A novel collaborative approach between academics and policymakers examines the impact of trade policy on poor people in eight developing and transition countries in a new book published by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) Virtual Institute. Trade Policies, Household Welfare and Poverty Alleviation: Case Studies from the Virtual Institute Academic Network, […]
University teachers are expected to hold a crunch meeting with government today to insist that the book and research allowance be maintained as a condition to end a protracted strike lasting over a month. “We expect that the [book and research allowance] should not be scrapped and should co-exist with the national research fund”, General Secretary […]
Huge inroads will be made into graduate unemployment if universities begin to trace their students into the world of work to understand whether the skills they have acquired are relevant to their jobs, Prof. Clement K. Dzidonu, president of the Accra Institute of Technology, has said. He proposed that a mandatory annual “trace-your-graduates” study be […]
By M.A Kunateh, Accra, Ghana The African Cashew Alliance’s prestigious World Cashew Festival & Expo returns to Ghana for the second year running, with a four-day event beginning on 11th November 2014 at the Accra International Conference Centre. According to the organisers, over 400 delegates from all over the world and from all levels […]
A renowned economist, Kwame Pianim says Ghana is facing a major economic crisis since the dark days of the economic recovery efforts of the 1980s. However, he stated that; ” most public pronouncements seem to be in denial of the gravity of the crisis. It is being claimed the challenges are temporary or largely driven […]
The Ghana Export Promotion Authority (GEPA) says individual companies in Turkey have shown interest in buying honey from Ghana, but the volumes cannot be met now. Mr Stephen Normeshie, General Manager, GEPA said the Authority would organise the honey producers to train them on group marketing, to enable them to meet the demands of these […]
By Lawrence Adjei in Accra, Ghana MID dropping international arrivals owing to a deadly outbreak of Ebola in West Africa, Ghana is promoting domestic tourism to keep the industry viable. The disease has killed thousands since it broke out in the region earlier this year, with tourism among the worst affected industries. To retain viability […]
By Business Desk, Accra, Ghana Submission of entries for the first edition of the IFEJ-Flamingo Award for Business, Economic and Financial Journalism closes on Thursday September 12, 2014. All submissions are to be made at the Secretariat of the Ghana Journalists Association (Press Centre) by the close of business on September 12 and is opened […]
By Staff reporter, in Accra, Ghana Fridge magnets, novelty t-shirts and miniature statues were once the souvenirs to bring home from travels. However, in recent years, a ‘taste for travel’ means that international foods are the top tourist take-aways, according to insight from British Airways. From over 200 destinations that British Airways and its codeshare […]
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