access to the Indian Ocean as well as the Mediterranean Sea. Since Aksum was surrounded by water‚ it was easier to get products place by place using caravans. The only way for the Arabs and the Wangara to trade was to pass through the ancient empire of Ghana. The Arab traders wanted gold while the Wangara traders wanted salt. Ghana’s military force helped keep peace and safety throughout the trade routes as well as the empire. One important factor throughout Africa was the gold supply. Also‚ since the
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Since 1952 a subsidiary of British Company for chemical manufacturer was established in Ghana‚ named Wilson Chemical (Ghana) Ltd. There were three reasons for its success: 1. Fertilizer as the primary product in an agricultural based economy 2. The company employed many natives in top positions 3. Appointed a native Ghanaian graduated from Oxford‚ Joseph Okono‚ as the president of Wilson Chemical (Ghana) Ltd. Under Mr. Okono’s management‚ the company achieved a great success in sales and profit
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city of Accra. VALCO was originally jointly owned by Kaiser Aluminium and Chemical Corporation (KACC) - 90% and Reynolds Metals Company .The Government of Ghana purchased the 90% shares of KACC in October 2004 and subsequently completed acquisition in June 2008. Therefore‚ currently VALCO is solely owned by the Government and people of Ghana. The VALCO smelter consists of a self-contained five pot lines reduction facility that includes a private dock‚ raw materials storage area‚ carbon anode
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POLICY IN GHANA INTRODUCTION Malaria is a major public health problem in Ghana. It is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality‚ especially in children under five years of age and pregnant women. It is the most common cause of outpatient visits‚ hospitalization and death. Malaria is also a development problem as it has a serious socio-economic impact on families and the nation‚ through loss of work‚ school absenteeism and high levels of expenditure on treatment. The government of Ghana through
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of African Studies and Development Vol. 2(7)‚ pp. 166-175‚ October 2010 Available online http://www.academicjournlas.org/jasd ISSN – 2141 -2189 ©2010 Academic Journals Review Public administration: Local government and decentralization in Ghana Kwame Badu Antwi-Boasiako Stephen F. Austin State University‚ Department of Government‚ Nacogdoches‚ Texas 75962‚ USA. E-mail: antwibokb@sfasu.edu. Tel: 9364686605. Accepted 29 July‚ 2010 Public administration as an art is defined in the Ghanaian
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Why is Ghana still an LEDC? Peilin Cheng 9A Although Ghana is rich in raw materials and precious metals‚ it is still a Less Economically Developed Country (LEDC). There are many different reasons ranging from the environment and climate to their debt problem. Ghana is in the tropics of Africa near the equator which means the temperature is very hot‚ there is also a hot dry North East wind called the harmattan which blows between December and March. Ghana’s climate and ecosystems are split into
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TAX BRIEF IN THE MINING SECTOR OF GHANA 1.0 Introduction The mining sector is one of the major extractive industries in Ghana. It is estimated that the sector contributes about 41% of total export earnings and 5% of Ghana’s GDP. The sector is dominant with Foreign Direct Investment (“FDI”) with little local participation. 1.1 Legal Framework The Fiscal Regimes that regulate the sector in Ghana are: The Minerals and Mining Act‚ 2006 (Act 703) as amended The Internal Revenue Service Act‚2000
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noncarbonated beverage categories‚ TCCC is looking at entering the Dark Malt segment in sub-Saharan countries The countries to be considered are namely Ghana‚ Cameroun‚ Gabon‚ Cote d Ivoire‚ Burkina Faso‚ South Africa and Nigeria Ghana launch will kick-off the introduction into the subSaharan market The Brief Cont d The Malt Category is 9.4m UC in Ghana and it is dominated by Malta Guinness (90% MS with two brands) Dark Malt is perceived as a premium social drink because it has a prestige image
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MILLICOM GHANA LIMITED OPERATORS OF TIGO TELECOMMUNICATION NETWORK Millicom International Cellular S.A. ("MIC") portfolio of assets currently comprises 17 cellular operations and licenses in 16 countries in Asia‚ Latin America and Africa‚ covering a population under license of approximately 392 million people. Millicom Ghana Limited‚ operators of Tigo cellular network is one (1) of six (6) mobile voice services providers licensed to operate in Ghana. It was the first mobile cellular network branded
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huge debt repayments are making it hard for these countries to develop. Ghana is one of these poor countries. Ghana is in debt because the British used to be in charge. They came to mine gold but eventually Ghana just turned into a place for slave trade. In 1957 Ghana broke free of the British and became a free country. But because it had no factories‚ few services and few people with skills it went quickly down hill. Ghana wanted to develop and it wanted to do it fast. It got money from richer
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