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Ghana Stocks continue gains

The GSE-Composite Index (GSE-CI), the benchmark measure of performance of the Ghana Stock Exchange, climbed for the third session in a row, up 1.84 points to close at 1,024.19 points from 1,022.35 points. The year-to-date now stands at…

Ghana to get £36m UK budget support

The UK government is to give Ghana 36 million pounds of UKaid from the Department for International Development (DFID) to support the country’s budget. A statement issued by the British High Commission in Accra on Monday said the money…

Venture Capital capitalizes to the tune of $100m

The management of the Venture Cap­ital Trust Fund (VCTF) says it is increasing its fund pool to over US$100 million in 2011 to enable it support small medium enterprise investments. To achieve that, the management said it expected to…

Ghana stocks maintain gains

The GSE-Composite Index (GSE-CI), the benchmark measure of performance of the Ghana Stock Exchange, rose 2.92 points to close at 1,007.72 points from 1,004.80 points. The year-to-date now stands at 0.77 per cent. The GSE-Financial Stocks…

Ghana stocks gain on financial companies

The GSE-Composite Index (GSE-CI), the benchmark measure of performance of the Ghana Stock Exchange, rose 3.49 points to close at 1,001.24 points from 997.75 points. The year-to-date now stands at -0.20 per cent. The GSE-Financial Stocks…

China leads in foreign investments in Ghana

The number of investments registered in Ghana reached 385 in 2010 as compared to 257 projects in 2009 and China tops the list of foreign investors with 67 projects. Bermuda, however has the largest value of investments worth $300 million,…

GH¢15m invested in Farmers’ Pension Scheme

The government has invested GH¢15 million as seed money for the Farm­ers' Pension Scheme intended to improve the welfare of farmers in their old age. The Deputy Ashanti Regional Minister, Ms Anima Wilson, who announced this, stated that…

Ghana, EU sign €26m agreement

The government and the European Union (EU) on Wednesday January 13, 2011 signed four agreements, totalling 26 million euros, to support four projects in the country. Nine million euros out of the amount will be used to stimulate trade-led…