Ghana and the State of Israel have renewed commitments to the fight against climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution. To that end, Tuesday, the two countries signed a “Joint Declaration of Intent on Cooperation,” to work to prevent the impact of the climate crisis and protect the environment. The pact was signed between the Ministry […]
African leaders, including South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, are heading to St. Petersburg this week for the second Russia-Africa Summit, as an isolated Moscow looks to shore up its influence in a key region. Analysts told VOA that high on the agenda will be President Vladimir Putin’s nixing of an arrangement that allowed Ukrainian grain […]
The leader of the Israel Economic and Trade Mission to Ghana, Mr Yaniv Tessel, has said Israeli companies are ready to foster stronger ties and create opportunities for Ghanaian businesses for accelerated economic growth and development. He said the business interactions between the two nations could catalyse economic growth for their mutual benefit. “Israel companies […]
This week as Beijing suddenly announced that China’s foreign minister Qin Gang had been removed after just seven months in the job, his predecessor and now replacement, seasoned diplomat Wang Yi, was on a tour of some of Africa’s key economies. Wang participated in BRICS summit-related meetings in South Africa, infrastructure talks in Kenya, and pledges […]
Ghana and Israel have agreed to deepen cooperation in the areas of agriculture, education, health and cyber security, and also support each other’s candidature for positions in international organisations. Both countries have realised the potential and the need to deepen cooperation in those areas and identify new areas for collaboration. The agreement was made during […]
After a decade of GDP growth average of about 5%, economic activity stagnated at 0.5% in 2016 in West Africa, mainly due to falling oil prices, before picking up again to 2.5% in 2017, and 3.4% and 3.7% respectively in 2018 and 2019. However, West Africa also faces major challenges, with rapid population growth, high […]
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has said that Ghana will deepen collaboration with Qatar for the mutual benefit of the two countries. The President said bilateral cooperation would centre on two-pronged sectors — economic and politics. He recalled the warm reception he always received as President of Ghana on his visit to the Kingdom and […]
The Korea government has donated Information Technology (IT) equipment to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration towards the 2023 UN Peacekeeping Ministerial Conference scheduled to take place in the country in December this year. The equipment, which were received at the ministry in Accra yesterday, comprised 20 laptops, 20 printers and headphones. It […]
A Director at Enterprise Singapore (EnterpriseSG), Rahul Ghosh, has called for a strong collaboration between Singapore and Africa to establish global firms for mutual benefits. The collaboration should precede the creation of a robust environment that will thrive on strong commitment to accelerate economic growth but resilient enough to birth international firms to serve both […]
The International Monetary Fund on Tuesday raised its 2023 global growth estimates slightly given resilient economic activity in the first quarter, but warned that persistent challenges were dampening the medium-term outlook. The IMF in its latest World Economic Outlook said inflation was coming down and acute stress in the banking sector had receded, but the […]
