The German development bank's private sector lending arm DEG, is expecting its new financing for projects in Ghana to reach $40 million, as the bank identifies new opportunities in climate change, renewable energy and biomass projects for financing in the country.

Non-Bank financial institutions, typically microfinance institutions and savings and loans companies, are taking advantage of the new system to register all collaterals with a specialised registry.

MTN Ghana has rewarded eleven subscribers with a laptop and a modem for being winners in the first week of the 'ifest' month celebration.

The Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) will host the first of the two presidential debates on October 30, 2012 in Tamale.