African parliaments start debt cancellation campaign

October 19, 2020 Speakers and heads of African legislatures have commenced a campaign for debt cancellation for African countries in the wake of the devastating impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on African...

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Customs duties in Africa to reduce next year

October 19, 2020 Customs duties on trading within Africa will be reduced from next year onwards when the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement comes into force on January 1, 2021. The...

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BoG asked to push commercial banks to increase CFA trading … To boost economic activities with Francophone neighbours

October 15, 2020 Transit shippers have appealed to the Bank of Ghana (BoG) to impress on commercial banks operating in the country to accept financial transactions in CFA, a move that would greatly help...

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BoG picks Central Bank of the Year award

October 15, 2020 The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has been honoured at the seventh Central Banking Awards. The Governor of the BoG, Dr Ernest Addison received the Central Bank of Year award on behalf of the...

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COCOBOD to spend US$250m on farm rehabilitation programme

October 12, 2020 The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) has said it will spend US$250million on rehabilitating cocoa farms over the next three years. The country is seeking to cut down and replant diseased and...

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Spend wisely, broaden tax base to close huge fiscal gap – World Bank

October 12, 2020 The World Bank has intensified its call for Ghana and other African countries to spend wisely and implement innovative strategies which will broaden the tax net to capture every...

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Ghana’s COVID-19 cases drop to 301

October 12, 2020 Ghana’s active COVID-19 cases continues to drop significantly with 301 cases as of Wednesday, October 7, 2020. The Greater Accra still leads the COVID-19 hotspots with 195 active cases,...

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Let’s have regular debt management with an eye on non-resident investors – BoG

October 7, 2020 The Bank of Ghana is calling for a regular debt management that include consistent access to domestic market with an eye on non-resident investors. According to the First Deputy Governor,...

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KPMG assures The Multimedia Group of continuous partnership

October 7, 2020 KPMG says it will continue to partner with The Multimedia Group Limited to uphold its core values whilst strengthening its high-quality standards. Kwame Sarpong, a partner at KPMG made this...

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Ghana ranked 3rd in Sub-Saharan Africa in Telecommunications Risks & Reward Index

October 7, 2020 Ghana is ranked 3rd out of 48 Sub-Saharan Africa countries in the Telecommunications Risks and Reward Index, according to Fitch Solutions, research arm of ratings agency, Fitch. Globally,...

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