Economic Growth Must Benefits All
With global growth showing solid momentum, the challenge is to make it inclusive, World Bank Chief, Jim Yong Kim, has said last week. “The challenge now is to ensure that strong growth will...
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Government Embarks On Five-Day Non-Deal Roadshow To Japan
Government’s resolve to make Ghana the financial hub in the sub-region and to diversify the sources of funds for Ghanaian bonds will receive a boost as Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta leads a...
‘Pure’ Water Companies To Shut Down Over Tax Stamp Policy
The Bottled Water Producers of the National Association of Sachet and Packaged Water Producers say they will on March 5 meet to decide a possible shutdown if the tax stamp regime negatively affects...
FDA Urges Consumers To Report Fake and Expired Products
Mr Zakaria Braimah, the Upper East Regional Head of the Food and Drugs Authority (FBA), on Monday advised members of the public to report any fake and expired products to the authority for immediate...
W/Region: Gas Tanker Explosion Kills Two At Baku
Two persons have died from a gas tanker explosion at Baku, a community near the Atuabo Gas Processing plant in the Western Region. Two others are said to have suffered various degrees of injury and...
Foul Odour From Rubber Factory Not Hazardous
The repugnant odour that has engulfed Apemenin in the Ahanta West District of the Western Region, is not dangerous to human health, the Ghana Rubber Estate Limited (GREL) has maintained. Residents in...
Nana Addo Dishes Out New ‘One-For-One’ Promise
From one district-one factory, one village-one dam, to one constituency-one million dollars, Nana Addo is now promising one student-one chocolate bar per day… President Nana Akufo-Addo appears to...
FDA’s Ban Upheld As Bleached Lady Is Turned Away
Miss Ghana audition team is strongly behind the Stop Bleaching campaign… When the FDA announced the implementation of the skin bleaching products’ ban, not just the Stop Bleaching campaign or...
Why FDA Banned Hydroquinone Cosmetic Products
Hydroquinone is an active agent found in skin bleaching products. Scientists have conducted several studies which prove that the agent can cause skin cancer. It is found in many toning products which...
Panasonic Profits Surge On Auto Sector
Panasonic on Monday reported quarterly gains in profits and sales thanks to a strong performance in its auto-related sector, confirming the Japanese electronics mainstay is on course for recovery....
Deal Sidelines Bid To Block Sale of Toshiba Chip Unit
A request to block Toshiba from raising much-needed cash by selling a flash memory venture was taken off the table on Friday in a California court. Toshiba and Western Digital agreed to an order...
Bosch Tools Up Appolonia City
Robert Bosch Ghana Ltd, a subsidiary of Robert Bosch GmbH, has joined the growing list of companies partnering with Appolonia City, the master-planned city in Greater Accra, through the placement of...
Producer Price Inflation Drops To 3.6% In June
This represents a 1.1 percent drop from the 3.7 percent recorded in May 2017. The PPI measures the average change over time in the prices received by domestic producers for the production of their...
Open Letter To President Akufo-Addo And Ghanaians
Let me begin by borrowing the words of Martin Luther, “Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.” You all bear me witness when the ultimate leader of this country,...
Caterpillar Boosts Outlook, Sending Shares Higher
Global machinery giant Caterpillar reported a jump in second-quarter profits Tuesday and lifted its full-year forecast, amid strong construction in China and improving commodity markets. Net income...
GE Earnings Fall Ahead of CEO Transition
General Electric reported lower second-quarter earnings Friday following a mixed performance of its industrial division as outgoing chief executive Jeff Immelt prepares to step down. Net income was...
Cheap 3D Printed Prosthetics Could Be Game Changer For Nepal
Ram's new hand was manufactured on a 3D printer in Nepal's capital for just $30, an innovation that could be a game changer for many in the impoverished Himalayan country. Once a farmer, Ram lost his...
Earth Is Becoming ‘Planet Plastic’
US scientists have calculated the total amount of plastic ever made and put the number at 8.3 billion tonnes. It is an astonishing mass of material that has essentially been created only in the last...
Luxury Phone-Maker Vertu Collapses
A British-based company that made smartphones costing thousands of pounds will be liquidated after a plan to save it failed. Vertu was known for its high-end, jewel-encrusted handsets, but recently...
US Backs Ghana To Convert Her Nuclear Research Reactor
Ghana has again made history by being the first African country to successfully undergo a nuclear research reactor conversion from a Highly Enriched Uranium (HEU) sensitive fuel, to a Lower Enriched...