The 15 Year Bond. Will the Anchor Hold?
At the beginning of April this year, the Government of Ghana seemingly took a giant stride in its ongoing efforts to deepen the country’s capital market and substantially expand its constricted...
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NY Spotlights Frank Lloyd Wright
From a skyscraper twice the height of today's tallest building to self-sufficient farms designed to offset the Great Depression, a New York exhibition is spotlighting the hidden projects and dreams...
Trump To Make Room Soon For Melania and Son At White House
The US first couple has hardly gotten off to a conventional start. Now, after a period spent apart, it's in for a very public test: life together in the Petri dish that is Washington. President...
Ortiz Brothers In Arms As Tapwrit Wins Belmont Stakes
Puerto Rican jockey Jose Ortiz guided Tapwrit to victory in the 149th Belmont Stakes here Saturday -- a year after his elder brother triumphed in the prestigious US racing showpiece. Tapwrit, a 5-1...
Ghana Cocoa Board Debt Reaches $2.2 Billion As Prices Slump
Ghana’s cocoa regulator said it is 10 billion cedis ($2.2 billion) in debt after the nation missed its production target in the previous season and as a slump in prices is weighing on revenues from...
Akufo-Addo In New York For High-Level United Nations Meeting
President Nana Akufo-Addo is in New York City for the United Nations High-Level Meeting to support the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG 14). Some senior government officials...
Japan’s Godfather of Art? Billionaire Maezawa Rings In New Era
With a single post on Instagram, Yusaku Maezawa announced not only his purchase of an $110.5 million Basquiat masterpiece, and his place in auction history, but arguably signalled a new era for art...
Let’s Protect Our Planet
There is the need for speedy implementation of the Paris Agreement on Climate Change if the world’s marine environment, which is on the verge of destruction as a result of climate change, is to be...
Sanction Owners of Illegal Fishing Vessels – Akufo-Addo
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has strongly advocated for enhanced international co-operation for effective monitoring, and a severe sanctions regime to address the problem of illegal and...
British Pound Tumbles After UK Vote; Tech Sell-Off Hits Nasdaq
The pound plunged Friday as the surprise election setback to Prime Minister Theresa May injected uncertainty into Britain's negotiations with the European Union over Brexit. But London equity markets...
Trump Leans On Family As Don Jr Comes Out Swinging For Dad
In business as in the White House, Donald Trump leans on family. While daughter Ivanka deflects criticism by projecting tolerance on social issues, elder brother Donald Jr. has come out swinging for...
Trump Leans On Family As Don Jr Comes Out Swinging For Dad
In business as in the White House, Donald Trump leans on family. While daughter Ivanka deflects criticism by projecting tolerance on social issues, elder brother Donald Jr has come out swinging for...
Akufo-Addo Advocates Severe Sanctions Against Illegal, Unregulated Fishing
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has advocated a severe sanction regime against those engaged in illegal and unregulated fishing as a means to addressing the problem. “The growing incidence of...
Chinese Firm Tied To Communist Party Critic Stands Trial
Three executives of a Chinese investment firm linked to outspoken Communist Party critic Guo Wengui confessed to fraud on Friday, as the billionaire property tycoon lobs corruption allegations at...
In Washington DC, Comey Testimony Is A Spectator Sport
More than an hour after James Comey started his testimony dozens of people were still waiting in line for a seat at Shaw's Tavern, where Thursday's drama on Capitol Hill unfolded on live television....
Former HSBC Executive Arrested In US Forex Case
A former HSBC executive was arrested in London this week to face US charges he conspired to fix the foreign exchange market, US officials said in court papers. Stuart Scott, a British citizen and a...
President Akufo Addo In New York For Oceans Conference
The Ghana Mission, New York, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo Addo arrived in New York for the United Nations High Level Meeting to support the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goal 4....
Pound Firms, Oil Drops As Markets Await British Vote, Comey Hearing
The pound climbed Wednesday on the eve of the British general election, while oil prices fell hard after a US inventory report suggested weak demand in the world's biggest economy. Global equity...
From Criminal Lawyer To FBI Chief
Tapped by Donald Trump as the new head of the FBI, Christopher Wray is a high-flying criminal lawyer who represented Trump ally Chris Christie in a New Jersey political scandal and once worked under...
US Travel Industry Leery of Trump Effect
American tourism companies are seeing early signs that US President Donald Trump's still-young administration is hitting foreign visits and fear "destination USA" could suffer further in the years to...