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Ghana Ranked Among Best Reforming Economies
The World Bank has ranked Ghana as the first in Africa and the ninth in the world among economies that have implemented massive reforms to improve on the ease of doing business. Mr. Michael Klein, ...
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TANCon2006, Palo Alto, California ~ Fostering African Entrepreneurship
The historic summit in California will feature a networking reception on Saturday night. The African Network (TAN) Conference on Technology & Entrepreneurship is the world's sole event of its kind ...
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Ghana Telecom to be privatised
The Cabinet has given the approval for the privatisation of Ghana Telecom. In furtherance of this, a transactional adviser is to be appointed to set the process in motion.Professor Mike Oquaye, Co...
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$40m for Implementation of ICT Program
Accra, Aug. 3, GNA - The World Bank Group today approved 40 million dollars loan to support the Government of Ghana to implement selected components of the its Information and Communication Technologi...
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Ghana -Best Place To Do Business in West Africa
Ghana is the number one location for doing business in the ECOWAS sub-region, according to a new World Bank survey, and the 9th best in Africa. Meanwhile, business confidence in Ghana is high, acco...
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West Africa Attracts Influx of Chinese Entrepreneurs
While Chinese officials are making headlines by signing oil deals and promising to fund new stadiums and buildings across West Africa, ordinary Chinese are also hard at work in the region. VOA's Nico ...
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India-Africa Project Partnership meeting for Ghana
Accra, May 18, GNA - A two-day mini conclave on India-Africa Project Partnership opens in Accra from May 25 2006. A statement issued in Accra said the meeting dubbed "Making India - A Partner of Ch...
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Ten trends to watch in 2006
Those who say that business success is all about execution are wrong. The right product markets, technology, and geography are critical components of long-term economic performance. Bad industries usu...
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$1 billion in Web aid for developing countries
SAN FRANCISCO, California (Reuters) -- Intel Corp. said on Tuesday it plans to spend $1 billion over five years to promote Internet use and computer training in developing countries, the latest move i...
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The New Wisdom of the Web
April 3, 2006 issue - A little over two years ago, even the most sensitive entrepreneurial radar could not pick out two pairs of people on opposite ends of the West Coast starting companies that would...
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supply chain data
It has never been simple to manage the information that flows through a product supply chain. Companies must work closely with suppliers, logistics providers, distributors, and retailers to collect an...
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When IT's customers are external
Managing a large IT implementation is challenging for any company, but the risks increase when the end users are external customers and the price of failure is damage to the bottom line. Careful plann...
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A product is born
The process of product development could itself stand a bit of development. Studies indicate that nearly two out of three new products fail after launch. Compounding that, companies in many sectors ar...
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Google launches financial news site
SAN FRANCISCO, California (Reuters) -- Google Inc. is introducing a financial news, stock quote and chat service that seeks to shake up the online finance information market now dominated by Internet ...
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Alive and Well in Silicon Alley
The event, the New York Tech Meetup — part technology conference, part Showtime at the Apollo for geeks — was a monthly gathering where entrepreneurs are invited to access their inner Steve Jobs by de...
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Wireless technologies help less developed countries grow
IN THE BANANA and sweet potato growing villages of Uganda, farmers now use wireless gadgets to find out current market prices for their commodities, ending decades of price gouging by traders who as...
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ICT not Agriculture will lead to accelerated Growth in Ghana
The World Bank country director for Ghana Matt Karlson is quoted in the Ghanaian press (Daily Graphic 30th December 2005) as saying 'Ghana has no reason to complain about difficulties in managing its ...
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Ghana places 76 in Economic Freedom Survey
Ghana is placed 76 in a survey of 109 world nations in an index of countries with the highest forms of economic freedoms. The index measures the degree to which the policies and institutions of cou...
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Ghana among preferred countries for offshore services
Accra, Jan. 4, GNA - Ghana has been named for the first time among the elite countries tracked for their attractiveness as locations for offshore services. She ranked 22 according to the annual ran...
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Top tech stories of 2005
NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) - While no one will say 2005 was a throwback to tech's heyday, some of the year's happenings -- AOL becoming a sought-after Internet property, Google's stock price zooming to $...
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Ghana reduces corporate tax
Nsuta-Wassa (W/R) Dec 11, GNA - The Government has decided to reduce Corporate Tax from 28% to 25% with effect from January 2006 to stimulate rapid growth through the Private Sector. This would comple...
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The 2007 Xalles international marketing seminar (IMS) ended successfully on Wednesday, March 14 at the Golden Tulip Hotel. The event was designed to provide Ghanaian companies with practical tools and information needed to prepare them for cross-border expansion and entry to new product markets. It ...
