Accra, Ghana// – The World Bank’s 9th Economic Update for Ghana showed that Ghana’s economy displayed resilience with strong growth of 5.7 per cent in 2024 and continued growth in the first quarter of 2025 of 5.3 per cent.
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World Bank’s Report Calls on African Governments to Improve Delivery of Essential Services
Monrovia, Liberia// – The World Bank’s annual Country Policy and Institutional Assessment (CPIA) report for Sub-Saharan Africa has called urgently on governments in Africa to improve the delivery of essential services to promote inclusive, sustainable growth.
President of Human Rights Council Appoints South African as Member of Iran Fact-finding Mission
Geneva, Switzerland// — The President of the Human Rights Council, Ambassador Jürg Lauber (Switzerland), has announced the appointment of Mr Max du Plessis of South Africa to serve as an independent member of the Fact-Finding Mission on the Islamic Republic of Iran.
Ghana: Gov’t Suspends NSA’s Portal for Posting Personnel Over Ghost Names Scandal
Accra, Ghana//- Ghana’s Ministry of Youth Development and Empowerment has ordered an immediate suspension of the Central Management System (CMS) at the National Service Authority (NSA), following concerns over the integrity of the digital postings platform for national service personnel.
Iran-Israel War: Ghana’s Embassy in Tehran Shut With Immediate Effect
Accra, Ghana//-The Government of Ghana has announced the immediate closure of its embassy in Tehran as tensions between Iran and Israel continue to escalate.
Report: Women in the Workplace 2025: India, Nigeria, and Kenya
Since 2015, McKinsey, in partnership with LeanIn.Org, has conducted annual original research on women’s participation in the formal workforce in the United States and Canada through the Women in the Workplace report series.
Ghana, Russia strengthen parliamentary ties at Ecological Congress
Ghana and Russia have committed to deepening inter-parliamentary cooperation following high-level talks between Rt. Hon. Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, Speaker of Ghana’s Parliament, and Valentina Matvienko, Chairperson of the Russian Federation Council.
120 Days of President Mahama: The Faces Behind the Early Gains
Ghana’s new president has marked his first 120 days in office with a wave of commendable achievements. The pace has been swift, the direction clear, and the results, at least so far, reassuring to many Ghanaians.
President Mahama Swears In Dr. Alhassan Iddrisu as Government Statistician
Accra, Ghana// — Dr Alhassan Iddrisu outlined a bold vision for the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS), committing to build a modern, technology-driven, agile, and trusted institution capable of producing credible, timely, and relevant data to support Ghana’s macroeconomic stabilisation programme and socio-economic development initiatives.
YEA Opens Applications for 500 Job Opportunities in Partnership with SoccaBet Ghana
The Youth Employment Agency (YEA), under the leadership of CEO Malik Basintale, in partnership with SoccaBet Ghana, has announced the opening of the application portal for a new wave of job placements across the country.