Tag Archives: ECONOMIC

Some residents in Kumasi in the Ashanti Region have kicked against the directions by the leadership of some religious leaders to declare fasting and prayers aimed at reviving ailing Ghana’s economy.   According to them, ’’prayers and feastings alone won’t solve our economic hardship but what Ghana needs is strong …

Despite the tough economic distress Ghanaians are facing, Gospel musician, Diana Asamoah has stated that she is not feeling the pinch. During an interview on “Move with SammyKay”, the gospel musician indicated that she has only heard of the hardship in the country but has not experienced it. According to her, the …

The current economic hardship in the country has forced the price of dog meat, a delicacy in some parts of the Upper East Region, to increase, causing many patrons at Wiaga, in the Builsa North Municipality to complain. Patrons of the meat in the community, which is noted for many …

As a young learner of Ghana’s politics, I have witnessed both military regimes as well as democratically elected governments. The fourth republic has successfully delivered four former Presidents. Two of these former presidents have departed. The remaining two have gone through the governance system with a lot of experience, but …

Over one thousand Ghanaians have thronged the Circle overhead, where a stand has been mounted by some personnel to help applicants apply for the American Visa lottery. According to one of the facilitators of the American Visa Lottery, a total of 1,561 Ghanaians have been registered in the past 4 …

n the space of two weeks or less, some businesses in Ghana have folded up. Some of these businesses have shut down permanently, whiles others have closed down some of their branches. Most of which are food businesses lamented the increasing cost of ingredients. They are Soul by Villa Grace, …

The Finance Minister for Ghana Ken-Ofori-Atta says he’s the right person to redeem the country’s sinking economy and take it back to its rightful position. With the entire NPP majority caucus in parliament supporting him, he says he remains the right person to redeem the country’s sinking economy. Speaking at …

A pressure group, the Economic Fighters League, has stated that it will be joining the “NanaMustGo” (Kumi preko reloaded) demonstration being organised by renowned lawyer, Martin Kpebu, on Saturday, November 5, 2022. In a press statement sighted by GhanaWeb, the group indicated that its decision to join the demonstration to …

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo is addressing the nation on the current economic challenges. President Akufo-Addo has indicated that his address on the economy is on the back of stakeholder engagement his government has had with major industry players in the country on the International Monetary Fund programme the government is seeking. He is …

The Ashanti Region is undoubtedly a crucial zone to the electoral fortunes of the governing New Patriotic Party, NPP, but in recent weeks and months, it is proving to be a catalyst for protest against economic hardship. Long before the economy-related protests, the region saw a rise in political agitation …