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494 |
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Dec. 10-16, 2012 |
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| BREAKING NEWS |
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TIGER NUTS MAY ALLEVIATE SICKLE CELL, ATHEROSCLEROSIS |
| For years telecom operators in Ghana have been organizing text and win promotions and nobody cared to question why some of them charge premium rates of up to 75Gp per text message for a chance to participate until recently when the National Lotteries Authority decided to use Airtel and Tigo as scapegoats to secure a court precedent.Full Report |
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Mobile Number Portability ? Lessons from Kenya |
| Ghana is gearing up for the launch of Mobile Number Portability (MNP) on July 1, 2011 and MNP Consultant to the National Communication Authority Bob Palitz says ?we are on track for the July launch.?Full Story |
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?A Better Macro-Economy? |
| The incumbent Mills administration is definitely achieving a better macro-economy, even as it struggles to convince its many opponents that it is creating a better Ghana, reports TOMA IMIRHEFull Story |
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Malfunctioning ATM?s during weekends and holidays |
| The incumbent Mills administration is definitely achieving a better macro-economy, even as it struggles to convince its many opponents that it is creating a better Ghana, reports TOMA IMIRHEFull Story |
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New Initiatives to Finance Ghana?s Agriculture |
| As government introduces a medium term investment plan for Ghana?s under-resourced agricultural sector, a new public and private sector initiatives covering debt financing, private equity and agricultural insurance could unlock some of the sector?s huge still untapped potential reports TOMA IMIRHEFull Report |
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FINANCIAL MARKETS
LAST WEEK |
| INFLATIONARY TRENDS |
| January 2013 |
8.8% |
| February 2013 |
10.0% |
| March 2013 |
10.4% |
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| INTEREST RATES |
| 91-day T.Bill (Nominal) |
22.98% |
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| 182-day T.Bill (Nominal) |
23.09% |
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| 1 Year Note (Nominal) |
22.30% |
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| 2 Year Fxd Rate Note |
22.40% |
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| GHANA STOCK EXCHANGE |
| Last Week Change |
(0.97%) |
| Year To Date Change |
13.77% |
| Volume Traded |
4,288,356 |
| Value Traded |
9,386,392 |
| Market Cap |
57,776.46 |
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| CURRENCIES (INTERBANK) |
| US$/GH¢ |
1.948 |
| Pound/GH¢ |
2.980 |
| Euro/GH¢ |
2.548 |
| CFA/GH¢ |
296.570 |
| Rand/GH¢ |
0.212 |
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| COMMODITIES |
| Gold |
$1,395/oz |
| Cocoa |
$2,333 /tonne |
| Crude Oil |
$99.65pb |
| Coffee |
$143.19 |
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