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Saudi Raises $9 Bn In First Global Islamic Bond Issue

Saudi Arabia raised $9 billion in its first global Islamic bond issue, the government announced on Thursday, a move...

International

China Binges On African Oil Like Never Before After OPEC Cuts

China is set to import record amounts of crude oil from West Africa this month as OPEC’s supply cuts pave the way for...

Business

Stanbic Bank Predicts 6% Growth Rate

Stanbic Bank Ghana says growth rate for the Ghanaian economy is not expected to go beyond 6%, a rate which is 0.3%...

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Britain’s May Heads To Saudi Seeking Deals

British Prime Minister Theresa May heads to Saudi Arabia on Tuesday hoping to tap the oil-rich kingdom's "immense...

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Britain’s May Begins Mideast Trip Focused On Security, Trade

British Prime Minister Theresa May landed in Amman on Monday for a three-day trip to Jordan and Saudi Arabia focused on...

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CSPOG Bemoans Governance Gaps In Ghana’s Oil Sector

The Chairperson of the Civil Society Platform on Oil and Gas (CSPOG), Dr Steve Manteaw says the platform is unhappy...

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Will Iran’s Rouhani Survive the Bleak Economy?

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani is credited with pulling the economy back from the brink, but less than two months...

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Don’t Cover Every Cost Under Free SHS Policy

A member of the Public Interest and Accountability Committee (PIAC), Dr Steve Manteaw, is urging the government to...

International

South Sudan Keeps Buying Weapons Amid Famine

The government of South Sudan is spending its oil revenue on weapons, even as the country descends into a famine...

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South Sudan Buys Weapons Amid Famine

South Sudan's government is spending its oil revenue on weapons as the country descends into a famine largely caused by...

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Open Letter To President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo

Dr Steve Manteaw, Chairman of the Civil Society Platform on Oil and Gas (CSPOG), writes to President Akufo-Addo on some...

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IMANI’s 2017 Pre-Budget Litmus Test For Government

Ghana’s new administration will be exactly 54 days old when it presents its maiden budget on March 2, 2017. Below are...

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IMANI’s 2017 Pre-Budget Litmus Test For Government

Ghana’s new administration will be exactly 54 days old when it presents its maiden budget on March 2, 2017. Below are...

International

UK To Open Money Laundering Trial of Ex-Nigerian Oil Minister In June

The trial of a former Petroleum Minister of Nigeria, Diezani Alison-Madueke, has been scheduled for June this year,...

International

Angola Says Portugal Decision To Charge Vice President A ‘serious Attack’

Angola said on Friday that Portugal's decision to charge its Vice President Manuel Vicente with corruption and money...

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Government Must Define Beneficiaries of Free SHS

The Country Director of SEND Ghana, a non-governmental organisation (NGO), Mr George Osei-Bimpeh, has urged the...

Business

Don’t List ‘strategic’ GRIDCo On GSE

State power transmitter Ghana Grid Company Limited (GRIDCo) must not be listed on the Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE) as...

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Prioritise Education In Allocation of Oil Revenues, CSOs Advise

Some Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) have asked the government to prioritise education in the allocation of oil...

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Government To Re-Direct GETFUND, GNPC Cash To Fund Free SHS

Veteran journalist Kwaku Baako says the NPP government has a clear vision on how it intends to fund its free SHS...