http://www.modernghana.com/ Visit Modern Ghana News for up-to-the-minute news, breaking news, video, audio and feature stories. Modern Ghana News provides trusted Ghana news as well as local and regional perspectives. Also entertainment, business, science, technology and health news. en-uk Tue, 21 May 2013 14:12:13 +0100 BO Adamson - info@modernghana.com 5/21/2013 2:12:13 PM Bright Owusu - webmaster@modernghana.com All trademarks and copyrights on this page are owned by their respective owners. 60 The International Monetary Fund is predicting some exciting times for the economy this year. The fund is citing a strong economic growth for the country and a huge leap in revenues from crude oil and gold exports. This is in contrast to forecast by some analysts about difficulties ahead because of the countrys ballooning budget deficit and ...]]> http://www.modernghana.com/news/464193/1/imf-predicts-exciting-times-for-the-ghanaian-econo.html http://www.modernghana.com/news/464193/1/imf-predicts-exciting-times-for-the-ghanaian-econo.html Thu, 16 May 2013 16:02:38 +0100 http://img.modernghana.com/thumb.aspx?img=XGltYWdlc1xjb250ZW50XGk0ZHAyNnJmZjBfODY2MDg4MTk1XzM0OTc1Ni5qcGd8MTUw http://www.modernghana.com/news/464193/1/imf-predicts-exciting-times-for-the-ghanaian-econo.html http://www.modernghana.com/news/463977/1/imf-ideg-launch-sub-saharan-africa-economic-outloo.html http://www.modernghana.com/news/463977/1/imf-ideg-launch-sub-saharan-africa-economic-outloo.html Wed, 15 May 2013 18:45:37 +0100 http://www.modernghana.com/news/463977/1/imf-ideg-launch-sub-saharan-africa-economic-outloo.html http://www.modernghana.com/news/463829/1/imf-ideg-launch-sub-saharan-africa-economic-outloo.html http://www.modernghana.com/news/463829/1/imf-ideg-launch-sub-saharan-africa-economic-outloo.html Wed, 15 May 2013 02:30:07 +0100 http://www.modernghana.com/news/463829/1/imf-ideg-launch-sub-saharan-africa-economic-outloo.html Accra, May 9, GNA - Professor Stephen Adei, former Rector of Ghana Institute of Management Studies has noted that Ghana is a middle income country with low income characteristic. He said the nation has an inflation of 10 per cent, fiscal deficit of 12 per cent, external debt of 12 per cent of gross domestic product, international reserve of les ...]]> http://www.modernghana.com/news/463127/1/ghana-a-middle-income-country-with-low-income-char.html http://www.modernghana.com/news/463127/1/ghana-a-middle-income-country-with-low-income-char.html Fri, 10 May 2013 16:30:53 +0100 http://img.modernghana.com/thumb.aspx?img=XGltYWdlc1xjb250ZW50XGFldTJ5bGs4OHJfcHJvZmVzc29yX3N0ZXBoZW5fYWRlaS5qcGd8MTUw http://www.modernghana.com/news/463127/1/ghana-a-middle-income-country-with-low-income-char.html Accra, May 9, GNA - The Vice President, Mr Kwesi Bekoe Amissah-Arthur, has called on international financial institutions as well as the private sector to work with government in developing Ghanas energy sector. He said a similar partnership was also required in constructing world class roads, hospitals and other infrastructural needs of the c ...]]> http://www.modernghana.com/news/462978/1/veep-discusses-investment-opportunities-at-world-e.html http://www.modernghana.com/news/462978/1/veep-discusses-investment-opportunities-at-world-e.html Thu, 09 May 2013 22:32:12 +0100 http://img.modernghana.com/thumb.aspx?img=XGltYWdlc1xjb250ZW50XHcwNmV1MjJ0dG9fdmVlcC5qcGd8MTUw http://www.modernghana.com/news/462978/1/veep-discusses-investment-opportunities-at-world-e.html The 23rd World Economic Forum on Africa kicked off on Wednesday, May 8 on the theme Delivering on Africas Promise.The three-day event in Cape Town, South Africa, is expected to draw regional and global leaders from business, government and civil society to discuss the continents integration agenda and a renewed commitment to s ...]]> http://www.modernghana.com/news/462833/1/world-economic-forum-on-africa-kicks-off-in-cape-t.html http://www.modernghana.com/news/462833/1/world-economic-forum-on-africa-kicks-off-in-cape-t.html Thu, 09 May 2013 11:02:08 +0100 http://img.modernghana.com/thumb.aspx?img=XGltYWdlc1xjb250ZW50XHF2bXg1Y2I1NTNfNjc2NzkyMTk5Xzk3Mzk2Mi5qcGd8MTUw http://www.modernghana.com/news/462833/1/world-economic-forum-on-africa-kicks-off-in-cape-t.html http://www.modernghana.com/news/462774/1/head-of-the-economic-statistics-at-the-ghana-stati.html http://www.modernghana.com/news/462774/1/head-of-the-economic-statistics-at-the-ghana-stati.html Thu, 09 May 2013 03:01:44 +0100 http://www.modernghana.com/news/462774/1/head-of-the-economic-statistics-at-the-ghana-stati.html Cape Town South Africa, May 7, GNA - Vice President Paa Kwesi Bekoe Amissah-Arthur on Tuesday arrived in Cape Town, South Africa for the 23rd World Economic Forum on Africa. About 1000 international, government, political, business and civil society leaders are attending the three day event scheduled for May 8 to May 10, at the Cape Town Conv ...]]> http://www.modernghana.com/news/462655/1/amissah-arthur-attends-world-economic-forum-on-afr.html http://www.modernghana.com/news/462655/1/amissah-arthur-attends-world-economic-forum-on-afr.html Thu, 09 May 2013 02:53:43 +0100 http://img.modernghana.com/thumb.aspx?img=XGltYWdlc1xjb250ZW50XGJmdjJ5bWs4OHNfYW1pc3NhaF9hcnRodXIuanBnfDE1MA== http://www.modernghana.com/news/462655/1/amissah-arthur-attends-world-economic-forum-on-afr.html The Chairman of AGAMS Holdings, Roland Agambire has urged the African Union to adopt what termed urgent proactive measures to ensure that all the regional economic groupings are reformed and strategically positioned to address the numerous socio-economic challenges facing Africans, particularly, the business community on the continent.He said g ...]]> http://www.modernghana.com/news/462364/1/reform-regional-economic-blocs-agambire-tells-afri.html http://www.modernghana.com/news/462364/1/reform-regional-economic-blocs-agambire-tells-afri.html Mon, 06 May 2013 22:33:28 +0100 http://img.modernghana.com/thumb.aspx?img=XGltYWdlc1xjb250ZW50XG5zanU0OHhsazJfMjk0NTM1NDg4XzkyODUwMi5qcGd8MTUw http://www.modernghana.com/news/462364/1/reform-regional-economic-blocs-agambire-tells-afri.html