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ZIMBABWE has been ranked 159 out of 183 countries in terms of ease of doing business, a survey by the World Bank has revealed. The Doing Business 2010 report, covers the period June 2008 through to May 2009.

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Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina proposed global combat to tackle climate change, economic turmoil and terrorism in her address to the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on 26th September. The news was published in local newspapers with importance for several reasons. Bangladeshi leader had addressed the UNGA in her own language. UNGA heard Bengali speech [...]

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Incoming Governor of the Bank of Ghana, Mr. Kwasi Amissah-Arthur was officially introduced to the media last week Wednesday by the outgoing Governor, Dr. Paul Acquah  in a move that has been described as a smooth transition of power at the central Bank.

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There appears to be no shortage of potential candidates vying for the flagbearer position of the Sierra Leone Peoples Party. Freelance photographer in the UK , Abu Mansaray, has declared his intention to head the party for the 2012 elections.

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Bank of Ghana’s (BoG’s) prime rate was last week Wednesday maintained at 18.5 percent, the third consecutive time in the year since the rate gained one percentage point in February to five-year high.
The decision of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Bank of Ghana reflects a general assessment by central banks in the region [...]

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President Ernest Bai Koroma has reiterated his government’s earlier stance for the military junta in Guinea to step down and allow for a civilian democratic government to take charge of the volatile West African nation that has seen a deterioration of security in the past three days.

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There has erupted a nagging doubt about the veracity of some press reports of President Ernest Bai Koroma meeting one-on-one with President Barack Obama following his trip to the just concluded UN summit in the United States.

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Deputy Minister of Finance and Economic Planning, Mr. Seth Tekpeh has denounced notions held by segment of the public that the new administration that assumed reins of the country from the beginning of the year is an anti-growth government.

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Former Ghanaian president, John Kufuor, said Africa still needs aid. Kufour was in The Hague last weekend to plead in favour of development aid to Africa. People like Dambisa Moyo, who advocates pulling the plug on development aid, do not speak for Africa, Kufuor said.  “Aid is necessary, aid works, he added.

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I read a story about a German Media House at IIJ blog last month. The journalists of that media house do not accept any gift or trip-offer. As I read I thought about my position. I asked my self- do I take gift or accept any trip offer. Yes, it is not very tough to [...]

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