GHANA RECORDS ECONOMIC GROWTH OF 8.5 PCT IN 2017
ACCRA– Ghana’s economy grew by 8.5 per cent in 2017 compared with 3.7 per cent in 2016, according to provisional data from the Ghana Statistical Service.Announcing the figures here Wednesday, acting Government Statistician Baah Wadieh attributed the g…
GHANA, JAPAN TO STRENGTHEN ECONOMIC, DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIP
ACCRA– Ghana and Japan have agreed to work towards strengthening their economic and social partnerships as mutually expressed by Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta and Japanese Deputy Prime Minister Taro Aso of Japan in Tokyo on Tuesday.Ofori-Atta, who i…
UK Prime Minister’s Trade Envoy lauds Ghana
Accra The United Kingdom Prime Minister’s Trade Envoy to Ghana, Mr Adam Afriyie, has lauded Ghana’s credentials as a stable shining democracy in Africa.Ghana is really the shining star. She has stable politics, stable democracy, building its institutio…
Government to establish 22 Sector Skills Councils
Accra� The Government will soon establish 22 Sector Skills Councils (SSCs) to develop occupational standards and skills solutions for their industry sectors.Dr Fred Kyei Asamoah, the Executive Director, Council for Technical and Vocational Education an…
Avoid Chinese electrical cables – NEDCO advises customers
Abesim, (B/A)- The Northern Electricity Distribution Company (NEDCO) on Thursday advised Ghanaians to desist from procuring Chinese electrical cables for power installation and extension.According Mr Dacuster Anthony Gbadago, Sunyani District Superviso…
Legislative Instrument to regulate import of electrical cables in the offing
Abesim, (B/A)- The Energy Commission is working on a Legislative Instrument (LI) that would regulate importation of electrical cables into the country.According to the Ghana Standards Authority (GSA), the lack of an LI has partly contributed to the inf…
GNCCI cuts sod for new office complex
Accra- The Ghana National Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GNCCI) has cut the sod for the construction of the office complex for its National Secretariat.Since its inception in 1961, the Chamber has carried out its activities from rented apartments fo…
First Lady calls for support for Artists
Accra- The First Lady, Mrs Rebecca Akufo-Addo, has called on the corporate community to assist Ghanaian artists to grow and maximize their inherent potential and sell the country through art.I believe that sometimes a piece of artwork can sell a countr…