SIGN OR SHUN: Facing a divided front on the EPAs
Member-states of ECOWAS are divided over the signing en block of a trade framework called the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) with the European Union. The EPA is awaiting ratifi cation but debates and studies on it induicate that the agreement will have far-reaching effects on African economies and on people’s livelihoods, especially as they entail further liberalization of African economies...... more
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DEC. 09/JAN. 10 - Ghana's Salt Strategy Unveiled

Ghana may be the only country, apart from Senegal, along the entire stretch of Africa's Atlantic coastline capable of cashing in on West Africa's multi-billion dollar salt market. But the country's annual output of 250,000 metric tonnes (mt) is only about a tenth of its potential. 

 

DEC. 09/JAN. 10 - Divestiture Impleme ntation Committee: Continuing to unlock Ghana's potential

After over a decade of implementing the divestiture programme, the stated objectives of the Divestiture Implementation Committee have generally been met. Today, the transfer of enterprises to the private sector has contributed immensely to the removal of the fi scal and managerial burden imposed on the government by these state-owned enterprises.

 

DEC. 09/JAN. 10 - Africa's Online Billionaires

Over 500,000 Nigerians are now leveraging on the power of the Internet, unarguably the biggest marketplace ever in the world, to lift themselves out of poverty.

 

DEC. 09/JAN. 10 - Oil re-ignites debate on structural transformation

Expectations are high both in Ghana and among the country’s development partners that by the end of 2010 the country will have made a smooth transition to the ranks of successful oil producing countries in the world.

 

DEC. 09/JAN. 10 - Collapse of Microfinance Banks in Nigeria

Microfinance banks in Nigeria have failed to invest their funds in order to generate more returns for stakeholders, and as a result are facing a plethora of problems.

 

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GT Bank's Unique Brand Promise

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Treasures of the Volta

Ghana: Sunflower Factory Opens At Tema

South Africa: South Africa Expect Lower Pineapple In 2010

Nigeria: Power Generation Set To Improve

Kenya: More Kenyans Borrow To Buy Homes

Tanzania: TZ Opens Up Petroleum Sector

Zambia: State Considers Longer Trade Hours

Botswana: New Deal For Citizen Entrepreneurs

Senegal: Prez Demand For Pay Raises Questions

Ghana: Government Secures Funding For Water-Plant

Ghana: Cocoa Harvest Surpasses Expectations

South Africa: New Car Sales Start Rising

Great Lakes: Rwanda-Uganda Boarder To Open 24-7

Nigeria: Governors Move Against Oil Bunkering

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