BUSINESS

COCOBOD CEO allays Chinese cocoa production fears

  The Chief Executive Officer of Ghana Cocoa Board, Joseph Boahen Aidoo, has said there is no cause for the country to be concerned over the emergence of China as a cocoa producing nation. The Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences recently reported that the Chinese island of Hainan has …

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Minority threatens to oppose attempts to increase road tolls

The NDC Minority in parliament has threatened to oppose any increment in road tolls by the NPP government. “We agree with government that we must get more resources to the road ministry to improve our roads. We’ll support government in that endeavour but we shall not support government to increase …

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These are the five bills Ghana’s 8th Parliament will consider as it resumes after recess

  • Ghana 8th Parliament will resume on Tuesday May 25, 2021 • The House is expected to consider number of Bills • The Bills when passed will be of key interest to businesses and consumers Ghana’s Parliament will resume after an almost 2-month long recess, a statement released by the Public Affairs Department …

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Kejetia market to close at 7pm from June 2021

Kumasi City Markets Limited, Managers of the Kejetia Market, one of the landmark trading centres in the West-African sub-region, has announced that the facility will close at 7pm from June 1, this year. Managing Director, Kofi Dufour Addai, said the decision was to reduce the cost of operation, and also …

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9 Ghanaian celebrities who married unknown partners

  • The listed celebrities chose to settle down with unknown women • Their respective marriages have been serene at least without any public controversies • Members of the public expressed surprise at how the celebrities managed to marry such previously non-famous wives One might expect that with all the …

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IMF disputes govt’s economic performance data again

  A new dispute over Ghana’s macroeconomic performance foe 2020 and its standing into this year may be brewing as the International Monetary Fund, in its latest staff mission report on the country has computed the government’s fiscal deficit for last year at 15.5 percent of Gross Domestic Product, which …

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United Airlines resumes flights to Accra

United Airlines has restored its services to the country after nine years of absence. A Boeing 787 Dreamliner from the airline made its first non-stop trip from Dulles International Airport in Washington DC to the Kotoka International Airport recently. The restoration was propelled by the government’s resolve to make Ghana …

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KGL Partners Ministry of Youth and Sports ahead of AFCON and World Cup Campaigns

As part of its corporate social responsibility to improving its consumer connection and supporting socially relevant causes, the Board and Management of KGL Group responded to a call on corporate Ghana by President Akufo-Addo to lend support to sports development. The sponsorship package from KGL Group forms part of a …

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Ghana misses out on US$558.1 million G20 debt relief

Government has missed out on the opportunity to save nearly US$560m in debt servicing costs after it elected not to take part in a debt relief initiative for lower income countries badly hit by the pandemic. The Debt Service Suspension Initiative (DSSI), championed by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and …

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NDC shoots down all EC’s proposed reforms

  The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has punched holes into all the proposed electoral reforms by the Electoral Commission, Ghana (EC), calling them a “sham”. At a press conference addressed by the party’s Director of Elections, Elvis Afriyie Ankrah on Thursday, May 20, 2021, the party subjected all the four reforms to scrutiny …

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