African economies are well positioned to benefit from rapidly accelerating technological change if they can harness the current open landscape for innovation.
East Africa is already a global leader...
Government’s attempts to modernise agriculture in the country could have “disastrous consequences” for the sector and consumers, the General Agricultural Workers’ Union (GAWU) has warned. It...
If the United States fails to take decisive measures to combat climate change, it will become a poorer country facing more dramatic inequality, according to a study. The poorest third of US counties...
A Chinese think tank delegation on Sunday paid a visit to Kimberly farm in Iowa State, whose name became popular among Chinese people after hosting the then Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping in 2012,...
French President Emmanuel Macron hosts Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Monday in their first meeting since he came to office with differences on Ukraine and Syria in full view. After playing...
The Ghana Export Promotion Authority (GEPA) is targeting $4 billion in non-traditional export (NTEs) earnings for 2017. The target represents a big leap from the $2.463 billion recorded in 2016....
THE Ghana Export Promotion Authority (GEPA) has set up a desk to provide comprehensive support for the production and export of cashew nuts. The Deputy Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the GEPA, Mr...
Ghana’s non-traditional export earnings fell 2. 3 per cent to 2.463 billion dollars in 2016 compared with 2.522 billion dollars in 2015. Mr Eric Twum, Deputy Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana...
Galamsey: An enemy of Ghana’s arable lands and water bodies Galamsey as it is called in Ghana has resulted in serious degradation of vegetation, lands and pollute major water bodies in recent years...
Trading on the proposed Ghana Commodity Exchange (GCX) Market, which is aimed at providing a ready market for grains and cereal producers, is expected to commence this year, following government’s...
US President Donald Trump has said that trade negotiations with China will be "very difficult" when he meets President Xi Jinping in Mar-a-Lago, Florida, on Thursday. Trade will be one of two key...
After taking the domestic biscuit market by storm, Olam’s Nutrifoods Biscuit company is headed for the gaping West African export market following the completion of major expansion works and launch...
President Donald Trump will on Friday launch an investigation to root out unfair trade practices around the world, threatening to target countries that contribute to America's substantial trade...
US President Donald Trump is launching a campaign to pinpoint nations and goods responsible for his country's huge trade deficit. It's a protectionist warning shot directed at trade partners like...
President Donald Trump will sign a pair of orders today directing his administration to pinpoint countries that are 'cheating' on trade and engaging unfair practices like currency manipulation. The...
President Donald Trump will order staff Friday to pinpoint countries and goods responsible for America's nearly $50 billion trade deficit, in a protectionist warning shot to trade partners like...
The construction of the 116km Bolgatanga-Bawku-Pulmakom road, has commenced in the Upper East Region with about 6km of the road undergoing asphalting. The cost of the project is estimated to be over...
President of the Ghana Association of Bankers (GAB) and Chief Executive Officer of Stanbic Bank, Alhassan Andani, says the real impact of the recent tax cuts by government would be felt only if it...
The Upper East Regional Minister, Mr Rockson Ayine Bukari has pledged to work closely with traditional,religious leaders and non-governmental organisations, to abolish negative cultural practices...
The Private Enterprise Foundation (PEF) has declared its readiness to partner the Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MOFA) in the implementation of the recently announced “Planting for Food and...
