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COVID pushes New Zealand into worst recession in years

September 17, 2020 New Zealand is in its deepest recession in decades, following strict measures in response to the COVID-19 pandemic which were widely praised. The country’s GDP shrank by 12.2% between...

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September 17, 2020 / Comments (0)

Airports Company postpones mandatory online COVID-19 test payment directive

September 16, 2020 … airlines seek aggressive advertisement to sensitise travellers  The Ghana Airports Company Limited (GACL) has postponed implementation of the mandatory online COVID-19 test payment...

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September 16, 2020 / Comments (0)

Telcos reduce Communications Service Tax

September 16, 2020 Mobile network operators have effected the four per cent reduction in the Communications Service Tax (CST) for customers, as directed by the government. The reduction, which took effect...

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September 16, 2020 / Comments (0)

COVID-19 support to private schools: NBSSI disburses GH¢50m

September 16, 2020 The National Board for Small-Scale Industries (NBSSI) has started disbursing GH¢50 million to private schools which applied for loans under the Coronavirus Alleviation Programme Business...

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September 16, 2020 / Comments (0)

Coronavirus impact: UNDP to rescue 4,311 firms

September 11, 2020 Some 4,311 business establishments and household firms are to benefit from business advisory services and capacity-building programmes to protect and transform their enterprises from the...

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September 11, 2020 / Comments (0)

Coronavirus: Pharma firms unveil safety pledge over vaccine

September 9, 2020 A group of nine vaccine developers has announced a “historic pledge” to uphold scientific and ethical standards in the search for a coronavirus vaccine. The firms, including Pfizer and...

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September 9, 2020 / Comments (0)

Ethiopia to make, export Coronavirus test kits with China’s help

September 9, 2020 As COVID-19 cases continued to climb sharply, Ethiopia’s Ministry of Health on Sunday announced that the country will start manufacturing its own test kits with China’s help. The...

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September 9, 2020 / Comments (0)

Young entrepreneurs share COVID-19 coping strategies

September 8, 2020 The proprietor of Clearpower Ventures, Mr Clearforce Tetteh has urged fellow young entrepreneurs to diversify their product offerings to help survive the uncertainties of the COVID-19...

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September 8, 2020 / Comments (0)

COVID-19 active cases: We must tread cautiously

September 7, 2020 A Lecturer at the Global Health Department of the School of Public Health, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology KNUST (KNUST), Dr. John Amoasi, has urged Ghanaians to...

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September 7, 2020 / Comments (0)

AU, Caricom states to benefit from new Novartis, AU deal

September 2, 2020 African Union (AU) member states and countries in the Caribbean Community and Common Market (CARICOM) are the direct beneficiaries of a new collaboration by Novartis and the AU to...

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September 2, 2020 / Comments (0)