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The Africa Union’s (AU) quest to establish an African Credit Rating Agency for the continent through the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) is likely to be instituted this year, CEO of the organisation Professor Eddy Maloka has said. Prof. Maloka was addressing participants at a sensitisation meeting on APRM support …

Minister for Information, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah has disclosed that the Government of Ghana has commenced engagements with international TV platforms to host more Ghanaian TV channels on their global platforms. The move is aimed at increasing Ghanaian media’s access to international markets and broadcast Ghanaian contents globally. According to the …

Electronic ticket (E-Ticket) purchase has been introduced for the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers between Ghana and Nigeria which will be played at the Kumasi ‘Baba Yara Sports Stadium’ on March 25, 2022. Purefmonline.com has confirmed. The online ticketing purchase platform will on Monday, March 21 be launched by Ghana’s …

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo is said to have been engaged in crunch meetings in the past few days over the restrictions imposed by the government in the fight against coronavirus. Two years after the advent of the pandemic, calls have been heightened for the country to review the curbs …

The Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) is planning to increase transport fares by 20%, this has been hinted at by the Union’s General Secretary, Mr. Godfred Abulbire. According to Abulbire, his outfit has already sent a letter to the Ministry of Transport to request a meeting following the latest …

Managing Director of GIHOC, Maxwell Kofi Jumah, has stated that his company will continue increasing prices as long as inflation keeps rising. He explains that this has become necessary due to the increase in prices of raw materials and other production resources. According to him, the company needs to be …

While in opposition, one of the strong points of campaign for then candidate Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo was the exchange rate of the cedi against the dollar. Currently in government, the cedi under President Nana Addo Dankwa-Akufo-Addo is trading at about 7.38, a situation that has elicited several concerns. As of May …

The Bulgarian government is demanding the government of Ghana restore its Embassy in Accra after it was demolished by a private developer who has been identified as President Akufo-Addo’s appointee on the National Development Planning Commission (NDCP) Board, Dr Yaw Adu-Ampomah. Dr Adu-Ampomah allegedly entered the property illegally with heavy …

The Bulgarian Ambassador to Ghana and Nigeria, Mr Yanko Yordanov has said Bulgaria will not retaliate against the downing of its Accra Embassy despite the illegal action being in contravention of the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations, 1961. A private developer who has now been identified as President Akufo-Addo’s appointee …

Barely three weeks after transport fares were increased by 15 percent, road transport operators have warned of yet another increment from Monday, March 21 if fuel prices are not reduced. The recent transport fares took effect from Saturday, February 26 and due to the escalating fuel prices in Ghana, transport …