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Mr. Kofi Bentil, a lecturer and Business Strategist says Ghana must make a conscious effort to focus on the services sector for economic growth. The University of Ghana and Ashesi University lecturer, said a deliberate and concerted effort…

Africa's immature banking industry presents great opportunities, and the expansion into the continent that South African banking giants had undertaken may prove to be a prudent move as growth in the local market slows down. Ross Jenvey, an…

There is no doubt that cocoa is currently blazing a trail. Now regarded as one of the market's best performing commodities, it has defied the current global meltdown that is sending shivers down the spines of economic policy makers. The…

Canadians are displeased by news of a Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) staff’s cost of travelling to attend aid conference in Ghana. The official led a delegation to the Accra High Level Conference on Aid Effectiveness…

Finding financial aid for college this year promises to be tougher than any final exam. The quest for money that begins for students and parents every January has taken on new urgency in 2009 amid fears that loans and grants will be scarcer…

Mr. Joseph Kwabena Onyinah, Ashanti Regional Director of Education has asked board and management of Credit Unions (CUs) to design innovative strategies that would make them more relevant to remain in business. He said with the influx of…

Coca Cola has been the leading brand in the world for eight years running and probably would remain so for many years because the company continues to reinvent its brand. And Google, which is only ten years old has made it to the number…

The Ghana Media Advocacy Programme (G-MAP), a non-governmental organisation (NGO), has called on the government to, as a matter of urgency, take steps to fight narcotic drug trafficking in the country. The NGO noted that the most valuable…

Oil prices have risen as hopes that the oil cartel Opec is complying with its production cuts outweigh new gloomy economic news. US light crude added $2.80 to $46.47 a barrel. London Brent rose $2.98 to $48.37 a barrel. Oil consultant…

Hopes are alight for Africa’s potential for the development of renewable energy. The belief in the continents renewable energy development potential is spearheaded by the African Development Bank (AfDB) as investors and regional leaders…