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US$180m debt: Ghana pays US$10m to Nigeria gas
Add a CommentGovernment has settled part of its debt to the West African Gas Pipeline Company (WAPCo) and Nigeria Gas Association, N-GAs, following the first round of talks with the Nigerian authorities yesterday. The negotiations, Joy News has learnt, will continue as … Read more →
World Bank President visits Ghana
Add a CommentWorld Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim will visit Ghana tomorrow, Friday October 16 to participate in high-level talks and launch a report on poverty in Africa. He will also highlight Ghana’s progress toward ending extreme poverty and commemorate End … Read more →
UN urges Ghana to improve conditions of mental patients
Add a CommentA United Nations Special Rapporteur, Juan Mendez, has urged the government to do more to protect the rights of persons with mental illness, and provide sufficient funds, among other things, to improve their living conditions. He said despite some level … Read more →
You are responsible for your debt – IMF to Ghana
Add a CommentThe International Monetary Fund (IMF) has stated emphatically that Ghanaians are collectively responsible for the country’s growing debt. The Fund said it can only advise and provide support within its programme with Ghana but the country must take responsibility for … Read more →
World Bank cautions Ghana over fiscal overruns
Add a CommentThe World Bank Group has asked government to take bold steps to enhance efficiency in its public expenditure and improve revenue mobilisation. The bank, in its second Africa Pulse report for 2015, said the current economic situation underscored the need … Read more →
IMF spokesperson says Ghana no longer qualifies for HIPC
Add a CommentA couple of weeks ago, there were concerns among some economic analysts that Ghana’s debt portfolio had gone so high, it qualified the country again for the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) Initiative. The Graphic Business (GB), therefore, sought some … Read more →
Global competitiveness report: Ghana falls 8 places
Add a CommentThe country has gone down by eight places in the latest Global Competitiveness report. Ghana went down from 111 to 119, out of 140 countries assessed in the report. The report shows the country’s decline was influenced by some challenges … Read more →
Ghana’s local gold market hijacked by Indians
Add a CommentThe local gold market has been hijacked by Indians which is adversely affecting Ghanaian players in the sub-sector, BUSINESS GUIDE has gathered. In 2014, gold export from Ghana (small-scale sector) to India was about $ 1,925 billion. Owing to the … Read more →
IMF lists Ghana as country eligible to receive HIPC assistance
Add a CommentGhana has made the list of countries that are eligible to receive assistance under the Highly Indebted Poor Country initiative by the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The HIPC Initiative was launched in 1996 by the IMF and World Bank, with … Read more →
33,900 girls under 15 yrs get married in Ghana annually
Add a CommentSchool for Life, (SfL) a non-governmental organisation operating in the country, has indicated that 33,900 girls under 15 years get married annually in Ghana, contrary to the children’s Act of 1998. Mr Abdul-Mumin Ahmed, Communications and Advocacy Officer of SfL … Read more →
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