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Entrepreneurship Not the Only Solution To Unemployment – UN Youth Envoy

The UN Secretary-General’s Envoy on Youth, Jayathma Wickramanayake, has debunked assertion by some Ghanaian youth...

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All Set For One Village, One Dam Project To Start

The Northern Development Authority will in the coming weeks advertise in the national dailies for would-be applicants...

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US Fed To Meet Amid Weak Inflation

The US Federal Reserve was due to open a two-day monetary policy meeting on Tuesday but is widely expected to leave the...

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US Claims For Jobless Benefits Drop In Mid-July

New claims for US jobless benefits tumbled in mid-July to their lowest level in two months, further evidence of a...

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US Firms Face Hiring Difficulties, Business Survey Says

A growing share of US employers are struggling to hire new workers and some have raised wages as a result, according to...

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The Ghanaian New Graduate Should Be Blamed For His Unemployed Situation

Guess What? Another national service period is about ending! And what next? Well, your prediction is right; aside the...

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Akufo-Addo Sets Up $10m Fund For Entrepreneurs, Innovators

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has set up a 10 million dollar package to fund the National Entrepreneurship and...

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Boakye Agyarko Slams ECG Group Over Privatization

The Energy Minister, Boakye Agyarko , has described as disingenuous threats by a group calling itself the Coalition...

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Fed’s Yellen Still Sees Only ‘gradual’ Rate Hikes

Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen said Wednesday she still foresees only "gradual" interest rate increases in the few...

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US Fed Sees Signs Business Investment To Boost Economy

The Federal Reserve said Friday it sees hopeful signs that business investment is poised to rebound from the doldrums...

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US Job Creation Surges In June, Pointing To Market’s Resilience

US job creation returned with a roar in June, offering a dose of welcome news to the White House and offsetting fears...

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US Unemployment Rate Ticks Up To 4.4% In June

US job creation rebounded in June while the unemployment rate ticked higher as more people entered the work force in...

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Trump Bullish On ‘blazing’ Economy But Whose Recovery Is It?

As he rubs shoulders with leaders of the world's other major economies, Donald Trump is in a bullish mood about the US...

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US Jobless Claims Nudge Higher In Mid-June But Remain Low

New claims for US jobless benefits edged slightly higher in mid-June, but the record streak of low levels continued,...

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Nigeria’s Economy Picks Up Positively

The economy of Nigeria, Africa’s most populous nation is technically coming out of recession with positive signs, a...

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No More Gender Gaps – Research Suggests

Reducing gender gaps would significantly benefit women, society and the economy, a new International Labour...

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S. Korea’s Moon Urges Lawmakers To Approve $10 Bn Stimulus Plan

South Korean President Moon Jae-In on Monday urged parliament quickly to approve his $10-billion stimulus plan aimed at...

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Gov’t Urged To Change Approach

A lecturer at the Garden City University College Business School, Isaac Tweneboah-Koduah, has urged the government to...

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I’ll Soon Build the Sardine Factory I Promised Chorkor Residents

Alfred Okoe Vanderpuije, the former boss of the Accra Metropolitan Assembly has stated that his promise to build a...