McDan ‘bails’ school under trees at Teong

August 8, 2018 The McDan Foundation has gone to the rescue of the pupils of the Teong Primary School in the Upper East Region by providing them with a six-classroom block and a staff common room. In...

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West Africa consumer confidence shows divergent sentiment

August 8, 2018 Disparate consumer sentiment across West Africa means that while Nigeria’s Consumer Confidence Index (CCI) for the second quarter of 2018 has risen a very healthy nine points to 122,...

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Local banks to receive gov’t cash…to meet GH₵400m capital by Dec 31

August 7, 2018 Government is to support ‘well-governed and managed’ local banks meet the new minimum capital requirement of GH₵400million set by the Bank of Ghana by December 31, 2018 deadline, Dr....

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Banana producers warn of threat

August 7, 2018 Banana producers have said competition from Latin America, where production levels are very high with developed infrastructure and enjoy economies of scale, continues to be a threat to the...

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Smart Cocoa Farming initiative introduced to farmers

August 6, 2018 The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), in conjunction with the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources, has launched a programme to encourage cocoa farmers to adopt climate smart cocoa...

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Central bank executive to banks: ‘It won’t be business as usual’

August 6, 2018 The head of banking supervision at the Bank of Ghana, Mr. Osei Gyasi, admits there were errors in bank oversight, causing the collapse of five banks last week, but he cautioned that under...

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Consolidated Bank Ltd takes over assets of 5 collapsed banks

August 2, 2018 The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has revoked the licences of five banks and subsequently merged them into a new bank — the Consolidated Bank Ghana Limited — to be headed by Mr Nii Amanor Dodoo...

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Government, banking consultant back BoG move

August 2, 2018 Moments after the announcement of the revocation of the licences and subsequent merger of the five local banks by the Bank of Ghana (BoG), Banking Consultant, Nana Otuo Acheampong, backs...

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Paperless Port boosts half-year import revenue

August 2, 2018 The implementation of the National Single Window and Paperless Port System at the country’s sea ports is gradually yielding results to the admiration of importers and stakeholders....

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GGEA PRESIDENT’S MONTHLY INSIGHT FOR JULY

August 2, 2018 The impending visit of Angela Merkel, Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany to Ghana on the 30th of August 2018 upon the invitation of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, should...

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