The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Bank of Ghana (BoG) has noted that the country’s economy has recorded some positive improvements during the third quarter of 2012, coming from a contrasting situation in the first half of the year.…

Kweku Adoboli The Ghanaian financial trader working for Swiss bank UBS in the UK, has been jailed seven years by a court in London. According to the BBC, Kweku Adoboli who was acquitted on four counts, was found guilty on …

Kweku Adoboli The Ghanaian man in the centre of a $2.3 billion fraud at Swiss bank, UBS in the UK, Kweku Adoboli has been found guilty on one count of fraud. According to a BBC news bulletin monitored in Accra …

The International Finance Corporation (IFC) has issued a $1 billion five-year global bond in order to invest in emerging economies, the institution said November 14, 2012. The IFC says the dollar-denominated bond issue is part of its regular programme of …

The Chairman of the Board of Directors of Kwamanman Rural Bank, Mr Joseph Ofori-Amanfo, has pleaded with the shareholders to increase their shareholding to enable it to meet the capital adequacy ratio. He said they needed to pull together to …

Over eight in ten women in Ghana have no access to a safe toilet, which threatens their health and exposes them to shame, fear and even violence, says WaterAid in Ghana, a non-governmental organisation in water, sanitation and hygiene. In …

A poll conducted by the World Economic Forum (WEF) has shown that confidence in the global economy is beginning to build up. According to the Davos-based group, confidence in the state of the world economy firmed up in the fourth …

Mr Victor Smith, the Eastern Regional Minister, has noted with concern that the fight against illegal mining, was not making a headway, because those involved regarded the activity as their means of survival. He said despite massive destruction those activities …

Thieves on Friday night broke into the car of Mr Seyram Tsatsu Yaw Azumah, presiding judge of the Ashaiman Circuit Court at his residence at Afienya in the Ningo-Prampram District. The thieves broke the back screen of the car which …

Dr. Kwabena Duffuor – Finance Minister The Chartered Institute of Bankers (CIB) has commended the Bank of Ghana, its Financial Intelligence Unit and the Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning for working to get Ghana off the blacklist of countries …

Mike Hammah – Minister of Lands and Natural Resources Ghana has concluded discussions with Cameroun for the importation of timber to increase her raw material supply in the timber industry, Mr Mike Hammah, the Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, …

Dr. Afari-Gyan – Chairman of Electoral Commission Dr Kwadwo Afari-Gyan, Chairman of Electoral Commission of Ghana (EC), has said the coming elections could pass off smoothly without any hitch if the rules and procedures were followed by all. He said …

Mr K. Dovlo, Acting Managing Director, Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL), has said prepaid metres could be introduced to customers to help monitor the use of water by the general public. He said the company has set up a committee …