of the second phase of the Banking on Change (BoC) project which is expected to increase the wealth creation potential of the youth in beneficiary regions. The new phase…

The Western Regional Office of the Lands Commission has started digitization of its office procedures with the introduction of a file tracking system, Mr Stephen Oduro-Kwarteng, Acting Western Regional Lands Officer, has said. He said…

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) Institute of Distance Learning (IDL) has projected to conduct most of its teaching activities via the e-Learning system from next year. Consequently, the University has been…

The Ghana Complimentary Basic Education Programme (CBE) had been launched at Atampiisi in the Bongo District of the Upper East Region. The programme, which is a special initiative of the government, is expected to help enroll the estimated…

The Sekondi Takoradi Metropolitan Assembly has received over GH¢2 million from the Urban Development Grant (UDG) to undertake eight projects next year. Capt Anthony Cudjoe (rtd), the Metropolitan Chief Executive, said the draft for the…

The Bank of Ghana says it has not issued a license to US Money Lending Company to operate as a micro-finance firm. According to the central bank, it has received information that the said firm, a subsidiary of US Group of Companies, has…

The confidence of both businesses and consumers dipped during the third quarter of 2013, a latest Bank of Ghana survey has shown. The central bank says the overall consumer confidence index stood at 89.3 in October, down from 97.2 in…

The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) on Thursday launched its Clients Charter and Manual to improve customer service to both internal and external clients in a move to boost revenue collection. Speaking at the launch, Mr George Blankson,…

The University of Ghana (UG) in collaboration with MakYoung Limited, officially launched the New UG ID Card dubbed ‘The UG CRUZ-CARD’ in Accra.on Thursday, The identity card, which is also a Visa enabled prepaid card, access control card…

Mr Clement Kofi Humado, Minister of Food and Agriculture said on Thursday the private sector is required to intervene in the agricultural sector in ensuring hunger-free and poverty-free Africa. He said for African farmers to make any…