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China’s Central Bank Mulls Further Yuan Reforms

China appears to be considering further reforms to its foreign exchange market such as reduced state meddling and freer...

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Stop Galamsey But Assist Miners – GGDP Urges Gov’t

The Ghana Growth and Development Platform (GGDP) says it supports governments effort to stop galamsey, but wants this...

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Myanmar Workers In Thailand Victims of A Broken System

With only meagre belongings stuffed into backpacks and duffel bags, tens of thousands of Myanmar migrants have streamed...

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Solid Jobs Report Lifts US Stocks, Dollar

Wall Street stocks rallied and the dollar advanced Friday following a better-than-expected US jobs report for June,...

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France To Ban Sales of Petrol and Diesel Cars By 2040

France will end sales of petrol and diesel vehicles by 2040 as part of an ambitious plan to meet its targets under the...

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Energy Firms Hit By Oil Dive, N.Korea Crisis Fuels Uncertainty

Asian energy firms sank Thursday following a plunge in oil prices while equity traders remained on edge after North...

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Too Much Imports Cause of Ghana’s High Cost of Living – Economist

Economist and Senior Research Fellow at the Institute of Fiscal Studies, Dr. Said Boakye, has blamed the high cost of...

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Fishing Industry Triples Agric Growth In 2017

Agric industry players are optimistic of a rebound in the growth of the sector for the rest of 2017. Their optimism is...

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Gov’t To Extend IMF Programme

Government has finally communicated to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) its decision to extend the Fund’s...

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US Aluminum Makers Point Finger At China, Call For Tariffs

Chinese overproduction is sending the US aluminum industry into near collapse, endangering supplies of materials...

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Gated Compounds Keep the Rich Away From Cairo’s Chaos

Guards check drivers' papers to keep out uninvited guests from gated compounds where Egypt's rich can escape the chaos...

Business

Rising Inflation To Affect Interest and Exchange Rates – Economist

Economist, Dr. Ebo Turkson has predicted of dire implications on interest and exchange rates should inflation rise in...

Business

President Groupe Ideal Grabs GUBA’s Influential Economist Award

Dr Nii Kotei Dzani, the President of Groupe Ideal, has been adjudged the Most Influential Economist at GUBA 2017 in the...

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China Rolls Out Green Carpet For California On Climate

China treated a US governor to a red carpet reception this week, while President Donald Trump's energy chief received a...

International

Pound Down After Early Election Results

Pound slumped by more than two cents to $1.2717 after the exit poll was announced The pound is down sharply after early...

Business

Groupe Ideal President Awarded Most Influential Economist At GUBA

Dr Nii Kotei Dzani, President of Groupe Ideal, has been adjudged the Most Influential Economist at GUBA 2017 in the UK...

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Kofi Annan, Patrick Awuah Among 100 Most Reputable People

Ghana’s Kofi Annan (a former UN Secretary General) and founder of the Ashesi University, Patrick Awuah, have been...

Business

Ghana’s Economic Transformation More Certain Than Before – Dzani

The President of Groupe Ideal Dr. Nii Kotei Dzani has stated that Ghana’s economic transformation is more certain now...

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Ethiopia Mobile Internet Still Off After A Week

Ethiopians were still unable to surf the web via mobile networks on Tuesday, despite government claims the nationwide...