The Deputy Head of the Africa Office at the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mr Nikoley Heiberg, has hinted that Denmark will soon wean Ghana off its development support. He, however, said the process towards the change in Denmark’s relationship with Ghana from a development-oriented to an economic-focused co-operation, would take some years to become […]
As part of efforts to consolidate its operations and increase its efficiency, Société Générale (SG), a French multinational banking and financial company on Monday commissioned its new Head Office in Accra. The new ultra-modern Head Office Building would provide customers and the public easy access to the Bank, and would improve on its image, thereby […]
The United Nations annual publication dedicated to assessing its own impact on climate change has revealed that UN Agencies, Funds and Programmes had made progress towards climate neutrality. The report said in 2012, the UN emitted about 1.71 million tonnes of CO2 equivalent greenhouse gas – the same as nearly 86,000 homes in the United […]
An agreement between the government and the International Development Association (IDA) for a $30-million loan and a $10-million grant to finance the Ghana Statistics Development Projectwas approved by Parliament on Thursday. The loan, which has a grace period of 10 years, would have a repayment period of 30 years and a maturity period of 40 […]
The Indian High Commission in Ghana on February 28, 2014, celebrated the Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation (ITEC) day in a colorful reception held at the Indian House in Accra. The event brought together a host of high profile dignitaries within and around the Ghanaian diplomatic circles. In his opening address, H.E Jeeva Sagar, the […]
The German Ambassador to Ghana, Mr. Ruediger John, has lauded the healthy economic relation that exists between Ghana and Germany. He disclosed this in an exclusive interview with the Diplomatic Call team for the Diplomatic Call Television production on February 27, 2014 at the German Embassy in Accra. According to him, Ghana and Germany enjoy […]
Vice President Kwesi Amissah-Arthur on Thursday said Ghana is committed to the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) in a way that enables the Region to make the greatest developmental progress. He explained that recent global developments underline the belief that the agenda for this Century must focus on regional integration. The Vice President […]
The Turkish Kitchenware sector is working to increase its trade investment inflow in Ghana through partnerships with Ghanaian industrialists within the next five years. Currently, Turkish kitchenware exports to Ghana stands at $ 1.06 million. Overall, Turkey’s annual kitchenware exports to the rest of the world stands at $ 4 billion. Mr Murat Akyuz, Chairman […]
The European Union (EU) has supported the Christian Aid and Send-Ghana, both non-governmental organisations, with a grant of 656,180 Euros to implement a project in maternal healthcare in some 30 districts of the Northern, Upper East and Upper West regions. The three-year project is aiming at contributing to the effective delivery of maternal health services […]
Eighteen year-old SefaYakpo, a student of Ghana International School (GIS) has become the VERY FIRST Ghanaian to qualify for the upcoming International Math Olympiad, to be held this July in South Africa. The International Math Olympiad gives a platform to the very brightest young mathematicians from 142 different countries. SefaYakpo will be the very first […]
