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1st September, 2010
Ghana will support her neighbours with oil and gas

Accra, Sept 1, GNA - Vice President John Dramani Mahama on Wednesday gave assurance that Ghana would not hesitate to support its neighbours with its resources anytime the need arises.   "We are all neighbours and therefore need to be interdependent on each other and with the discovery...

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1st September, 2010 » IFAD and Ghana strengthen partnership
Accra, Sept. 1, GNA - The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the Government of Ghana, on Wednesday strengthened their partnership by signing an agreement that will enable IFAD have a permanent office in Ghana.       IFAD is a United Nations multi...
1st September, 2010 » Government promotes private participation in energy supply
Accra, Sept. 1, GNA - Government is working around the clock to provide Ghanaians the requisite energy with emphasis on public-private participation to address deficiencies in the sector, Mr Joseph Oteng Agyei, Minister of Energy on Tuesday said.         &...
1st September, 2010 » Expert says demand for agriculture could negate cocoa production
Accra, Sep 1, GNA - An expert in the cocoa industry has advised stakeholders in the sector to effectively tackle scarcity of land for agriculture, especially after the global economic recession, where demand for land for cereal farming and animal husbandry had increased.      ...
1st September, 2010 » Ghana expected to increase non-traditional export earnings
Cape Coast, Sept. 1, GNA - The Ministry of Trade and Industry is in the process of formulating a five-year national export strategy, focusing mainly on increasing non-traditional export earnings from $1.2 billion to $5 billion by 2015.        Consequently, investor...
1st September, 2010 » Cocoa M/Cs cautioned against scale adjustment
Suhum (E/R), Sept. 1, GNA - Cocoa Marketing Clerks (M/Cs) have been cautioned to desist from exploiting farmers through the manipulations of their weighing scales.      "It is a criminal offence to tamper with weighing scales with the intention to cheat farmers," Mr Emmanuel...
1st September, 2010 » Standard Bank to provide $100 million to farmers
Accra, Sept. 1, GNA - Standard Bank will support farmers in four African countries with $100 million over the next three years to help improve agricultural production and economic growth.     Farmers in Uganda, Ghana, Mozambique and Tanzania would benefit from credit from the Bank ...
1st September, 2010 » Laundry operators urged to form association
Kumasi, Sept. 1, GNA - Managers of laundry establishments have been urged to form an association to ensure sustainable development of the industry.        Mr Kofi Ankama-Asamoah, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Cleaning Solutions Limited, an industrial cleaning org...
1st September, 2010 » Managements of rural banks strategise to handle infiltration
Accra, Sept. 1, GNA - Association of Rural and Community Banks on Wednesday rolled-out innovative micro-finance strategies to deal with infiltration into their catchment zones by multilateral banks.      It includes mergers and acquisitions to allow economies of scale and lobb...
31st August, 2010 » Oil and Gas workers must form unions - GTPCWU
Accra, Aug 31, GNA - The General Transport, Petroleum and Chemical Workers' Union (GTPCWU) of the Ghana Trades Union Congress on Tuesday called on social partners in the oil and gas industry to create conditions for the unionisation of its workers.      "Nobody should attempt ...
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