IMANI President, Franklin Cudjoe has said that John Mahama’s presidential campaign towards the December 2020 elections, will definitely take a hit following the recent Airbus corruption scandal. Ghana, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, and Taiwan, have been cited as destinations where Europe’s largest aerospace multinational, Airbus, admitted that it paid huge bribes in order to secure contracts. In the case of ...

Airbus, Europe’s largest aerospace multinational, confessed to a High Court in London of paying huge bribes in order to secure contracts in Ghana, between 2011 and 2015. The planemaker has been fined three billion pounds (£3bn) as penalties. Anti-corruption investigators, according to The Guardian Report, have described the court’s decision as the largest ever corporate fine for bribery in the ...

The bribery scandal involving Airbus, Europe’s largest aerospace multinational, has opened a whole conversation on the corruption subject involving the former president and current flagbearer of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama. According to The Guardian of the UK, Airbus was found guilty by a High Court in London for paying huge bribes to secure contracts during ...

Airbus, Europe’s largest aerospace multinational, has admitted paying huge bribes in order to secure contracts in Ghana, under the erstwhile Mills-Mahama administration. Airbus was found guilty by a High Court in London and is to pay a fine of 3 billion pounds (£3bn) as penalties. Anti-corruption investigators according to The Guardian Report, has described the court’s decision as the largest ...

The main consortia for the Mpakadan to Ouagadougou stretch of the Ghana-Burkina Faso railway interconnectivity project is set to be chosen this quarter as Government and stakeholders prepare to settle on the most qualified contractors for the project. The consortium that emerges as the preferred bidder is expected to partner the two countries for construction to begin by March this ...

Following the exit of the United Kingdom from the European Union, Ghana is expected to benefit from a zero duty on all exports as well as a quota free market access. This is according to some of the proposals under the new trade deal being discussed by the Ghanaian Embassy and the United Kingdom officials, JoyBusiness reports. Adam Afriyie, the ...

The presidency has finally broken its silence on the arrest of the National Communications Director of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Sammy Gyamfi, debunking reports that the arrest is politically motivated. According to the Presidency, the NDC member had clearly committed a serious offence, which has the tendency of undermining the integrity of the highest office of the land, ...

De Europese Commissie wil fabrikanten van mobiele telefoons gaan verplichten die in de EU te leveren met een universele oplader. Ze bereidt een wetsvoorstel voor dat in het derde kwartaal van dit jaar voorgesteld wordt, zo staat in het vandaag gepresenteerde werkprogramma van de Commissie. De maatregel moet de opstapeling tegengaan van snoeren en stekkers die in vrijwel elk huishouden ...

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration has announced new fees for the services they provide. The Ministry in a release said the new fees were approved by Parliament and it will take effect from February 1, 2020. The Ministry also announced that they have introduced a 48-page Passport Booklet. The new fees have seen the ordinary 32 pages ...

Mr Robert Adatsi, Head of Clinical Services at the Volta Regional Directorate of the Ghana Health Service, has appealed for the provision of boat ambulances to handle emergencies in water bound areas in the Volta and Oti Regions. He said health emergencies in areas like Nkwanta, and Krachi Districts, Jasikan, Biakoye, Kpando, the Dayi Districts posed challenges to the Health ...