Ghana’s longstanding challenges can only be resolved through ambitious and sustained reforms in key policy areas, going beyond the central government to encompass the broader public sector, the IMF mission to Ghana have said. Speaking at a press conference at the end of a two-week visit to Ghana, the IMF Mission Chief Annalisa Fedelino said […]
Botswana financial services group Letshego Holdings Limited has acquired afb Ghana Plc after it had met all regulatory requirements and received approval from the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Bank of Ghana. The acquisition of afb adds to Letshego’s expansion in West Africa after it took over FBN Microfinance Bank in 2015. afb Ghana […]
Mr. Robert Jackson, the United States (US) Ambassador, has urged Peace Corps Volunteers to go the extra mile to aid communities where they are working to become more productive. The expectation was that as ‘change agents’ they would build strong relationships and assist the people to accept new ideas and new ways of doing things […]
The Australian High Commission in Ghana hosted an event to launch 24 development projects receiving funding under the 2016-17 round of its Direct Aid Programme (DAP), a statement copied to the Ghana News Agency has indicated. The statement said the event, held at the residence of the Australian High Commissioner in Accra, doubled as a […]
Ghana and the Czech Republic have signed a double taxation agreement to eliminate the incidence where income from both countries are taxed twice. The Minister for Finance, Ken Ofori Atta, and the Czech Ambassador to Ghana, Margita Fuschova, respectively signed on behalf of their respective countries. A statement from the Public Relations Unit of the […]
With intensified media pressure on the Ghanaian government to clampdown on illegal mining, a diplomatic showdown between Ghana and the world’s second largest economy looks all but set to happen. The Chinese embassy in Ghana has in a strongly worded letter to the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources, warned of dire consequences if the […]
The Italian Embassy has announced that Ghanaian graduate students can now apply for its Invest Your Talent in Italy scholarships. Invest Your Talent in Italy is a Programme sponsored by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation in partnership with ITA – Italian Trade Agency and Uni – Italia, with the support of […]
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Tuesday urged the British Airways to upgrade the quality of their services on the Accra-London-Accra route, as the airline prepared to commemorate 80 years of flying into Ghana. He said that there had been complaints about the quality of the planes on the route, the inconvenience of the terminal […]
Africa’s largest Aviation Group, Ethiopian Airlines, will inaugurate three more wide body hangars during the International Civil Aviation Organization Symposium which Ethiopia is hosting from 11-13 April, 2017. A statement issued in Accra by Mrs Hanna Atnafu, Manager Corporate Communications, Ethiopian Airlines, said the facility is equipped with the State of the Art tele-platforms and […]
A European Union funded project dubbed, “Ensure Greater Environmental Sustainability and Social Equity in Ghana’s Fishery Sector, has been launched to help promote food security and improved livelihoods in the sector. The project would also help in reducing illegal fishing activities and promote participatory co-management of fisheries. The Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF), a UK based […]
