Ghana earned 800 million Euros through the export of commodities, including oil, gas, cocoa, bananas and fish to France last year 2012 while France’s imports to Ghana stood at 600 million Euros. That, according to the Head of Economic Department at the French Embassy in Ghana, Mr Dominique Pantz, gave Ghana a trade surplus of […]
Ghana earned 800 million Euros through the export of commodities, including oil, gas, cocoa, bananas and fish to France last year while France’s imports to Ghana stood at 600 million Euros. That, according to the Head of Economic Department at the French Embassy in Ghana, Mr Dominique Pantz, gave Ghana a trade surplus of 200 […]
Trade financing in Africa received a major boost when the African Development Bank (AfDB) approved on Tuesday, May 22, a $100 million unfunded Risk Participation Agreement (RPA) between it and Commerzbank AG. The two insitutions will share the default risk on a portfolio of qualifying trade transactions originated by issuing banks in Africa and confirmed […]
Mr Patrick Lucas, Vice President of MEDEF International, a French Business Confederation, has said French companies operating in the country were committed to contribute to achieving the country’s long term development objectives. “We have the technological expertise, capacity and strong will to lead, integrate and take part together with local and international partners in the […]
Former President John Agyekum Kufuor, today left Accra to participate in the 50 Anniversary of the Organisation of African Union (OAU) and 10 years of its transformation into African Union (AU), in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. A statement signed by Mr Frank Agyekum, Spokesperson and Special Aide of former President Kufuor, and copied to the GNA […]
An exhibition of art and craft has opened in Accra to mark the 50th anniversary celebration of the death of Dr W.E.B Du Bois. The three-day event is being organised under the auspices of the Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Creative Art and the National Commission on Culture to promote Pan-Africanism. In a tribute to […]
Ghana and Botswana have made commitments to promote trade between the two countries to enhance intra-African trade”. To this end, a five-member committee drawn from the Ministry of Trade and Industry (MOTI) and Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MOFA) has been tasked to liaise with their Botswana counterparts to promote bilateral cooperation between the two […]
…Citi Group, Barclays confirmed as lead managers The $1 billion Eurobond Ghana plans to issue in July 2014 is set for possible approval by the country’s lawmakers after further scrutinies are done. This was after Cabinet approved of the move, the Finance Ministry announced May 23, 2013 in a statement. According to the statement, Cabinet […]
Amnesty International has called on government to institute measures to guarantee continuous improvement in its human rights record. It said, although Ghana’s human rights situation was improving steadily compared to most countries in Africa there was still much to be done. Mr Lawrence Amesu, Director of Amnesty International Ghana, made the call in a presentation […]
The Minority in Parliament on Thursday expressed concern on certain “illegalities” inherent in the three-billion dollar Chinese loan agreement, urging a critical review of the process to enable the country maximise the benefits of the facility. They held that the present agreement, apart from those illegalities, was fraught with unfavourable terms and conditions for Ghana […]
