Ghana’s trade surplus in the 10 months through October more than doubled from a year earlier as shipments of crude oil increased. The West African nation recorded a surplus of
Visa, Banks Introduce Mobile Payments
Kemi Okusanya, Group Country Manager, Visa West Africa; Dr Settor Amediku, Bank of Ghana; Adoma Peprah, Country Manager, Visa Ghana; Kwame, Zenith Bank; Martha Acquaye, CAL Bank at the launch
Address High Youth Unemployment’
Professor Newman Kwadwo Kusi Professor Newman Kwadwo Kusi, Executive Director of the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS), has called on government to curb the high unemployment among the youth. Speaking
COCOBOD Denies $650m Cocoa Cash Diversion
Joseph Boahen Aidoo The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) has debunked claims by the Minority in Parliament that the Akufo-Addo administration has diverted a whopping $650 million of the $1.3 billion
Ghana’s Debt To GDP Ratio Drops To 57.2%
Ken Ofori Atta, Finance Minister Ghana’s Debt-to-GDP ratio has dropped to 57.2% , according to the Monetary Policy Committee of the Bank of Ghana. In the 2016 Annual Progress report,
Church of Pentecost Presents Dev’t Plan To Gov’t
Apostle Eric Nyamekye The Church of Pentecost (COP) has indicated its readiness to partner government in the pursuit of its development agenda over the next five years. Dubbed Vision 2013,
Unilever Empowers Women In UW
Unilever Ghana, in collaboration with ProNet North, has launched a livelihood empowerment project in Upper West Region to develop entrepreneurial mindset of women and also assist them to become financially
Ghana Processes 300,000 Tonnes Of Cocoa
Ghana’s cocoa sector set new record for domestic processing, as total volume of cocoa processed reached 300,000 tonnes during the 2017/18 season. The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), which released a
Wholesale Electricity Market Rules Ready By 2021
The stakeholders The Ghana Grid Company Limited (GRIDCo) is set to finalise plans to develop market rules that will govern the activities of participants in the Ghana Wholesale Electricity Market
‘Many Banks Meet Capital Requirement’
Dr Ernest Addison, Governor of the Bank of Ghana (BoG) The Central Bank has disclosed that many banks are close to meeting the new minimum capital requirement while a few
LBCs Have Been Given Funds For Cocoa Purchases – COCOBOD
Joseph Boahen Aidoo, CEO of COCOBOD COCOBOD has denied claims that it has refused to allocate funds to Licensed Buying Companies (LBCs) for cocoa purchases. The reaction comes after the
Capital Requirement: Many Banks Close, Others Merging – BoG
Dr. Ernest Addison, Governor of the Central Bank The Governor of the Central Bank Dr. Ernest Addison has revealed many banks in the country are close to meeting the new minimum
BoG Keeps Policy Rate At 17%
The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Bank of Ghana (BoG) has maintained the Policy Rate at 17 per cent for the fourth consecutive time in 2018.The Governor of the