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Ghanaians have been asked to stop attributing socio-economic problems in the country to witches and demons. An economist, Dr Nii Moi Thompson, has urged Ghanaians to rather cultivate a development-oriented consciousness for reliable and…

Mr. Emmanuel Zumakpeh, Garu-Tempane District Deputy Director of Education in the Upper East Region, has observed that the long term effect of conflicts is the tendency to deny the nation of the requisite human resource, needed for…

The Rockefeller Foundation has unveiled a 100-million dollar initiative to make health care much more accessible in developing countries. The "Transforming Health Systems" project aims to help countries in Africa and Asia that lack the…

We are often haunted by the unknowns If the ancestors inhabit the living or the dead. So we try to appease their souls as a way of life Keeping them in everyday activities and places To become part of the living community, For they do…

Today July 2, 2009 excellence in business journalism on Africa will be recognized and awarded at a remarkable ceremony in London at the Park Lane Hotel. We at ghanabusinessnews.com would like to congratulate the eventual winners for the…

The lone survivor of a Yemeni jetliner crash, who clung to wreckage for 13 hours before being rescued, lay in a hospital bed with a broken collarbone Wednesday, asking for little — except for a chance to see her mother. But relatives said…

China, the largest holder of foreign currency reserves, reiterated its call for a stable dollar and a diversification of the international monetary system. “We hope that as the main reserve currency the exchange rate of the U.S. dollar…

The International Monetary Fund approved plans on Wednesday to issue its own debt to strengthen its capacity to fund bail-outs. Meanwhile, the World Bank said it committed a record $59bn in loans and guarantees to developing countries in…

The global downturn appeared close to a bottom on Wednesday after manufacturing figures from across the world suggested the worldwide recession was running out of steam in all big economies. The welcome news comes after nine months of the…

California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger declared a fiscal emergency on Wednesday, forcing lawmakers to tackle a budget gap that has raised the prospect of drastic measures to keep the state working. Lawmakers debated late into the night…