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Four African countries lose $7.2b to child undernutrition – Report
A preliminary report on cost of hunger from a study in four piloted African countries has revealed that at least $7.225 billion is lost to child undernutrition in those countries.
The four countries are Egypt, Ethiopia, Swaziland and…
UK firm to drill oil well offshore Accra
Australian-based Tap Oil says April 8, 2013 it has awarded the Accra Joint Venture Drilling Rig Services contract to Stena Drilling, a UK firm based in Aberdeen.
Stena is to drill the Starfish-1 well located at the offshore Accra Contract.…
Gov’t can exceed 5000 megawatts power production by 2016 – President Mahama
President John Dramani Mahama on Monday said government’s determination to produce 5,000 megawatts of energy was not only achievable, but was also on course to make Ghana a net exporter of the commodity.
He said while 133 megawatts from…
Cabinet approves guidelines for new market premium
The Cabinet of the Ghana government has approved guidelines for a new market premium for public sector workers.
It took the decision April 2, 2013 and said the guidelines are to determine the market premium for its "employees with critical…
President Mahama, ex-Ministers yet to receive ex-gratia – Gov’t
The President, John Dramani Mahama, Ministers and Deputy Ministers who served in the National Democratic Congress (NDC) government from January 7, 2009 to January 7, 2013 have not been paid their ex gratia, says a statement issued by the…
Ghana gov’t injects GH¢62m into rubber industry
The Government of Ghana has so far invested more than GH¢62 million in the rubber industry under the Rubber Outgrower Plantation Project.
Mr. Richard Twumasi-Ankrah, Deputy Minister of Agriculture, said at the 10th Annual General Meeting…
Ghana-US bilateral trade shrinks to $1.5b in 2012
…records $364m trade value losses
The United States and Ghana recorded a loss of $364 million in bilateral trade in 2012 as trade between the two countries shrunk.
Both traded $1,570,089,000 value of goods in 2012 as compared to…
Gold Fields Ghana strike likely to affect gold output – Chamber of Mines
The Ghana Chamber of Mines is optimistic that the strike action embarked upon by workers of Gold Fields Ghana will end soon, but it is likely to affect gold output at the mines.
According to the Chamber, both parties must find immediate…
Ghana’s BOST transports over one billion litres of petrol, diesel in 2012
State-owned Bulk Oil Storage and Transportation Company Ltd (BOST) distributed over one billion (1,097,075,600) litres of petroleum products in 2012, according to data obtained by ghanabusinessnews.com.
The products were petrol and diesel.…
Ghana is Africa’s 4th best economic performer in 2012 – Report
…with growth rate of 7.4%
Ghana was among the top-ten best economic performers in Africa between 2008 and 2012, according to the 2013 Economic Report on Africa released March 25, 2013.
With an annual gross domestic product (GDP) growth…