Ghana would play host to Africa’s first ever Air Expo, bringing together about 200 international exhibitors from the aviation industry across the world. The air expo, which would run from October 12 to October 14, 2016, would be held under the auspices of the Ministry of Transport. It would also be used to send messages […]
The value of trade between Ghana and China reached $ 5.6 billion at the end of 2014, making Ghana the Asian country single biggest trading partner. “Our economic and trade cooperation has achieved gratifying results, trade volume has surged from less than $100 million in 2000 to $5.6 billion in 2014,” Chinese Ambassador, Ms Sun […]
Access Bank Ghana, in line with its social responsibility focus on supporting education, arts & culture in Ghana, has hosted one of Africa’s greatest playwrights and authors, Professor Wole Soyinka. The 1986 Nobel laureate’s visit to Ghana forms part of the bank’s drive to inspire and nurture the youth to cultivate critical thinking and creativity […]
IBM (NYSE:IBM) on Thursday announced the appointment of Angela Kyerematen-Jimoh as IBM Ghana Country General Manager. She succeeds Joe Mensah who served as IBM Ghana Country General Manager for the past five years. Ms Kyerematen-Jimoh would be responsible for all of IBM’s Sales, Marketing, Services and Global Delivery Operations in Ghana. She is a seasoned […]
A Scottish power producing firm, Aggreko plc, has secured a provisional licence from the Energy Commission to develop a power plant at Esiama, in the Ellembelle District. The company has already acquired a 27-acre land at Esiama from the traditional authorities, and had signed a Gas Supply Agreement with the Ghana National Gas Company (GNGC), to […]
The Ministry of local Government in collaboration with the United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) has launched the Local Climate Adaptive Living Facility (LoCAL) project to promote climate change resilience in communities. The project, which would benefit 10 districts in the three Northern Regions, would help provide a mechanism to integrate climate change adaptation into […]
The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the International Cocoa Organisation (ICCO) have repositioned themselves to boost business opportunities in Africa’s cocoa sector, including youth employment and empowering women participation. The two institutions met in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, to strategise for cooperation to foster the transformation of the cocoa industry in Africa. A statement issued and copied […]
The World Bank today announced a total of $550 million in financial support to Ghana. The two types of financing would go into budget support and future external debt financing. In a news release issued Wednesday July 1, 2015, and copied to ghanabusinessnews.com, the Bank says its Board of Executive Directors today approved a $150 […]
The Kingdom of the Netherlands through UNICEF has launched a € 5.9 million Euros project aimed at improving access to sanitation with a focus on urban areas. A statement issued by Monica Arach, External Relations and Fundraising Specialist, UNICEF, and copied to the Ghana News Agency on Wednesday observed that the project is a component […]
The International Police in Germany has intercepted an oil tanker, MT Ceilo Di Milano that was carrying stolen crude from Saltpond Offshore Producing Company Limited (SOPCL). According to a correspondence between Addo Atuah & Company, Solicitors of SOPCL, and the Director-General of the Criminal Investigations Department of Ghana, General Shipping & Trading Services Ltd, acting […]
