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Business students urged to acquire practical skills in accounting software
Ghanaian Times
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June 25, 2025
The Dean of the Business School at the Ghana Communication Technology University (GCTU), Professor George Oppong Appiagyei Ampong, has emphasised the urgent need for business students to acquire practical skills in accounting software to...
Ghana, Eswatini sign MoU to deepen cooperation
Graphic
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June 25, 2025
Ghana and the Eswatini have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to establish a Joint Commission for Cooperation. The move aims to strengthen the bilateral relations between the two nations. The Joint Commission for Cooperation will serve as...
Ghana’s int'l reserves will be eroded
Business Ghana
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FITCH Solutions has warned that a sharp decline in global gold prices triggered by a return towards more conventional trade policies in the US and the resolution of major global geopolitical flashpoints will quickly erode Ghana’s international...
Ghana Must Enforce Green Mining Laws Now – Expert Calls for Phytoremediation
The Chronicle News Online
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June 25, 2025
Dr Jones Mantey, a chartered environmentalist in Ghana’s large-scale mining sector, has called for a national policy shift that incentivizes ecological restoration across the country’s mining landscape, with phytoremediation as a cornerstone...
Ghanaian housing market presents significant investment opportunities for private sector – Minister
Ghana Business News
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June 25, 2025
Kenneth Gilbert Adjei – Minister for Works, Housing and Water Resources. Mr Kenneth Gilbert Adjei, the Minister for Works, Housing and Water Resources, says the Ghanaian housing market presents significant investment opportunities for the private...
Bank of Ghana Staff Dismissals Spark Political Backlash and Labor Concerns
News Ghana
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June 25, 2025
The Bank of Ghana’s dismissal of over 100 recently hired staff has ignited a political firestorm, with critics accusing the central bank of partisan purges while the institution maintains the move was performance-based. The controversy highlights...
Ghana’s support for Morocco’s autonomy plan undermines Western Sahara’s push for sovereignty
Black Agenda Report
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Morocco's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nasser Bourita, with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Ghana, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa. Photo: Moroccan Diplomacy/X Ghana endorsed Morocco’s autonomy plan for Western Sahara, abandoning its...
Ghana Hosts Eswatini’s King Mswati III to Strengthen Diplomatic, Cultural Ties
News Ghana
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June 25, 2025
King Mswati III of Eswatini began a four-day state visit to Ghana on Tuesday, 24 June, with high-level talks in Accra and a ceremonial welcome in the Ashanti Region, as the two nations move to deepen diplomatic and cultural cooperation. The visit,...
Entrepreneurial training for 220 persons
Business Ghana
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About 220 persons with hearing impairment are to benefit from a four-month skill training project in garment manufacturing to enable them to become self-reliance upon completion. It is under the sponsorship of the German Development Cooperation...
The soaring and skyrocketing food prices in Ghana
Ghanaian Times
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June 25, 2025
Definitely, there ought to be a way to settle the high cost of feeding in our beloved country – Ghana. Over the years, the cost of feeding a sizable family of five alone take approximately 30-40 per cent of an average disposable income. In some...
The Appreciation of the Ghana Cedi Sparks Reduction in Goods...
Modern Ghana
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Ghanaians are beginning to catch a sight of the positive changes in the economy as the nation’s currency continues to show substantial appreciation against major foreign currencies. This extraordinary development has brought relief to countless...
Ecowas Validation Workshop On Digital Identity Interoperability Opens In Accra
Ghanaian Times
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June 25, 2025
At the opening of the ECOWAS Validation Workshop on Stakeholders’ Engagement and Foundational ID Systems Interoperability Strategies in Accra, the Minister for the Interior, Muntaka Mohammed-Mubarak, emphasised the importance of digital...
The Committee on Defence and Interior Engages Ghana National Fire Service Over Operational Crisis
Ghanaian Times
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June 25, 2025
The Committee on Defence and Interior held a crucial engagement with the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) to discuss urgent challenges threatening the operations of the service. The Director of Finance at GNFS, D.C.F.O Mark Brako Appiah...
8 witnesses to testify in $2million Sky train financial loss case
Ghanaian Times
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June 25, 2025
The Office of the Attorney General will invite eight witnesses to testify in the $2 million Sky train financial loss case against Prof. Christopher Ameyaw-Akumfi and Solomon Asamoah, former board chairman and CEO of Ghana Infrastructure Investment...
Advancing inclusive and sustainable growth in Lesotho: The Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) as a catalyst
Public Eye
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June 25, 2025
The commencement of trading under the Africa Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) regime on January 1, 2021, marked the beginning of a new era for trade facilitation in one of the world’s largest free trade areas. With the AfCFTA, 54 of the...
Mastercard and Access Bank Ghana Launch Initiative to Empower Young Ghanaians
The Chronicle News Online
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June 25, 2025
Mastercard and Access Bank Ghana have unveiled a groundbreaking youth-focused card under the bank’s AccessU proposition, designed to empower Ghanaians aged 13 to 40 with customized financial tools that evolve with their life stages and ambitions....
COVID-19 Resurgence at University of Ghana Threatens Campus Economy
News Ghana
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June 25, 2025
The University of Ghana reinstated mask mandates and health screenings this week after confirming new COVID-19 cases on campus, triggering alarm among thousands of informal businesses in Legon still reeling from pandemic-era losses. For vendors...
The unlikely entrepreneur: How Irene Nwaukwa is simplifying African healthcare compliance
Techpoint Africa
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June 25, 2025
When Irene Nwaukwa decided to launch Infinity Health Africa, her goal was “to improve access to innovative healthcare products and services across Africa.” A few months before, she had told anyone who cared to listen that she had no interest in...
'Is Ato Still Forson?': Why Ghana's finance minister is trending on social media
GhanaWeb
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June 24, 2025
The Minister of Finance, Dr Cassiel Ato Forson, has found himself at the center of social media debates, particularly on X, after the government once again failed to meet its treasury bill auction target. On Monday, June 23, 2025, the government...
GIPC warns companies against failure to register Technology Transfer Agreements
GhanaWeb
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June 24, 2025
The Director of the Technology Transfer Agreement (TTA) Department at the Ghana Investment Promotion Centre (GIPC), Emmanuel Osei, has cautioned that companies that fail to register their Technology Transfer Agreements will face sanctions. He...