The FINANCIAL -- The Board of Directors of the World Bank today approved US$50 million to the Government of Ghana, in the form of budget support for the implementation of the country’s Medium Term Agriculture Sector Investment Plan, METASIP.

The FINANCIAL -- The World Bank Board of Directors approved a US$60 million IDA credit to reinforce the existing electricity transmission network and increase Zesco’s power transfer capacity to Kafue town and the Southern Province.

The FINANCIAL -- A growing majority of global investors would like to see more stimulative fiscal policies from governments around the world, amid resurgent fears about the Greek economy, according to the BofA Merrill Lynch Survey of Fund Managers for May.

The FINANCIAL -- Barclaycard Wireless Festival 2012 is to be the first music event in the country to be fully contactless enabled, giving music lovers the ability to enjoy the experience without having to carry cash.

The FINANCIAL -- The Export-Import Bank of the United States has approved a guarantee of a $350 million loan facility to provide the funds to assist Textron Inc. in financing the exports by two of its companies, Cessna Aircraft Company and Bell Helicopter Textron.