Vice President Paa Kwesi Amissah-Arthur on Tuesday appealed to the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Task Force on monetary co-operation, to work assiduously to achieve their 2020 convergence point. He said the achievement of a common currency for the sub-region was crucial for inter and intra-trade among member-countries, to increase the production of […]
Nine public universities in Ghana and 25 French universities signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) recently in France to co-operate in research studies in various fields, as well as exchange their findings. In addition, students from Ghanaian universities and their French counterparts would have the opportunity to engage in studies and visits aimed at increasing […]
President John Mahama has paid glowing tribute to Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka for his phenomenal work as a writer and an activist. At a high-profile launch of the book “The Crucible of the Ages” at the State Banquet Hall Tuesday, July 8, 2014, President Mahama said Prof. Soyinka has over the years demonstrated “intellectual […]
Emirates Airlines has announced it would begin double daily A380 services to Mauritius from December 1, 2014. This second A380, which would operate as flight EK 703/704, replaces the existing Boeing 777 operation and increases Emirates’ capacity on the route by 19 per cent, further meeting the demand on the route and demonstrating the growth […]
Gabon has become the seventh African country to sign the Multilateral Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax Matters since the Convention was opened for signature to all countries in June 2011. With 66 signatories, the Multilateral Convention is the most powerful international instrument available to fight international tax avoidance and evasion, according to the […]
Rwandan President, Paul Kagame, arrived in Ghana on Tuesday ahead of the two-day ECOWAS Summit to be hosted by President John Dramani Mahama from July 10 to 11. President Kagame and his entourage were met on arrival at the Airport by the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Mr Kwasi Quartey. He is […]
The United Nations (UN) has said millions of people’s lives have improved due to concerted global, regional, national and local efforts to achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). The UN explained that the level of poverty globally had reduced because many of the MDGs targets had been met and this had led to increase in […]
Ghana’s good democratic governance, vibrant judiciary and friendly investor laws, make her a good destination for investment, Mrs Claudia Quintero, Colombia Ambassador in Ghana has said. Speaking in an interview with the Ghana News Agency on the sideline of the launch of the Plan Ghana Junior Ambassador’s Project, Mrs Quintero said both countries have a […]
President John Dramani Mahama, the Chairman of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States, (ECOWAS), will host leaders of the sub-region at a two-day summit in Accra on July 10 and July 11, 2014. The mid-year Summit of ECOWAS will consider a report on the community’s […]
The United States (US) and Ghana will soon conclude negotiations for a second Millennium Challenge Compact worth $500 million for projects in the energy sector. The US Ambassador to Ghana, Mr Gene A. Cretz, who announced this during a reception at his residence in Accra to mark the country’s 238th independence, said: “We have been […]
