Illicit money flows from Africa near US$89 billion – UN study

September 29, 2020 Africa has lost nearly $89bn a year in illicit financial flows such as tax evasion and theft, amounting to more than it receives in development aid, a United Nations study has showed. The...

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1D1F: President Akufo-Addo commissions Kasapreko water, juice and soft drinks factory

September 29, 2020 President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, on Monday, 28th September 2020, commissioned the Kasapreko Water, Juice and Soft Drinks Factory, a company operating under Government’s...

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Government secures amended power purchase agreement with CENIT Energy

September 29, 2020 Government and CENIT Energy Limited (CEL), a Ghanaian independent power producer, have successfully secured terms for an amended Power Purchase Agreement (PPA). Per the agreement, CEL has...

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Bank of Ghana maintains policy rate for 3rd consecutive time at 14.5%

September 29, 2020 The Monetary Policy Committee of the Bank of Ghana has maintained the policy rate at 14.5 percent after a similar decision in May and July of this year. This makes it the third consecutive...

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We’ve put enough measures in place to stabilize cedi – BoG Governor

September 29, 2020 Governor of the Bank of Ghana, Dr. Ernest Addison has expressed confidence in the ability of the local currency to continue with its impressive streak of relative stability in the short to...

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Gov’t commits US$400m to cocoa rehabilitation, others

September 28, 2020 An estimated US$400 million or more is expected to be used to address the ravaging Cocoa Swollen Shoot Virus Disease (CSSVD), and overaged or moribund cocoa farms, which have significantly...

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For stronger EU-Africa trade ties, all support must be AfCFTA oriented – report

September 28, 2020 For Africa and the European Union (EU) to achieve the much-talked about mutually beneficial trade cooperation, as well as economic integration among countries, all EU trade-related support...

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Coronavirus mutation emerges that may bypass mask-wearing, hand-washing protections

September 28, 2020 A new COVID-19 mutation appears to be even more contagious, according to a study — and experts say it could be a response by the virus to defeat masks and other...

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Government to replant swollen shoot-affected cocoa farms

September 28, 2020 President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has said the government is resolved to replant all cocoa farms affected by the swollen shoot disease to help improve the yield per hectare for cocoa...

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PWDs appeal for priority in National COVID-19 response, interventions

September 28, 2020 The Ghana Federation of Disability Organisations (GFD), an umbrella body of organisation of persons with disabilities in Ghana is appealing to the government to make COVID-19 interventions...

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