Members of the National Concerned Drivers Association have threatened to increase transportation fares by the end of this week if the government does not reduce the price of fuel at the pumps with immediate effect. The association said its members have obeyed President Akufo-Addo’s directives of reducing the number of …
Read More »Coronavirus erodes cedi’s gains
Despite all the gains made by the local currency against its major trading currencies at beginning of the year, especially the United States dollar, the coronavirus pandemic impact has washed all away, causing the cedi to lose its strength. The cedi, which appreciated by 4.5 percent as of the end …
Read More »CalBank Donates to the Covid-19 Trust Fund
CalBank has donated an amount of GHS 200,000.00 to the Covid-19 National Trust Fund at the office of the Presidency in the Jubilee House, Accra. This is an additional gesture to earlier contribution of GHS 10million presented by the Ghana Association of Bankers in the collective efforts to deal with …
Read More »The economy will take three years to recover – Ken Ofori Atta
Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta says the Ghanaian economy will take three years to recover from the impact of the COVID-19pandemic. The Minister in an article published in the Financial Times said “A U-shaped recovery is touted, but ours will likely be a steep drop, then a two- to three-year downward slide before a …
Read More »Covid-19: Kumasi Central Market shut down hours after opening
Authorities of the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly have ordered the closure of the Kumasi Central market hours after President Akufo-Addo ordered the opening of the lockdown areas. According to Ultimate FM’s Isaac Bediako Justice, the closure was necessitated by the refusal of the traders to observe social distancing protocols. ” There …
Read More »God will punish you if you don’t provide free browsing data – Prophet Oduro to Telecoms
Prophet Kofi Oduro, the Leader and founder of Alabaster International Ministry has descended heavily on telecommunications networks in Ghana. Prophet Kofi Oduro has stated that the vengeance of God shall come upon telecommunication networks in Ghana who have refused to reduce or provide free browsing data to Ghanaians during the …
Read More »Coronavirus: Ghana earns international praise as QR Codes take over the world of payments
Ghana government’s introduction of the Universal QR Code payment system has been cited by Finextra, an internationally-renowned financial news publication, as an example of a new payment revolution that is sweeping through the world in the wake of COVID-19. Ghana became the first African country to introduce the Universal QR Code …
Read More »Wayne Rooney: England and Manchester United’s record goalscorer says he was not a ‘natural’
England and Manchester United’s record goalscorer Wayne Rooney says he should have scored more goals despite not being a “natural” finisher. Rooney scored 253 times to break Sir Bobby Charlton’s all-time record at United, before also surpassing the latter’s England tally with 53. Writing in his Sunday Times column, the 34-year-old said: …
Read More »BoG gives GHC10m to COVID-19 Trust Fund
After President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, his vice and appointees donated their 3-month salary to the COVID-19 Trust Fund, many people including some members of the opposition political parties have made donations. Faith-based organisations and business moguls have also contributed their quota towards the growth of the national trust. The latest to make …
Read More »Ken Ofori-Atta in despair over effects of COVID-19 on economy
Ghana’s Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, has revealed he is in total despair over the havoc the rampaging Coronavirus is causing to global economies especially countries in Africa. In a write-up to the reputable The Financial Times Newspaper based in London, the man President Nana Akufo-Addo described as ‘financial magician’, revealed he feels …
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