Economy grows at 3.3% in Q1; lowest growth since recovery from COVID-induced contractions

June 24, 2022 Growth of the local economy – including Oil and Gas – reached 3.3 percent year on year (y-o-y) in the first quarter of 2022; lower than the same period of 2021 at 3.6 percent, according...

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ATI instrumental in supporting local currency – Hon. Ken Ofori-Atta

June 24, 2022 Finance Minister Ken Ofori Atta has revealed that the African Trade Insurance Agency has been instrumental in addressing the country’s balance of payments challenges and supporting the...

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Prospects for remittances to emerging markets amid rising inflation

June 24, 2022 Remittances to low- and middle-income countries are projected to rise by 4.2% in 2022 Inflows are expected to provide crucial support amid rising energy and food costs The pandemic...

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All hands must be on deck to bring Ghana’s economy back on track – BoG

June 13, 2022 With the world economy, including Ghana’s, dealing with the aftershocks of the COVID-19 pandemic and the challenges being posed by the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war, stakeholders in Ghana...

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Ghana gets $1bn pledge from banks to spur finances

June 13, 2022 International banks have pledged to lend Ghana $1 billion for budget purposes and to boost central bank reserves as the country seeks to cut its fiscal deficit and stabilize the local...

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AstraZeneca supports agroforestry, forest restoration : To plant 4.5 million trees by 2025

June 13, 2022 AstraZeneca has partnered the Circular Bioeconomy Alliance (CBA) to support farmers in the Bono East Region through the Living Lab project to improve soil fertility in the region and to...

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Trading in dollars, others: banks, forex bureaus are only licensed institutions to do so – BoG

June 8, 2022 The Bank of Ghana has reiterated that universal banks and foreign exchange bureaux, are the only institutions licenced to trade in foreign currencies in Ghana. This move is expected to...

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Government commits €155 million to rural broadband services

June 8, 2022 As part of efforts to bridge the gap in the telecommunication network connectivity, Government through the Ministry of Communications and Digitalisation, has committed about €155 million...

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AGRA, MOFA intensify support for organic fertiliser as food insecurity fears grow

June 8, 2022 In a bid to boost the Ghanaian agricultural production amid fears of impending food insecurity due to global fertiliser shortage as a result of the Russia—Ukraine war, the Alliance for a...

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2 million metric tonnes of fertilizer to be distributed to farmers in ECOWAS sub-region – Dr. Akoto

June 8, 2022 Minister of Food and Agriculture, Dr. Owusu Afriyie Akoto who currently is the Chairman of the ECOWAS CTMS Agriculture, has indicated the region has some deficit of fertilizers which needs...

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