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Finland Is Most Innovative Country In The World

  • August 31, 2015

Finland has emerged as the most innovative country in the world, with Switzerland coming a close second, the World Economic Forum’s annual ‘Global Competitiveness Report 2014-2015’ says. The report copied to the Ghana News Agency evaluates 144 of the world’s economies on various measures of innovation including the quality of scientific research institutions and spending […]

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Kaberuka Walks Out Of AfDB Today, After 10 Years

  • August 31, 2015

Donald Kaberuka’s term as President of the African Development Bank, (AfDB) ends today, August 31, 2015 and as he walks out of the doors of his Abidjan office, he would become known as a Former President. His tenure ends after what staff of the multilateral organization describe as the most successful 10 years in the […]

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ECOWAS To Use Brown Card By January 1, 2016

  • August 28, 2015

The General Secretary of the Ghana Bureau of Ecowas Brown Card Insurance Scheme, Mr Gabriel Glover, has said the deadline for all Ecowas member countries to start using the new secure brown card is January 1, 2016. Mr Glover said this during a training programme held for stakeholders on the new Ecowas Brown Card on […]

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Stakeholders Discuss New UN Convention On Goods Carriage

  • August 28, 2015

A day’s consultative forum to discuss Ghana’s adoption of a new United Nations convention on contract for international carriage of goods dubbed “the Rotterdam Rules” fully or partially by sea was on Wednesday held in Accra. The purpose of the Rotterdam Rules is to replace the Hague Rules, Hague Visby Rules, and the Hamburg Rules, […]

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Ghana, Mozambique Hold Technical Meeting

  • August 27, 2015

A two-day joint technical meeting between Ghana and Mozambique to deliberate on political, economic, social and cultural issues is underway in Accra. The meeting would also afford the two countries the opportunity to deepen cooperation and build the right synergies in those areas. Mr Christian Leslie, Chief Director at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and […]

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Ghana, US Bilateral Trade Close To $1.5b In 2014

  • August 26, 2015

Trade between Ghana and the US has been growing steadily in the last decade. Trade between the two countries in goods was close to $1.5 billion in 2014, representing 220 per cent higher than in 2004, according to a GNA report citing Mr Arun M. Kumar, Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Global Markets of the […]

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Ghana And Mauritius Waive Visa Requirements

  • August 25, 2015

Ghana and Mauritius have agreed to waive visa requirements for holders of each other’s national passports. The agreement follows the signing of an agreement on mutual visa waiver exemption in Port Louis on Monday as part of the itinerary of President John Mahama’s three day state visit to that country. The accord allows all Ghanaians, […]