Trump To Visit UK In July
US President Donald Trump is to visit the UK on Friday 13 July, after previously cancelling a trip amid claims he would face mass protests. It will not be the full-blown state visit Mr Trump was...
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Investment Opportunities Forum Comes Off Tomorrow
The next outdoor event of the month long Citi Business Festival, which is the Investment Opportunities Forum, will be held tomorrow at the Alisa hotel in Accra at 9am. The event is in partnership...
Putin Hosts Modi At Russia’s Economic Showcase
Russian President Vladimir Putin hosts Indian premier Narendra Modi on Thursday on the sidelines of the Kremlin's annual economic forum, as Moscow looks to burnish a fragile recovery despite tensions...
Africa Eco Summit Eclipsed By S.Africa Political Row
Africa's flagship business and political summit being held in Durban this week has been overshadowed by a bitter fight exposing deep divisions at the heart of South Africa's ruling ANC. The African...
Africa’s CEOs Confident of Growth – PwC
Notwithstanding the current economic and socio-political uncertainty, numerous companies in Africa are still positive about the growth potential of the continent. PwC research across the continent...
Nana Addo Takes Over From Mahama As Co-Chair of UN Group
As co-chair of SDG Advocates, President Akufo-Addo will work to promote the United Nations’ agenda of global sustainable development. United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres has...
Nana Addo Takes Over From Mahama As Co-Chair of UN Group
As co-chair of SDG Advocates, President Akufo-Addo will work to promote the United Nations’ agenda of global sustainable development. United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres has...
Bawumia Speaks At 5th Economic Outlook and Business Strategy Conference
Mr. Chairman, Our Deputy Governor from the Bank of Ghana, Dr Johnson Asiamah, Deputy Minister-designate George Andah, My good friend Kojo Asomani of ABN, Nana Osei Bonsu of PEF Members of the...
The Africa CEO Forum Needs Rethinking
I am still straggling to hypothesize a reason that might have informed the decision to host the Africa CEOs forum in Geneva–Switzerland. On the 20th and 21st of March, 2017, over one thousand...
Muhammadu Buhari’s ‘inconclusive’ Medical Vacation
It was Ayodele Fayose, the Governor of Ekiti State, who first said everything under the Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari was becoming inconclusive. That outburst - and Fayose has quite a litany of...
Eminent Council Aims To Eradicate Malaria
End Malaria Council, a group of international influential public and private sector leaders has launched a malaria eradication programme at Davos, Switzerland. The Council is co-chaired by Mr Bill...
Australia and New Zealand To Pursue ‘TPP 12 Minus One’
Australia and New Zealand say they are hopeful of pressing ahead with the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal, despite America's formal withdrawal. The US-led 12-nation agreement was set to cover...
Story On New Appointment False!
Tweets by the former president reveal that stories circulating on various media platforms on Mahama’s UN appointment is actually not true. Former President John Dramani Mahama has refuted claims...
‘I’ve No New UN Appointment’ – Mahama
Former President John Dramani Mahama says he has not been given any new appointment by the United Nations as is being suggested. Some media reports quoted the former president as having described his...
Mahama Dismisses False UN Appointment Story
Former President John Dramani Mahama has dismissed media reports over a new appointment with the United Nations (UN). Some media houses in the country falsely reported on Sunday that the former...
Mahama Dismisses UN Appointment Claims
Former President John Mahama says he has no recent UN appointments Former President Mahama has refuted claims that he has been appointed by the UN to co-chair a session on Sustainable Development...
U.S. Bankers Tell Europeans To Think Positively On Trump
U. S. bankers, buoyed by a resurgence in profits, are advising their counterparts in Europe to think positively about the new administration of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump. But many Europeans...
We Don’t Need A 40-Year National Development Plan – Osafo-Marfo
Senior minister-nominee, Yaw Osafo-Marfo, has downplayed the relevance of a 40-year national development plan to guide Ghana’s development agenda. According to him, a long-term plan for national...
Hammond Admits ‘Brexit Fog’ Impact On Investment
Chancellor Philip Hammond has acknowledged that Brexit uncertainty may cause firms to delay investment. Speaking at Davos, he said some firms were "quite understandably... waiting for the fog of...
We Don’t Need A 40-Year National Development Plan – Osafo-Maafo
Senior minister-nominee, Yaw Osafo-Maafo, has downplayed the relevance of a 40-year national development plan to guide Ghana’s development agenda. According to him, a long-term plan for national...