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Speaker Calls On Trade Minister To Revoke Cement Price Regulation
July 4, 2024
Speaker Calls On Trade Minister To Revoke Cement Price Regulation
Kobina Tahir (K.T.) Hammond, the trade minister, has received advice from Speaker of the House Alban Bagbin to remove the…
Accra Ranks 7th Most Expensive City In Africa – Numbeo Reports
July 4, 2024
Accra Ranks 7th Most Expensive City In Africa – Numbeo Reports
According to Numbeo, one of the leading data and research platforms worldwide, Accra is the seventh most expensive city in…
TECNO Unveils Kudus As New Brand Ambassador
July 4, 2024
TECNO Unveils Kudus As New Brand Ambassador
Kudus Mohammed, a Ghanaian football superstar, was introduced at TECNO Ghana’s offices in Accra, the country’s capital, as the company’s…
Plastic Manufacturing Companies Threaten To Shut Down
June 27, 2024
Plastic Manufacturing Companies Threaten To Shut Down
A five percent excise levy on locally made plastic products has prompted the Ghana Plastic Manufacturers Association to threaten to…
Bags Of Maize Would Soon Be Sold By Weight To Ensure Fair Value for farmers
June 26, 2024
Bags Of Maize Would Soon Be Sold By Weight To Ensure Fair Value for farmers
In order to prevent farmers from being underpaid, the Ministry of Food and Agriculture is collaborating with Integrity Commodities Limited…
MTN ’s Y’ello Care Initiative Supports 25 Senior High Schools
June 26, 2024
MTN ’s Y’ello Care Initiative Supports 25 Senior High Schools
As part of their yearly volunteer program, MTN Ghana is teaching digital literacy to students in 25 senior high schools…
Agbogbloshie Onion Market Project Abandoned Years After Demolition
June 24, 2024
Agbogbloshie Onion Market Project Abandoned Years After Demolition
The redevelopment of Accra’s old Agbogbloshie onion market remains stalled years after its demolition. The site, once notorious as “Africa’s…
Akufo-Addo Approves ¢1.5bn Bailout For Banking Sector Clean-up Victims
June 24, 2024
Akufo-Addo Approves ¢1.5bn Bailout For Banking Sector Clean-up Victims
The Finance Ministry has been directed by President Akufo-Addo to distribute ¢1.5 billion to consumers who felt the impact of…
COVID-19 Was A Whole Jackpot For Government – Nii Moi Thompson
June 20, 2024
COVID-19 Was A Whole Jackpot For Government – Nii Moi Thompson
Dr. Nii Moi Thompson, a renowned economist, disclosed that the COVID-19 pandemic unexpectedly boosted the Akufo-Addo government’s finances. Ghana received…
Cedi Continues Suffocating, Drops 21% To GH¢15.70 Per Dollar
June 19, 2024
Cedi Continues Suffocating, Drops 21% To GH¢15.70 Per Dollar
Last week, the spot market saw a 3.88% decline in the value of the Ghana cedi relative to the US…
Ghana Secures $2 billion Loan From Korea To Boost Economy
June 15, 2024
Ghana Secures $2 billion Loan From Korea To Boost Economy
Ghana is anticipating a US$2 billion concessionary loan from South Korea to promote the nation’s economic development, according to Deputy…
Concerned Drivers Association Supports Mahama ‘s Transport Reforms
June 14, 2024
Concerned Drivers Association Supports Mahama ‘s Transport Reforms
The Concerned Drivers Association ‘s leaders have endorsed key transport policies proposed by NDC flagbearer, John Dramani Mahama. These include…
Shortage of Cocoa Products Approaches: Companies Risk Shutdown
June 13, 2024
Shortage of Cocoa Products Approaches: Companies Risk Shutdown
If your favorite cocoa product is scarce or more expensive, here’s why: Ghana’s cocoa processing companies are struggling due to…
Tax Social Media & Online Businesses: Dep. Finance Minister
June 13, 2024
Tax Social Media & Online Businesses: Dep. Finance Minister
Dr. Alex Ampaabeng, the deputy minister of finance, has suggested taxing internet traders on social media in order to stimulate…
Cedi Stays Weak As Cocoa Export Revenue Falls By Over $500m
June 11, 2024
Cedi Stays Weak As Cocoa Export Revenue Falls By Over $500m
Illegal mining, climate issues, diseases, and smuggling caused cocoa export revenue to drop by over $500 million in early 2024,…
Finance Ministry To Refund Customers Of Closed Banks Soon – Bawumia
June 11, 2024
Finance Ministry To Refund Customers Of Closed Banks Soon – Bawumia
The Ministry of Finance is arranging to reimburse customers of businesses that the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) dissolved as…
Blame Galamsey For High Prices of Vegetables – GAWU
June 7, 2024
Blame Galamsey For High Prices of Vegetables – GAWU
According to the General Agricultural Workers Union (GAWU), illicit mining activities in Ghana are to blame for the acute shortage…
Cement Prices Rise Up To GH¢108 Despite Trade Minister’s Order
June 6, 2024
Cement Prices Rise Up To GH¢108 Despite Trade Minister’s Order
Cement prices are still rising in spite of a ministerial directive to the Cement Manufacturing Development Committee in Ghana (CMDCG),…
Investors Resume Protests Over Unpaid Funds
June 6, 2024
Investors Resume Protests Over Unpaid Funds
The Locked-up Investment Holders’ Forum members have returned to their public demonstrations, calling on the Finance Ministry to release their…
Ghana To Start Building First Manganese Refinery In August
June 6, 2024
Ghana To Start Building First Manganese Refinery In August
August of this year will see the start of building on Ghana’s first manganese refinery, according to Minister of Lands…
Bank Of Ghana Reports A GH₵10.5 Billion Loss In 2023
June 4, 2024
Bank Of Ghana Reports A GH₵10.5 Billion Loss In 2023
The Bank of Ghana reported a net loss of GHS10.5 billion for the fiscal year ending 2023. This loss is…
Registrar To Remove 508,000 Companies From List
June 4, 2024
Registrar To Remove 508,000 Companies From List
By the end of June 2024, fifty-eight thousand (508,000) public and private business organizations must be removed from the Office…
Cowbell Celebrates World Milk Day with Free Breakfast for 100K Kids
June 3, 2024
Cowbell Celebrates World Milk Day with Free Breakfast for 100K Kids
Under the theme “Let’s Celebrate Nutritious and Sustainable Dairy,” 100,000 servings of a full breakfast were served to students from…
China Tops Ghana’s Imports In 2023 With GHC33.9bn Value
June 3, 2024
China Tops Ghana’s Imports In 2023 With GHC33.9bn Value
With GHC 33.9 billion in imports in 2023 compared to GHC 26.4 billion in 2022, China continues to be Ghana’s…
Electricity Tariffs To Go Up: PURC Announces
June 2, 2024
Electricity Tariffs To Go Up: PURC Announces
The price increases for gas, water, and electricity have been announced by the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC). The increase…
Vegetable Prices Increase By 100% In Kumasi
May 31, 2024
Vegetable Prices Increase By 100% In Kumasi
Vegetable prices, including those of carrots, lettuce, and green peppers, have increased dramatically, which has an impact on market sales.…
World Bank Approves $250m Loan For Ghana
May 31, 2024
World Bank Approves $250m Loan For Ghana
On Friday, May 31, the World Bank approved a $250 million credit for Ghana’s Financial Stability Project, which will last…
Bawumia Plans To StabilizeThe Cedi With Gold
May 31, 2024
Bawumia Plans To StabilizeThe Cedi With Gold
In the event that he wins the presidency in the polls on December 7, Dr. Mahamadu Bawumia, the flagbearer of…
Government To Launch 5G Internet In Six Months
May 31, 2024
Government To Launch 5G Internet In Six Months
Since the government of Ghana revealed plans to bring out the 5G network over the next six months, internet customers…
Consumer Protection Agency Alerts Ghanaians On Fake Diapers
May 31, 2024
Consumer Protection Agency Alerts Ghanaians On Fake Diapers
The public, particularly mothers, have been warned by the Consumer Protection Agency (CPA) to be on the lookout for fake…