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Ghana To Prioritise Trade Cooperation With Other Countries

  • January 25, 2023

A Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry, Michael Okyere-Baafi, has stressed the need for the country to deliberately prioritise cooperation in the area of trade and investment between it and other countries. This, he said, would attract more Foreign Direct Investments (FDIs) into the country and increase the number of businesses to create employment and […]

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In Zambia, US Treasury Chief Reiterates US Commitment To Global Health

  • January 24, 2023

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is in Zambia to highlight joint efforts to improve global health and meet with President Hakainde Hichilema. A day after her arrival in the country, Yellen inaugurated the newly built, U.S.-funded Zambia National Public Health Institute. The institute was established to help Zambia prevent transmission of deadly diseases like COVID-19, […]

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‘Stay Put’ Despite Optimism – IMF’s Georgieva Urges Monetary Authorities

  • January 24, 2023

The managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has urged the international community to stay realistic about the prospects of an economic recovery. At the World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting in Davos and beyond, a sense of cautious optimism over the global economic future is emerging. Inflation appears to be plateauing, and moderate growth, […]

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Explore Africa Through – Foreign Affairs Minister

  • January 24, 2023

The governments of Ghana and Malta have signed four separate agreements to deepen cooperation between the two countries, improve aquaculture and promote sports and education. The Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, signed the agreement for the 3rd Session of the permanent joint commission for bilateral cooperation between Ghana and Malta, […]

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Kyrylo Tymoshenko: Top Zelensky Aide Announces Resignation

  • January 24, 2023

One of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s key aides has resigned ahead of an expected government reshuffle. Kyrylo Tymoshenko was the president’s deputy head of office and thanked Mr Zelensky for “the opportunity to do good deeds every day and every minute”. He had been implicated in scandals linked to his use of expensive cars – […]

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Erdogan Tells Sweden Not To Expect Nato Bid Support

  • January 24, 2023

Sweden should not expect Turkey to back its Nato membership bid, Turkish president Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday, days after a copy of the Quran was burned in a Stockholm protest. Sweden applied to join Nato after Russia invaded Ukraine – but needs Turkey, already a member, to approve. Kurdish protesters in Sweden hung an effigy of Mr Erdogan […]