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World Bank gives $200m to Ghana, others to boost power supply

April 30, 2019 The Board of the World Bank Group has approved the Regional Off-Grid Electrification Project (ROGEP) for Ghana and 18 other countries to increase electricity access of households. The...

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April 30, 2019 / Comments (0)

ACFTA must not be business as usual – President Kagame charges as he opens Africa CEO Forum

March 27, 2019 President of Rwanda Paul Kagame has urged the private sector and governments of the continent not to treat the Africa Continental Free Trade Area (ACFTA) as business as usual, as it holds...

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March 27, 2019 / Comments (0)

Africa Investment Forum: Partners reaffirm commitment to close Africa’s infrastructure gap

March 27, 2019 Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire, 25 March 2019 – The African Development Bank, heads of 34 leading financial institutions covering Africa and other partners of the Africa Investment Forum...

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Cashew industry experts meet in Accra to promote production in Africa

March 26, 2019 Eighty-five experts in the cashew industry from nine African countries have converged on Peduase in the Eastern Region to discuss ways to promote cashew production in Africa and enhance its...

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March 26, 2019 / Comments (0)

EU grants Ghana €40 million under Economic Partnership Agreement

March 4, 2019 The government has signed a €40-million budget support agreement with the European Union (EU). The grant is to support the country’s national development framework, which focuses on...

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March 4, 2019 / Comments (0)

Electronic payment for public services starts July — Vice President

February 13, 2019 Payment for services in the public sector will be digitised from July this year to ensure cashless government business, the Vice-President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has announced. The move, he...

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February 13, 2019 / Comments (0)

Third German-African Business Summit takes place in Accra

February 12, 2019 Over 500 German and sub-Saharan African high-ranking business executives and government representatives have arrived in Ghana for the third German-African Business Summit (GABS). The...

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February 12, 2019 / Comments (0)

Boost for farmers – President launches commodity platform

November 7, 2018 President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo yesterday rang the bell to launch the Ghana Commodity Exchange (GCE), a platform for buying and selling agricultural commodities in the country. The...

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November 7, 2018 / Comments (0)

Ghana re-elected onto ITU Council

November 6, 2018 Ghana has retained its seat on the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) Council. Ghana placed sixth out of the 13 countries elected for the ITU Council for Region D, Africa. The...

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November 6, 2018 / Comments (0)

Ghana to market clear prospects in its oil industry at Africa Oil Week

November 6, 2018 Managers of the country’s upstream oil and gas sector are set to make a strong case for Ghana at the ongoing Africa Oil Week (AOW) in Cape Town, South Africa few weeks after the launch of...

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