More partnerships will deepen intra-African trade – Yofi Grant

June 12, 2018 Ghana must attract investments from other African countries and vice versa, if the continent wants to see the true realisation of the Continental Free Trade Agreement (CFTA), Yofi Grant,...

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Ghana Stock Exchange falls to five-month low

June 12, 2018 Equity indices on the local bourse softened to its lowest in five months as recent downward pressure from the financial, energy and consumable sector stocks dimmed the hard-earned...

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Government mark time to implement MDF requirements

June 12, 2018 Years after the passage of the Minerals Development Fund (MDF) Act by Parliament, the government is yet to fully implement the law that provides the legal basis for the disbursement and...

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Cocoa prices tumble

June 12, 2018 Prices of cocoa on the international market have begun to tumble due to investors expectations of an imminent increase in production from top growing countries, Côte d’Ivoire and...

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Strive for growth, competitiveness – Vice President, Dr. Bawumia urges petroleum service providers

June 8, 2018 The Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has encouraged petroleum service providers in the country, especially BulkOil Distribution Companies (BDC’s), to develop their capacities by...

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World Bank predicts 6.7% growth in 2019

June 7, 2018 The World Bank has projected a 6.7 percent economic growth for the country in 2019, as it projects oil production to dissipate. “Growth in Ghana is forecast to moderate from 6.9 percent...

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Cedi’s troubled performance under control – The Central Bank

June 7, 2018 The cedi’s shaky performance over the past two weeks is momentary, the Bank of Ghana has said, indicating that more liquidity, among other measures, are being undertaken to ensure that...

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Disclose rescue plans for ‘troubled’ banks – Expert urges BoG

June 5, 2018 The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has been implored to make full disclosures on steps it will take to rescue troubled banks. This comes after the BoG was challenged by experts in the banking sector...

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Bankers see lower interest rates – Ghana Reference rate now 16.19%

June 5, 2018 Bankers, under the umbrella of the Ghana Association of Bankers (GAB), are optimistic that cost of funds to the lending public will be moderate in the coming days as the new benchmark...

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Rise in public debt stifling growth

June 5, 2018 Sub-Saharan Africa is confronting a pronounced rise in public debt. At the end of 2017, average public debt in the region was 57% of its GDP – an increase of 20 percentage points in just...

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