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I love to dance and I love good music as well. I unfortunately, do not go out to dance, except when I go to parties or other social gatherings. But the subject on the Ground Floor this time is not about the physical art of dancing as an…

The doctor-patient ratio in Ghana is worsening and could deepen as a result of the global financial crisis. Ghana, like other developing countries could lose her health care professionals to other countries of the world that offer higher…

I have always held that Ghana is a beautiful country, and no matter how bad things get at one or the other time, Ghanaians have a great sense of belief in the future, which makes it easy to contain the pain and stress of living as a…

Welcome to Ground Floor a new column on ghanabusinesnews.com. This column will discuss every topic under the sun, from the sacred to the most mundane. On the floor, the engagement would be in a no-holds-barred fashion and no subject will be…

Many damaging effects of climate change are already basically irreversible, researchers declared Monday, warning that even if carbon emissions can somehow be halted temperatures around the globe will remain high until at least the year…

Ghana is ranked at 102 0ut of 134 countries in the Global Competitiveness Report for 2008, in spite of the fact that labour cost in the country is low.  And businesses in the country are considered ‘factor driven’ rather than technology…

The people of Asunafo North Municipality, have protested against plans by Keengan Company Limited, a mining group in Kumasi, to mine gold in the area. The communities to be affected by such activity include Fianko Nfama, Subriso,…

One of Ghana’s suave and arguably most successful businessman and football administrator recently caused a stir in the country when he announced his intention to enter party politics. The news hit some people as a surprise, but for those…

There is a common saying that goes, "Don't judge a book by its cover". Some valid words of wisdom for investors could be, "Don't judge a stock or share by its current price movement". Despite several cautions against hasty decisions, many…

FirstRand Ltd.’s First National Bank, South Africa’s third-largest retail bank, may consider starting units in Tanzania, Angola, Uganda and Ghana after getting a license to operate in Zambia. “One of the key strategic focus areas of FNB is…