Articles from the ‘Business’ category
Posted by Contributor on February 6, 2012 at 11:19 am in Business, News From Other Newspapers
Mr. Daniel Asiedu, MD/CEO of Zenith Bank Ghana Limited, while outlining some key factors that will enhance the banking industry said it holds greater promise for the economy this year. He mentioned greater use of technology in the delivery of services to the public, increased collaboration among banks in areas of syndication and information sharing, [...]
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Posted by Contributor on at 9:07 am in Business, Other Top Stories
Vodafone Ghana, a subsidiary of Vodafone plc, has launched the largest Wi-Fi zone in the country at the Ghana Hostels on the University of Ghana, Legon campus. The service is the largest internet access point in the country with the capacity to serve over 5000 students at any given time. A statement issued by Vodafone [...]
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Posted by Contributor on at 8:34 am in Business, Other Business Stories
STORY BY: EVANS OSEI BAFFOUR A Deputy Minister for Agriculture, Mr Yaw Effah-Baafi, has mentioned that the agricultural sector contributes to the overall growth and development of Ghana’s economy. According to Mr. Effah-Baafi, the agric sector contributes about a third of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) as well as providing employment for about two-thirds of [...]
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Posted by Contributor on at 8:34 am in Business, Local News, Other Business Stories
STROY BY: EVANS OSEI BAFFOUR, FROM AXIM W/R A Deputy Energy Minister in charge of Petroleum, Mr Emmanuel Armah Kofi Buah, has disclosed that government is still committed to ensure that the gas project is put to efficient use in fulfilment of its better Ghana promise to Ghana. He added that government in order [...]
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Posted by Contributor on at 8:23 am in Business, Other Business Stories
The US economy created 243,000 jobs in January, the highest total for nine months, official figures show. The rise was much more than expected. Analysts had forecast an increase of about 150,000 jobs. The unemployment rate dropped to 8.3%, which was the lowest rate in nearly three years, and down from a revised rate of [...]
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Posted by Contributor on at 8:15 am in Business, Mining
The Gold Fields Ghana Foundation in collaboration with the Ghana Health Service has constructed a community clinic and nurses quarters for the Damang Community to help improve access to health services to the people of Damang and its neighboring communities. In a ceremony to officially Commission the clinic on Wednesday, 1st February, 2012, Vice-President, Operations [...]
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Posted by Contributor on at 8:13 am in Business
Minister of Finance and Economic Planning, Dr. Kwabena Duffuor, on Thursday called on foreign financiers to invest in the country’s modernized and diversified economic sector. Speaking ahead of the maiden two-day Euromoney and Ghana Finance and Investment conference slated for February 7 to 8, 2012, he described Ghana’s oil, gas, minerals and cocoa sectors as [...]
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Posted by Contributor on at 8:11 am in Business
The Ghana Cocoa Board in collaboration with the Ghana Cocoa, Coffee and Shea nut Farmers Association has initiated moves to distribute approved weighing scales and test holds to cocoa farmers nationwide to avoid cheating from Cocoa Buying Companies. Currently, the machines have been distributed to all the regional offices awaiting certification from the Ghana [...]
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