Major events in January

The following are major events that occurred in January 2002.

Jan. 2: Opening figures on the stock market are as follows:
All-Shares Index - 955.95 points
Change in Year - 0 per cent
Market Capitalisation - 3,904.03 billion cedis

Jan. 3: President Kufuor begins Volta Region tour

Jan. 4:

 Currency                Buying          Selling 
 Dollar                  7,150.45        7,361.45
 Pound                   10,307.37      10,618.89
 Euro                    6,428.05        6,614.90
 Yen                     54.48              56.09
 CFA                     9.80               10.08

Muslims pray to begin activities marking first anniversary of Kufuor's administration

Jan. 6: Floods in Accra

Jan. 7: Kufuor administration organises Peoples' Assembly in Accra.

Jan 10: Volta River Authority assures public there is no looming power crisis despite low level of water in Akosombo Dam

Jan. 15: Formal opening of Second Session of Parliament

Jan. 16: Cabinet approves set of proposals to abolish private participation in lottery.

Ministers of State attend seminar on poverty reduction.

Jan. 18:

President Kufuor visits Sierra Leone as guest of honour at a ceremony to mark disarmament in that country 2002 edition of Annual Public Parliamentary Forum held.
Ex-president Rawlings watches proceedings at Fast Track Court trying the Quality Grain case

Jan. 19:

National workshop on private sector opens
23rd African Cup of Nations 2002 begins in Mali

Jan. 22:

Court orders Joy FM and Peace FM to produce tape recording of interview granted by ex-president Jerry Rawlings
GNUPS demonstrate through Ministries to press home demands on education authorities to look at grading system

Jan. 23: Peruvian economists Dr Hernando De Soto visits Ghana

Jan. 31: President Kufuor presents state of the nation's address to Parliament