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The mafia boss, who escaped arrest by Police Monday, has been arrested Wednesday January 14, 2009, according to Italian press and media reports reaching ghanabusinessnews.com. Italian police raided his hideout Monday, but 38-year-old…

The Ghana Cocobod, regulator of the cocoa industry says Ghana would produce one million metric tons of cocoa for the 2008/2009 crop season in the medium term. The Cocobod whose mission is to promote the production, processing and marketing…

China's economy grew to the world's third-largest in 2007, new data showed Wednesday, another milestone in the country's stunning ascent in the global pecking order that puts it behind only Japan and the United States. China has grown…

Stung by weak demand and falling prices, U.S. retail sales plunged a seasonally adjusted 2.7% in December from November, the Commerce Department estimated Wednesday. Excluding a 0.7% decline in auto sales, retail sales recorded their…

HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has appointed Kwasi Kyei Darkwah, a.k.a. KKD, to be the face of a new campaign to prevent illegal food products entering the UK- in partnership with the UK Border Agency and the Department for Environment,…

President John Evans Atta Mills is holding a closed-door meeting with Dr. Paul Acquah, governor of the Bank of Ghana, at the Castle, Osu. Aides of the President would not specify the theme for the discussion but reporters say the state of…

The originator of hiplife music in Ghana, Reggie Rockstone, otherwise known as the Hiplife Grandpapa, has commented on how the music genre is fairing on the Ghanaian music scene. In a short interview with Beatwaves at the La Pleasure…

Cargill on January 13 reported net earnings of $1.19 billion in the 2009 second quarter ended Nov. 30, up 25 percent from $954 million in the same period a year ago. In the first six months, the company earned $2.68 billion, up 43 percent…

Laryea Kingston is attracting interest from a trio of English clubs, according to the Hearts midfielder's representative. The 28 year old Ghana international has been linked with Bolton and Portsmouth. "I can confirm there is a lot of…

The GSE All-Share Index, the main measure of performance of the Exchange, slipped again in trading on Tuesday by 1.6 points to close lower at 10,422.60 points from 10,424.20 points. The change year to date stands at -0.09 per cent. The…