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| Dec. 10-16, 2012 |
One Touch it is! |
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The president elect, John Mahama, promised a one touch victory during the campaign towards the 2012 general election and true to his words and commitment he has delivered.
President John Mahama, candidate of the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC), obtained 5,574,761 votes, representing 50.70 per cent, of the valid votes cast to win this year’s election sparing the entire nation the ordeal | Full Report |
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Minister tells media not to make Korle Bu hospital part of politics |
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Rojo Mettle -Nunoo, Deputy Minister of Health, has advised the media against playing politics with the activities of Korle Bu Teaching Hospital | Full Report |
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ADB Wins Agric Development Bank of the Year at Ai Awards |
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Agricultural Development Bank, ADB for the third time in a row emerged as a winner at the prestigious 2012 Africa Investor (Ai) Awards which was announced in Johannesburg, South Africa last week to the global agribusiness investment community. | Full Report |
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Another win for Ghana |
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Last week’s general elections were generally peaceful and successful and we pat Ghanaians on their back for demonstrating yet again their superiority in conducting elections in Africa and more importantly for showing that democracy is possible in this part of the world. | Full Report |
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GGBL launches cassava beer |
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Guinness Ghana Breweries Ltd (GGBL), Ghana’s only total beverage business, has launched a new home-grown beer called Ruut Extra Premium Beer. | Full Report |
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RLG SUPPORTS ELECTION 2012 |
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ICT equipment assembler, rlg Communications donated quantity of products to assist the coverage and monitoring of the December general elections. | Full Report |
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Modern premix fuel outlet outdoored |
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Government has handed over a newly constructed state of the art premix retail outlet to the fisher folks of Brawire in Axim-Western Region. | Full Report |
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The Test of Comparative Electoral Glitches |
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It is all to be expected in the realm of a human institution that there is bound to occur a remarkable number of glitches in the maiden use of biometric technology in Ghana’s general election. | Full Report |
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Microsoft looks at smart glasses |
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Work on digital glasses that overlay information on top of the user's view of the world has been carried out by Microsoft.
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Germanwings takes over nearly 30 Lufthansa A320s |
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Lufthansa will move 52 aircraft to its low-cost subsidiary Germanwings for the planned transferral of its decentralised European network next year. | Full Report |
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| FEATURES |
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The Man John Dramani Mahama |
| John Dramani Mahama was born on 29 November 1958 and has been President of Ghana since July 2012. He was the Vice President of Ghana from 2009 to 2012, and he took office as President on 24 July 2012 following the death of his predecessor, President John Atta Mills.Full Report |
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More doctors don’t necessarily lead to better care |
| John Dramani Mahama was born on 29 November 1958 and has been President of Ghana since July 2012. He was the Vice President of Ghana from 2009 to 2012, and he took office as President on 24 July 2012 following the death of his predecessor, President John Atta Mills.Full Report |
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Nana Akufo-Addo, The President Ghana Neve Had |
| Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, the presidential candidate for the New Patriotic Party, NPP, for the Nsecond time in the electoral history of Ghana, has lost the presidential slot to the National Democratic Congress, NDC.Full 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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