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Kumasi: Coffin makers set to increase prices next week

Coffin makers in the Kumasi metropolis have revealed that they will increase the prices of their products from next week. According to them, the prices of the raw material they use have tripled hence there’s nothing more they can do except for increasing their prices in order not to run …

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Agric Ministry to sell foodstuff at cheaper prices at its premises in Accra

As part of the efforts to control prices of foodstuff, the Ministry of Food and Agriculture is set to begin selling foodstuff within its premises to serve people in Accra. The products will be brought from the farms to the ministry and sold to consumers at a cheaper price. Speaking …

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Cement prices increase again?

The price of cement has reportedly shot up again, to sell at GH¢95 from GH¢80 about two weeks ago. According to Ghanaian broadcaster Bridget Otoo, the price change has become unbearable as she lamented the effect on the survival of businesses in the country. Bridget Otoo in a Twitter post noted that …

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Kumasi Traders turn down President Akuffo Addo’s plea to reduce prices of goods

Traders in the Central Business District of Kumasi, capital of the Ashanti Region, say they will only reduce prices of goods if the local currency appreciates against other international currencies. According to them, though they are willing to sell their products at a relatively cheap price, high exchange rate has …

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Fuel prices to go up further in November – IES

Fuel prices are expected to go up at the pumps mid-November, the Institute for Energy Security (IES) has projected. This is due to the significant depreciation of the Cedi against the American greenback, and the appreciable increase in Gasoil price on the international fuel market. [adrotate group=”2″] “In IES’ estimation, …

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Negative effects of increase in cooking oil prices

Ghana is faced with miraculous inflation of goods and services. Just within weeks, the price of cooking oil keeps changing form like a chameleon. It started slowly from GH₵‎360 and then moved to GH₵‎600; now it’s battling between CH₵‎1000-1200. When it happens this way, it’s the average Ghanaian that suffers …

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Kumasi Coconut sellers increase prices to Ghc6 over fuel price increment

Persons who consume Coconut in the Ashanti Region should brace themselves for price hikes to correspond with the increment in the recent fuel prices in the country. Coconut Sellers in Ashanti Regional Capital of Kumasi have hinted of an upward adjustment in order to stay in business indicating how unhappy …

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Fuel prices to go up 12 percent by October ending – IES

Ghanaians would be expected to pay more for fuel products come October ending. The predicted upward adjustment in fuel prices according to the Institute of Energy Security (IES) follows the decline of the cedi against the dollar. According to the Institute, the increase of price products on the international markets …

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Fuel prices to increase by 10% from October 16 – COPEC predicts

The Chamber of Petroleum Consumers (COPEC) is predicting a 10 percent increase in the price of petroleum products effective October 16, 2022. The price adjustment falls in line with the second pricing window for the month of October. The Chamber in a statement said that from the observed figures within …

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Fuel prices to record marginal drop in September – IES projection

Consumers of petroleum products are expected to witness a slight drop in pricing in the coming days. This is according to a projection by the Institute of Energy Security (IES). The Institute attributed the marginal reduction in prices falling on the international oil market for gasoline and gasoil by 10.96 …

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