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Moody's Investors Service has made a downward revision of its GDP growth forecast in the G20 economies next year, from 3.1 to 2.8 per cent, due to China’s economic slowdown and anticipated associated decline in commodity prices. Moody's…

Researchers have met in Kumasi to review the first phase of the West African Agricultural Productivity Programme’s (WAAPP) Diffusion of Approaches for the Control of Cassava Diseases (DALIMA) Project. The project being spearheaded by the…

The Executive Director of the National Road Safety Commission (NRSC), Ms. May Obiri-Yeboah, has pledged to stop importation of sub-standard vehicle tyres. She said electronic scanners would be installed at the ports, which would identify…

Public Servants must brace themselves for tough times ahead, Richard Amparbeng, General Secretary of the Public Service Workers Union (PSWU) said at the Volta Regional Delegates conference of the Union in Ho. “It is not going to be…

A forum in Ho on “combatting counterfeit products” has demanded tough action by the Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) to deal with unapproved and misleading advertisements on products under its purview. The Forum was critical of Media…

A day's consultative forum to discuss Ghana’s adoption of a new United Nations (UN) convention on contract for international carriage of goods dubbed “the Rotterdam Rules” fully or partially by sea was on Wednesday held in Accra. The…

Mr. Francis Asante Mensah, Western Regional Director of the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA), has identified fraudulent claims by contractors, double and over-payment due to over invoicing by service providers, as some of the…

The National Security Co-ordinator, Mr Yaw Donkor, has confirmed that two Ghanaians have joined the terrorist group Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS). He said per the records of the National Security, Nazir Nortei Alema, a…

Deputy Minister of Finance, Mrs Mona Quartey has assured the Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority, of government’s unflinching support to begin the processing of the Customs Classification and Valuation Report (CCRV). The…

The African Development Bank (AfDB) has launched a new report, “Economic Empowerment of African Women through Equitable Participation in Agricultural Value Chains” to economically empower women in agriculture. The report was launched…