GHANA’S Deputy Minister of Education in change of Tertiary Education, Okudzeto Ablakwah has revealed that the government spends over $ 2.7 billion (GHC 5.7 billion), representing 6.7 percent of the country’s GDP on education every year.
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Barclays Orders To Pay €10m After ‘Misuse’ Of Documents
BARCLAYS has been ordered to pay a former client €10 million after losing a court case over claims that it misused confidential information gleaned from a customer to buy a Swedish carbon trading business four years ago.
STEG-IS Partners iPAD Rwanda Power Forum
STEG International Services (STEG-IS) has partnered as a platinum sponsor with the inaugural iPAD Rwanda Power & Infrastructure Investment Forumthat will take place from 3-4 November in Kigali, Rwanda.
Vodafone Ghana Marks 1yr Of Medical Call Centre
By Fatima Adam VODAFONE Ghana has marked the first anniversary of its novelty Health Line 255, a medical call centre that offers health information to Ghanaians, with the daily callers shooting up from 300 to 9000.
Mobile Phones Tax Stifling Ghana’s Telecom Industry Growth
GHANA Chamber of Telecommunications (GCT) says the 20 per cent import duty tax on the importation of mobile phones has stifled the growth of the country’s of the telecommunication industry.
KPMG Overhauls Approach To Its Audit Reports
KPMG is to overhaul its approach to audit reports, going beyond the FRC’s minimum regulatory requirements for long form audit reports.
Ghana Confident Of Winning Boundary Dispute Against Ivory Coast
GHANA’S Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, Mrs Marietta Brew Appiah-Oppong is confident that the country will come victorious in the maritime boundary dispute case between Ghana and Ivory Coast.
Ecobank Outshines Rivals On Ghana Stock Exchange
GHANA Stock Exchange (GSE) has named Ecobank Transnational Incorporated (ETI) as the best performing equity on the local bourse in terms of returns to investors last year.
Legal Tussle Brings World Cup Commission Sitting To Abrupt End
SITTING of the Presidential Commission of Inquiry probing Ghana’s Brazil World Cup 2014 poor showing at the tournament today turned into a legal tussle between members of the commission and a counsel for seven witnesses.
Agric Researchers Move To Avert Global Food Crisis
CGIAR—a global consortium involving 15 agricultural research centers, thousands of scientists, and hundreds of partners—announced today it will invest at least 60 percent of its budget in helping 500 million farmers adapt to more stressful growing conditions.