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Ghana Gets New World Bank Country Director

  • July 9, 2015

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 […]

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Ghana Woos China To Invest In Manufacturing Sector

  • July 9, 2015

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 […]

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Japan Offers Scholarships To Young Government Officials

  • July 9, 2015

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 […]

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Ghana’s Economy To Get Major Boost

  • July 9, 2015

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 […]

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US Volunteers Join National Sanitation Day Exercise

  • July 8, 2015

The Coordinator for the American Youth Leadership Program (AYLP), Ms Kim Reaman of the University of Wyoming has lauded the National Sanitation Day (NSD) exercise introduced by the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development. She said, with many hands, the work is lighter and it goes quicker and easier and it’s always fun when […]

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Italian Embassy Donates Medical Equipment To Korle-Bu

  • July 8, 2015

The Italian Embassy on Tuesday donated medical equipment to the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital to help in the treatment of victims who survived the June 3 fire explosion at the GOIL fuel station in Accra. The equipment, valued at $30,000.00, include a blood bank fridge, spine boards, medical suits for surgery, emergency kits, safety boots, gloves, […]

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ECOWAS Court Judges Calls For Reforms

  • July 8, 2015

Judges of the ECOWAS Community Court of Justice have called for the amendment of the Court’s Rules of Procedure to take cognizance of its expanded mandate relating to the protection of the human rights of community citizens. “The existing rules were developed for the period when the court served as an inter-state court and could […]

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Japan Supports UNHCR Operations In Ghana

  • July 7, 2015

The Government of Japan has donated $ 300,000 to support the United Nations Refugee Agency’s (UNHCR) operations in Ghana. A statement by Ms Patience Folley, the UNHCR’s Assistant Public Information Officer, and copied to the Ghana News Agency, said the money would enable the UNHCR to provide international protection and humanitarian assistance to 9,800 Ivorian […]