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GUSA to represent Ghana at 2025 FISU Games in Germany
CNR Citi Newsroom
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July 10, 2025
The Ghana University Sports Association (GUSA) contingent is to represent Ghana at the 2025 International University Sports Federation (FISU) Games from July 16 to July 28, 2025, in Rhine-Ruhr, Germany. The Team comprises talented student-athletes...
Implement research findings to drive agricultural growth – John Dumelo urges
CNR Citi Newsroom
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July 10, 2025
The Deputy Minister of Food and Agriculture, John Dumelo, has stressed the need for not only funding research institutions but also actively implementing their findings to advance national development. Speaking at the three-day Agribusiness...
A Qualitative Study of the Emotional and Decision-Making Experiences of Mothers Whose Daughter Undergoes Assisted Reproductive Technology with Donor Sperm
Dove Medical Press
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July 10, 2025
Introduction In recent years, the decline of human fertility has made infertility a major problem affecting reproductive health. The development of assisted reproductive technology (ART) has provided an feasible solution for patients with...
GUSA Champions Ghana’s Pride at 2025 FISU World Games in Germany
Joy FM
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July 10, 2025
The country's brightest university athletes are heading to the global stage as the Ghana University Sports Association (GUSA) officially announces its contingent for the 2025 World FISU Games in Rhine-Ruhr, Germany. The national team, made up of...
Engineers & Planners defends $100m Azumah gold mine acquisition, dismisses political claims
Joy FM
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July 8, 2025
Engineers & Planners (E&P), the Ghanaian firm at the center of a gold mine acquisition, has clarified what it calls “misleading and false claims” regarding its purchase of Azumah Resources Ghana Ltd, a gold concession in the Upper West Region...
Ghanaian CEOs maintain high optimism for GenAI despite mixed 2024 outcomes – PwC Report
Joy FM
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July 8, 2025
Ghanaian CEOs continue to demonstrate strong optimism and appetite for Generative AI (GenAI) despite some mixed business outcomes in 2024, according to PwC’s 28th Annual CEO Survey: Ghana Report. The report, themed “Reinvention on the Edge of...
BoG to cut policy rate by 300 basis points to 25% – IC Research
Joy FM
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July 10, 2025
The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Bank of Ghana may cut the policy rate by 300 basis points to 25%. This is due to a sharp fall in inflation in June 2025 to 13.7%. “We maintain a dovish outlook for the July MPC meeting, raising our...
Ethnicity and religion do not determine election outcomes in Ghana-Asah-Asante
GhanaWeb
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July 10, 2025
A political science lecturer at the University of Ghana in the Greater Accra Region, Dr Kwame Asah-Asante, has dismissed the notion that ethnicity and religion play a decisive role in determining electoral outcomes in Ghana. Speaking during an...
Engineers & Planners defends $100M Gold deal as historic and apolitical
CNR Citi Newsroom
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July 8, 2025
Engineers & Planners (E&P) Co. Ltd. has issued a comprehensive statement clarifying that its $100 million acquisition of the Azumah gold concession in the Upper West Region is a strictly commercial transaction, urging Ghanaians to support the...
Ghana Launches National Anti-Gold Smuggling Task Force To Curb Billions In Revenue Loss
Arise News
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July 8, 2025
Ghanaian President John Dramani Mahama has inaugurated the country’s first-ever national task force dedicated to combating gold smuggling, a move aimed at recovering billions of dollars lost annually to the illicit trade. The task force, which...
Mahama appoints Meredith Naakai Lamptey Addy as Ghana’s permanent delegate to UNESCO
GhanaWeb
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July 10, 2025
President John Dramani Mahama has appointed Meredith Naakai Lamptey Addy as Ghana's Permanent Delegate (Ambassador) to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Her appointment, made under the auspices of the...
Ghana launches task force to help stem gold smuggling losses
BusinessLIVE
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Accra — Ghana President John Dramani Mahama on Tuesday launched a task force backed by security forces to address illegal gold trading, as Africa's top producer seeks to recover billions of dollars lost to smuggling. The task force is Ghana's...
Ghana to Digitize 16,000 Government Services by 2025
News Ghana
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July 8, 2025
Minister announces portal upgrade, TikTok action, and DStv price cut pledge. Communications Minister Samuel Nartey George confirmed plans to integrate 16,000 government services onto an upgraded Ghana.gov platform by late 2025. Speaking at a...
Ghana to Launch ISO-Certified Gold Testing Lab by 2026
News Ghana
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July 8, 2025
President John Mahama has announced plans to establish an ISO-accredited gold assay laboratory by next year, advancing Ghana’s strategy to capture greater value from mineral exports. The facility will certify gold quality for international...
Ghana Launches Tech-Enabled Task Force to Curb US$11.4B Gold Smuggling
News Ghana
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July 8, 2025
President John Mahama has inaugurated the GoldBod Task Force to dismantle gold smuggling networks blamed for $11.4 billion in losses over five years. The unit will enforce real-time oversight via body cameras, GPS-tracked vehicles, and...
Ghana’s electricity demand to rise to 4.7% in 2025 — Energy Outlook report
Joy FM
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July 8, 2025
Ghana’s electricity consumption is on a steady rise, reflecting growing national energy needs driven by population growth, industrial activity, and expanding access to power. According to the Ghana Energy Outlook Report 2025, total electricity...
Ghana launches task force to curb gold smuggling losses
Zawya
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Ghana President John Dramani Mahama on Tuesday launched a task force backed by security forces to address illegal gold trading, as Africa's top producer seeks to recover billions of dollars lost to smuggling. The task force is Ghana's first...
Ghana Deputy Finance Minister Stresses Data Accuracy for National Development
News Ghana
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July 8, 2025
Deputy Finance Minister Thomas Ampem Nyarko has directed the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) to establish a rigorous data system to support evidence-based policymaking. Speaking at the swearing-in of GSS’s new governing board in Accra on July 7,...
Engineers &Planners Acquires Black Volta Gold Project In Landmark $100m Deal
Ghanaian Chronicle
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July 8, 2025
Engineers and Planners (E&P), Ghana’s leading indigenous engineering and mining services company, has secured a landmark US$100 million investment facility from the ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development (EBID) to acquire and develop the Black...
Ghana Exceeds IMF Reserve Targets as Cedi Gains Momentum
News Ghana
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July 8, 2025
Ghana’s international reserves surged to $10.672 billion by April 2025, surpassing International Monetary Fund benchmarks under its Extended Credit Facility arrangement. The IMF Executive Board confirmed the milestone following its fourth program...