Africa recorded an economic growth of 5% in 2012, recovering from a slippage in 2011, says the 2013 Economic Report on Africa. The report was jointly released March 25, 2013 by the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and the African …

Dr Donald Kaberuka The new world order comes to Durban this week – for the fifth BRICS Summit, and the first in Africa. Dilma Rousseff, Vladimir Putin, Manmohan Singh, Xi Jinping and Jacob Zuma represent a changing world, as gravity …

Dr Clement Hammah, the Dean of Faculty of Business Administration at the All Nations University College (ANUC) in Koforidua, has urged academic institutions to adopt case methodology in training future professionals to be result oriented decision makers. He said Ghana …

Perseus Gold Limited, a mining company in the Western Region, has set up a fund to finance development projects in its operating communities as part of its social responsibility. The fund, known as the “Edikan” Trust has so far yielded …

Finance Ministers in the ECOWAS sub-region have endorsed a new region wide tariff regime. They adopted the common external tarrif March 20, 2013 in Praia, Cape Verde, said the ECOWAS Commission who described the move as a milestone on the …

Shying away from foreign donors, Africa begins to find alternative sources to mobilize funds as it now moves to industrialize. A top official at the African Union Commission (AUC) has hinted of concrete plans to set up three key financial …

Sanusi Lamido Sanusi – Nigeria’s Central Bank Governor says 90% of African central bank governors don’t believe it Africa’s dream of having a common currency might be far from becoming a reality. There are attempts by the regional blocs in …

Bill Gates World number two billionaire and philanthropist, Bill Gates arrived in Ghana March 25, 2013. The founder of Microsoft blogged on his website that he is in Ghana to “see firsthand why the country’s immunization system is working so …

An Accra Fast Track Court on Monday ordered the State to pay to Mr. Edward Dua Agyeman, former Auditor General, entitlements due him. These include gratuity and pension, in accordance with recommendations of the report on a review of facilities …

Mr. Ameyibor with Nana Oye Lithur The National Pensioners’ Association on Monday reminded active workers to always be conscious of their retirement period. “If you are not tagged as gone too soon, then definitely one day you will go on …

Nana Oye Lithur – Gender Minister Nana Oye Lithur, Minister of Gender, Children and Social Protection, said on Monday that investigations would be conducted into the disbursement of the two per cent common fund paid to Persons with Disability (PWDs).…

The Gender Minister with the ILO Rep in Ghana The International Labour Organisation (ILO) on Monday commended Ghana, under President John Dramani Mahama, for broadening the mandate of the Gender, Children and Social Protection Ministry. The ILO also commended Ghana …

The Greater Accra branch of the Tertiary Educational Institutions Network (TEIN) of the National Democratic Congress, has appealed to teachers to call-off the strike since their action would affect the future of the students writing their final exams. They said …

A grand durbar has been held to mark the 34th anniversary of  Kumasi Wesley Girls’ High School with an appeal for improved infrastructural development in the school. Mrs Esi Oduro Asante, Headmistress of the School, made the appeal in her …

The Ghana Alliance for Clean Cookstoves, had been launched in Accra to support government to achieve its renewable energy policy and climate change programmes. The Alliance is made up of representatives of civil society (CSO), non-governmental organisations (NGOs), financial institutions, …

Government will soon list part of its shares in the GIHOC Distilleries Company Limited on the Ghana Stock Exchange, Haruna Iddrisu, Minister of Trade said on Monday. He said government was also looking for private partners to buy shares in …

The European Union (EU) on Monday presented Information and Communication Technology (ICT) equipment to the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) and the Anti-Human Trafficking Unit (AHTU) of the Criminal Investigation Department of the Ghana Police Service. The items worth GH¢363,000, would …