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Ghana is ranked 14th among the world’s 20 fastest growing countries for 2013, according to research conducted by the Economic Intelligence Unit (EIU), an independent business within The Economist Group. By that ranking, Ghana is placed…

Mr Kolapo Lawson will step down as Chairman of the Ecobank Group by December 31, 2013, the bank announced October 29, 2013. The Bank in the last few months has been hit by allegations of bad corporate governance which has led to…

The umbrella body for Ghanaian industries has called for a move away from the country targeting inflation at a single-digit rate. According to the Association of Ghana Industries (AGI), the country’s economy has been hinged on bringing…

Liberia is to deport 31 Ghanaians who are said to have entered the West African country illegally thus without proper traveling documents. An official at Liberia’s Bureau of Immigration and Naturalization (BIN) says the 31 Ghanaians…

The University of Ghana has rejected about 39,645 qualified applicants who sought admission to pursue both undergraduate and graduate programmes in the 2013/2014 academic year. Though about 37,507 undergraduates and 2,138 graduates were…

Dr Mohammed Ibn Chambas, African Union (AU) and United Nations (UN), Joint Special Envoy to Darfur has emphasised the need for both strong institutions and visionary leadership on the Africa continent. He explained that the continent…

The Bank of Ghana (BoG) is urging existing commercial banks in the country to reduce their risk exposure to match up with their capital. According to the central bank, it will no more issue any new directive to existing banks regarding…

Ghana is considered one of the economic powers in Africa in recent times since the country started commercial oil production in 2010. Indeed, official figures from government and international institutions have shown that the rising…

The World Bank has approved a $97 million credit to support Ghana’s eTransform, a project that seeks to improve the efficiency and coverage of government service delivery using ICT. The funds which were approved by the Bank’s Board of…

Mr Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah, Minister of Energy and Petroleum, has said Akosombo Dam was in a critical stage due to low volumes of water flowing into it this year. He said this was due to the poor rainfall pattern and it would likely…