Mr. Naoto Nikai, outgoing Japanese Ambassador, on Tuesday paid a courtesy call on Vice President Paa Kwesi Amissah-Arthur at his office to bid farewell after two year duty-tour of the country. The visit by Mr. Nikai to the Flagstaff House was also aimed at strengthening bilateral relations. He said Japan would continue to deepen diplomatic […]
Ghana is in discussions with the Turkish Authorities for a free trade agreement to ensure unimpeded access to each others’ market. Dr. John-Hawkins Asiedu, Minister Counsellor and Commercial at Ghana Embassy in Turkey, said while some of the agreement would be immediate; others would be from five to 10 years. Already, Ghana Standard Authority and […]
President John Dramani, on Friday August 29, 2014, received letters of credence from three envoys who are beginning their duty tour of the country for the next few years. They are Mr. Dimitry Y. Suslov, Russian Ambassador to Ghana, Mr Babikir Elsiddig Mohamed Elamin, Sudanese Ambassador and Madam Dan Nana Aicha Dan Ladi, Nigerien Ambassador […]
Merck Sharp & Dohme (MSD), a US pharmaceutical company and one of the largest pharmaceutical companies in the world, has introduced Singulair®, a drug that treats asthma and allergic rhinitis in children and adults. In a bid to drive access to its medicines globally, MSD launched its leukotriene receptor antagonist, Singulair® (MSD brand of Montelukast […]
Ghana Export Promotion Authority (GEPA) says individual companies in Turkey have shown interest in buying honey from Ghana, but the volumes cannot be met now. Mr. Stephen Normeshie, General Manager, GEPA said the Authority would organise the honey producers to train them on group marketing, to enable them to meet the demands of these companies. […]
The Chinese Consular in charge of Economic Activities in Ghana, Mr Ji Jiang, has asked Ghanaian businesses to partner Chinese organisations to boost trade operations between the two countries. He said trade between the two countries would swell up if businesses in Ghana collaborated with Chinese companies, since most Chinese companies desired to invest in […]
The Dutch Center for the Promotion of Imports (CBI), an agency of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of The Netherlands, in collaboration with the Ghana Export Promotion Authority (GEPA), has started an integrated Regional Programme to support exporters in the fruit and vegetable sector. The programme, which is being implemented in Ghana, Benin, Mali and […]
SAP, a German-based enterprise software provider, plans to invest US$500 million in its operations throughout the continent. The investment is to enable the company to profit from Africa’s promising growth, which currently stands at double digits on annual basis. The company’s investment plans for the continent were announced earlier this week and it comes on […]
Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM), United Kingdom (UK) has agreed to partner the Ghana Society of the Physically Disabled to provide expertise in the production and sale of chalk in the country. Expertise to be provided by CIM UK include the provision of laminated boxes which would be used in packaging large quantity of chalk […]
The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) in collaboration with Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) are exploring ways of implementing the Sustainable Land and Water Management (SLWM) project in Upper East Region. This came to light when a Senior Water Resources Officer of FAO in charge of the Regional Office for Africa, Mr. Ruhiza Jean Boroto and […]
