Ghana and Germany have signed two financial co-operation agreements, to support the implementation of the national budget, and provide long-term finance for agricultural activities. The two agreements, under International Development Association (IDA) concessional terms, and worth 40.1 million Euros, were signed on Wednesday by the Minister of Finance, Mr Seth Terkper and Mrs Birte Schorlemmer, […]
South Africa Airways (SAA) has safely landed its maiden non-stop flight from Accra to Washington DC to the admiration of its passengers, Arline Officials and the aviation staff. The flight carrying about 160 passengers which left the Kotoka International Airport (KIA) in Accra on the night of Sunday August 2, safely touched ground at the […]
The outgoing French Ambassador to Ghana, Mr Frédéric Clavier, has described Ghana as a beacon of democracy on the African continent and urged all Ghanaians to continue to uphold the tenets of social equality. He has also eulogised Parliament and the Speaker, Mr Edward Doe Adjaho, for strengthening the unity in the country in spite […]
Seven metropolitan, municipal and district assemblies (MMDAs) in the Northern Region, have signed a GH₵ 3.48 million pact with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to improve livelihood and nutrition status among vulnerable households. The agreement reached between the USAID’s Resiliency in Northern Ghana Project (RING), would pave way for the assemblies to […]
Mrs Dzifa Attivor, the Transport Minister has praised the Pan African vision of Ghana’s first President Dr Kwame Nkrumah, saying his foresight is yielding positive results on the continent. Mrs Attivor was addressing a reception held at Ghana Embassy in the United States (US) to celebrate the successful and safe landing of the first direct […]
Mr Santiago Herrera, outgoing Lead Economist for Ghana at the World Bank Group, has suggested an increase in the productivity of the public sector if the country is to achieve macro-economic stability and growth. Speaking to journalists in Accra on Monday, Mr Herrera raised the issue of public productivity – the second of two thematic […]
Ghana will soon know whether it qualifies for the release of the second tranche of funds under the IMF program it has entered into. Some 114 million dollars is expected to be released to Ghana by the Bretton Wood Institution after a review of the country’s economic performance this month. The Executive Board of the […]
South African Airways (SAA) has launched a new direct flight from Accra to Washington DC beginning August 3, 2015. The flights from Accra to Washington DC will be offered four times a week on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. The Washington-Accra flight will be the only nonstop flight between Washington D.C. and Ghana. Mrs. Dzifa […]
The World Bank’s Board of Directors today approved a record investment of $700 million in guarantees for Ghana’s Sankofa Gas Project – a transformational project that will help address the country’s serious energy shortages by developing new sources of clean and affordable natural gas for domestic power generation. The Board approved a unique combination of […]
Ghana has taken the appropriate steps to ensure that the requisite institutions are established to coordinate and prosecute an anti-human trafficking agenda. Nana Oye Lithur, Minister of Gender, Children and Social Protection told the Ghana News Agency in an interview on the day to mark the 2015 World Day Against Human Trafficking. Nana Oye Lithur […]
