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UN group calls for regulation of e-waste in Ghana
Ghana has been urged to put adequate measures in place to address the harmful effect from electronic waste recycling.
According to a group of UN experts which visited the country, it has received information on the harmful effects of the…
Ghana’s Parliament approves $1.2b syndicated loan for cocoa purchase
Ghana's Parliament on Friday went into recess after nine weeks of sitting, with the House approving a trade finance facility of $1.2 billion for the purchase of cocoa beans for the 2013/2014 season.
The credit facility is an arrangement…
Ghana Armed Forces wins UN aviation service contract in Mali
The Ghana Air Force (GAF) has won a United Nations air services contract to operate an aviation unit in Mali in support of its operations.
A statement from the Public Relations Directorate of the GAF said the Air Force, which won the…
Ghana approves first crops to undergo GMO confined field trials
On December 31, 2011, Ghana's Biosafety Bill was given Presidential assent to become law, after it has been in Parliament for four years.
The Law, from the Biosafety Act, 831, 2011 will enable Ghana to allow the application of…
MCC cash will flow soon after negotiations complete – Obama’s Aide tells Ghana
The US government has assured Ghana that funds for the second Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) compact will be released immediately after all negotiations are done.
A report on Ghana's quest for the second MCC compact, a…
Ghana government owes GH¢420m utility arrears in energy sector – Ministry
The Ghana government has GH¢420.99 million of utility arrears in the energy sector to clear as at the end of 2012.
According to a report by the Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning (MoFEP), obtained by ghanabusinessnews.com, the…
Bank of Ghana says ready to supply liquidity to ‘troubled’ Merchant Bank as takeover…
The Bank of Ghana says it has put in place a measure to protect Merchant Bank Ghana (MBG) as a deal by South Africa's FirstRand Bank (FRB) to takeover the bank failed to materialize.
Merchant Bank is said to be reportedly indebted to the…
Ghana’s local content law for oil sector goes to Parliament
Almost two and half years since Ghana became an oil producer, the country is now about to discuss a local content law for the petroleum sector.
A press release issued by the Ministry of Energy and Petroleum today, July 12, 2013 says the…
US supplies Ghana with 20 million condoms to replace Chinese ones
The shortage of condoms on the Ghanaian market has prompted the donation of some 20 million condoms by the United states Agency for International Development (USAID), the Ghana News Agency has reported July 10, 2013.
The supply was to make…
First drilling for oil offshore Accra produces water
The first drilling exercise conducted at a well in the Offshore Accra Contract Area has been very disappointing.
The operators at the area hoped to encounter oil or gas reserves but to their dismay, they found water instead.
According to…