The Ghana Investment Promotion Centre (GIPC) is to attract investment into the country's green economy to ensure that corporate entities adopt environmentally friendly practices in their activities.
The move is to reduce emission of gases, which fuel climate change to ensure the sustainability of the business environment in the country.
To this end, a delegation of the GIPC, ...
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Accra, Nov. 14, GNA - Utilities providers shortchange Africans as they pay more for basic services compared to people elsewhere in the world. Africans pay 12 dollars monthly compared to two dollars by South Asians for mobile telephone services.
This was contained in a report, "Africa's Infrastructure: A Time For Transformation", a release from the Accra Office ...
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Accra, Nov. 8, GNA - The Ghana Insurers Association (GIA) is to play host to the African Insurance Organization (AIO) 2009 Life Conference in Accra
The event which takes place at the La Palm Royal beach Hotel from November 11 through the 14 is under the theme: "Gateway to Africa".
A statement issued by the GIA on Sunday ...
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Accra, Nov. 5, GNA - Vodafone said on Thursday that it welcomed the Government of Ghana's statement on the Report of the Inter-Ministerial Review Committee and was pleased to re-engage with the Government to secure the long term future of Vodafone GT. ...
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WA, Nov. 5, GNA - The Wa Business Advisory Centre (BAC) of the National Board for Small Scale Industries (NBSSI) has organised a stakeholders meeting to discuss how they could collaborate to create an enabling environment for the development of Micro and Small Enterprises (MSEs) in the municipality....
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Accra, Nov. 2, GNA - The following are the average inter-bank exchange rate of the dollar and derived rates for the major currencies against the cedi as issued by the Ghana Association of Bankers on Monday, Nov. 2, 2009.
GHANA CEDI EQUIVALENT OF CURRENCY
Currency Buying Selling Buying
U.S. Dollar 1.4372 1.4665
Pound Sterling 2.3605 2.4093
Swiss Franc 1.4035 ...
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Pakyi II (Ash), Nov. 2, GNA - Otumfuo Osei Tutu 11, the Asantehene, has honoured the Atwima-Kwanwoma Rural Bank with a platinum award for its contribution to development projects in the region.
The bank placed 19th in this year's Ghana Club 100.
The Rev. Paul Frimpong-Manso, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the bank, said this at ...
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Accra, Nov. 2, GNA - Newmont Ghana Gold Limited (NGGL) Akyem Project will create a 2.5 kilometres long; 0.9 kilometres wide and 0.5 kilometres deep pit in the Ajenua Bepo Forest Reserve and thereby destroy the ecology of the area....
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Accra, Nov. 2, GNA - Dr Peter Quartey, a Senior Research Fellow at the Institute of Statistics, Social and Economic Research (ISSER), on Monday called on government to establish a special fund for revenue from the oil sector.
He explained that such a fund would ensure transparency in government's expenditure in the sector.
Dr Quartey made the call ...
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The Association of Rural Banks (ARBs) Apex Bank Limited would soon launch its star product, "Apex Link Money Transfer," onto an Information and Communication Technology (ICT) platform to make banking services efficient, fast, safe and secure.
Mr Eric Osei-Bonsu, Managing Director of Apex Bank Limited, announced this at the 15th Annual General Meeting of the North Volta ...
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