Kumasi -His Excellency President John Dramani Mahama has donated 13 four-wheel drives to the Regional, National and the Chieftaincy Secretariat in the country.

The Electoral Commission has scheduled a meeting with the Inter-Party Advisory Committee for Friday, July 18, 2004. Topics on the agenda include the limited revision of the Voters Register from July 25 to August 3, 2014, the report on the inspection of political party offices, and proposals for reforms submitted by the political parties and civil society.

He may not have been able to deliver the World Cup to Argentina but Lionel Messi topped the google search results for forwards during the just-concluded event in Brazil along with Portuguese star Cristiano Ronaldo. "Portuguese star Christiano Ronaldo and ...

Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) president, Aminu Maigari and his executive committee have been reinstated in office which means FIFA is set to lift the ban on the country.

Accra -GHANA'S Finance Minister, Seth Terkper, said the ongoing pilot audit into the payroll system could save the country up to US$120 million government was losing to ghost staff.

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The Guaranty Trust Bank group has been adjudged the ‘Best Bank in Africa’ at the just-ended 2014 Euromoney Awards that took place at the Natural History Museum in London, UK, on Thursday, July 10, 2014. This recognition makes GTBank the first Nigerian bank group to win the award. Similarly, Guaranty Trust Bank Plc -- parent company of Guaranty Trust Bank (Ghana) Limited -- was awarded as ‘Best Bank in Nigeria’ during the same ceremony. The awards recognise institutions that have demonstrated

The West Africa Emerging Markets Growth Fund (WAEMGF) has announced a US$5million investment in Leasafric Ghana Limited (“Leasafric”), a specialist non-bank financial institution that primarily provides finance and operating lease solutions to SMEs and leading corporates in Ghana. Set up in 1994, the company has established itself as a solid financial services provider offering innovative asset financing solutions to Ghanaian businesses. This investment comes at a crucial time to shore-up the

The sliding cedi raises the risk of banks incurring higher non-performing loans due to the potential for default among borrowers exposed to exchange rate volatilities, says Simon Dornoo, Managing Director of GCB Bank and president of the Ghana Association of Bankers (GAB). The local currency is down 27 percent against the dollar this year, and its slide has largely defied the extraordinary efforts of the Bank of Ghana (BoG) to stem the decline. The cedi now trades at an official average rate of 3.03

Kiev: World leaders demanded an international investigation into the shooting down of a Malaysian airliner over eastern Ukraine in which all 298 people on board were killed, a tragedy that could further heighten tensions between Russia and the West.

SAN FRANCISCO: Google on Thursday reported that its quarterly profit rose with a jump in revenue and released word that its chief business officer was leaving the company. High-profile executive Nikesh Aurora took a moment on the earnings call to thank ...

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The Ghana Shippers Authority together with the Borderless Alliance have held a one-day stakeholder engagement workshop, in Kumasi, with haulage transport operators and other stakeholders in transit trade operations to discuss challenges confronting the transit trade sector. Prominent among the issues discussed were the effects of implementing the new axle-load regime in Ghana, which became operational on January 1, 2014; and road governance information on checkpoints, illegal payment and delays on

DAKAR/ABIDJAN (Reuters) - An armed Islamist group formed by al Qaeda commander Mokhtar Belmokhtar claimed responsibility on Thursday for a suicide bombing this week that killed a French soldier in northern Mali.

TUNIS (Reuters) - At least 14 Tunisian soldiers were killed when dozens of gunmen with rocket-propelled grenades attacked two checkpoints in the remote Chaambi mountains, one of the deadliest militant strikes on the north African country's armed forces.

TRIPOLI (Reuters) - A Libyan militia battling a rival armed group over control of the country's biggest airport is ready for a peaceful solution after five days of heavy fighting, a spokesman said on Thursday, hours after shells hit the terminal building.

As much as GH¢414 million could be saved by government through the deployment of the Electronic Salary Payment Vouchers (ESPV) to rid the public sector payroll of illusory workers, otherwise known as ‘ghost names’. Seth Terkper, the Finance Minister, during a mid-year budget review submitted to Parliament said success in the pilot phase of the ESPV in the Greater Accra Region portends that GH¢414million could be saved per annum. The ESPV system provides online access to heads of management

Businesses in the country are facing tough conditions which are threatening to erode margins gained in previous years. From costly utilities, rising fuel prices, a stubborn running inflation, an unbearable tax burden, and a fast depreciating currency, many companies are facing shutdowns -- but the Ghana Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) is asking them to hold on a little longer. “We are aware about the challenges, and that’s where businesses must ensure they position themselves and keep

Germany's World Cup winning coach Joachim Loew has been sponsoring poor children in Ghana for several years as he is and wife have been unable to have any kids after 25 years of marriage.