Baah Wadieh, Deputy Government Statistician (right) addressing the press The year-on-year producer price inflation for industry in September 2016 was 9.7 percent, representing a monthly rate change of 0.8 percent.
Energy Sector Outlook Uncertain – ACEP
Dr. Mohammed Amin Adam addressing the gathering The African Centre for Energy Policy (ACEP) has stated that the energy sector outlook for 2017 presents significant levels of uncertainty, urging political
Workers Demand Tier 2 Pension Funds
Isaac Bampoe-Addo (3r right) addressing the media. It has emerged that the Mahama-led National Democratic Congress (NDC) government has not paid the mandatory 5% Tier Two Monthly deductions of public
VIP Transport Buses Blocked
Forecourt of VIP Transport [Inset: Â Amponsah Marfo] The contractor executing the Kwame Nkrumah Circle Interchange project has blocked the access route to VIP Jeoun Transport Company Limited at Circle, Accra.
BBnZ Live Launches New CSR Initiative
One of the bins near the Kawu Kudi Junction, Maamobi Ghana’s premier record label, PR and advertising firm BBnZ Live has rolled out its latest corporate social responsibility campaign which
Power From Cote D’Ivoire: Inefficient Plants To Blame – ACEP
Dr. Mohammed Amin, ACEP Boss The Executive Director of the African Center for Energy Policy (ACEP), Dr. Mohammed Amin Adams, has blamed inefficient generating plants as one of the reasons
Standard Bank Wealth Adjudged Africa’s Best Private Bank
An official of the bank receiving the prize Standard Bank Wealth and Investment has been named Africa’s Most Outstanding Private Bank for the second year running by Private Banker International,
2 Chinese Arrested For Illegal Mining
Two Chinese nationals have reportedly been arrested for illegally mining on the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) Seed Garden at Wassa Saman in the Western Region. COCOBOD disclosed this in a
African Gov’ts Urged To Improve Negotiating Skills
Some journalists at the training African countries have been urged to make sufficient investments in improving their negotiation skills to make the best out of their natural resources, particularly the
Economist Alarmed At Gov’t Borrowing
Dr Eric Osei-Assibey Dr. Eric Osei-Assibey, a Senior Economics Lecturer at the University of Ghana, Legon, says government’s untamed borrowing escapades were soon going to leave the economy with severe
Statistical Service Undertakes 7th Living Standards Survey
Dr Philomena Nyarko, Gov’t Statistician The Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) says it is undertaking the Seventh Round of the Ghana Living Standards Survey (GLSS-7). The survey, which commences this month
Tax Hikes Will Intensify After December – CSOs
President John Dramani Mahama Civil Society organisations (CSOs) have indicated that government’s spending cuts and tax rises will intensify after the December 2016 elections which would lead to job losses.
Gold Fields Reinvests $1.4b In Damang
Goldfields Damang Gold Fields Limited has outlined a Reinvestment Plan for its Damang Mine in Ghana, which is expected to extend the life of the mine by eight years, beginning