The United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) says it has achieved the Millennium Development Goals (MDG 6). “The AIDS targets of MDG 6—halting and reversing the spread of HIV—have been achieved and exceeded,” a new joint UNAIDS report says. According to the report, new HIV infections have fallen by 35 per cent and AIDS-related deaths […]
The French Ambassador to Ghana, Mr Frederic Clavier, is advocating the strengthening of ties between Ghana and France in the domain of local government administration. This, he hopes, will become the next line of greater co-operation between the two countries for their mutual benefit. Speaking in an interview with the Daily Graphic on his last […]
Mr. Min Zhu, the Deputy Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) says partnership, commitment and flexibility would be key in moving further on the path of sustainable and inclusive growth. Speaking at a United Nations (UN) Conference on Financing for Development, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Mr Min, said the world had changed since […]
A report by the World Health Organisation (WHO) says governments need to step up tax action to curb the tobacco epidemic. According to the WHO’s report on the Global Tobacco Epidemic-2015, too few governments levy appropriate levels of tax on cigarettes and other tobacco products; they therefore, miss out on a proven, low-cost measure to […]
China has become the largest supplier of imports to Ghana. According to a GNA report citing statistics from the Ministry of Trade, China has supplied 18.3 per cent of Ghana’s imports worth over $2 billion in 2013. Ghana imports food, live animals, beverages and tobacco; Crude materials except food/fuel, minerals, vegetable oil, fat, wax, chemical […]
A report on Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs), has revealed that many countries are increasingly taking ownership of NTD programmes and are pursuing innovative approaches to combat these devastating diseases. While these new methods have produced substantial progress, a further scale-up is necessary to reach the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) 2020 targets, the report said. The […]
Mr. Henry Kerali has been appointed the new World Bank Country Director for Ghana, Liberia and Sierra Leone, effective July 1, 2015, a statement from the World Bank said Wednesday. Under this new dispensation, his top three priorities will be to work closely with the three partner countries to provide innovative products and services that […]
Dr Ekwow Spio-Garbrah, Minister of Trade and Industry has called on China to invest into priority areas especially the agro-processing and light manufacturing sectors, to boost the growth of the Ghanaian economy. “We want investors to take advantage of the numerous raw materials we have around us. We need to improve and strengthen our food […]
The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has signed a $1.2 million grant agreement with Ghana to sponsor 10 young government officials to pursue Master’s degree programmes in Japanese universities. A statement issued by JICA, and copied to the GNA, said the scholarships were meant for the development of Ghana’s human resource and were targeted at […]
The World Bank Groups Board of Executive Directors, Wednesday, approved US$150 million budget support for Ghana. The credit from the International Development Association (IDA) supports the First Macroeconomic Stability for Competitiveness and Growth Development Policy Financing (DPF), the first of three development policy financing operations aimed at helping the Government of Ghana to stabilize its […]
