Government will protect local firms; Prez Akufo-Addo promises to address unfair competition

July 24, 2019 President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has given an assurance that the government will go to every length to protect local industries from unfair competition. He referred to the...

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July 24, 2019 / Comments (0)

Mid-Year Review to raise more revenues to complete governments agenda

July 24, 2019 The mid-year budget review which will be delivered by Mr Ken Ofori-Atta, the Finance Minister, on July 29, will among others focus on augmenting government revenues to fund the outstanding...

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July 24, 2019 / Comments (0)

Ghana has not failed to secure a buyer for its 2020/21 cocoa beans – COCOBOD

July 23, 2019 The Ghana Cocoa Board has dismissed a report suggesting that Ghana failed to secure buyers for its 2020/2021 cocoa beans. According to the report by Bloomberg, Ghana failed to secure buyers...

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Ghana prepares for 2nd peer review process of APRM

July 23, 2019 Ghana is preparing towards a second peer review process, the Chairman of the National African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) Council, the Most Rev. Professor Emmanuel Asante, has stated....

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BoG holds policy rate over stability concerns

July 22, 2019 The central bank has, for the third consecutive time, maintained the country’s policy rate – citing risks to macroeconomic stability brought on by increments in utility tariffs, subdued...

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July 22, 2019 / Comments (0)

‘Ghana has made progress on SDGs’

July 22, 2019 The Minister of Planning, Professor George Gyan-Baffour, has said Ghana has made progress on many of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the United Nations. He said overall, poverty...

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July 22, 2019 / Comments (0)

Ghana, Cote d’Ivoire resume sale of cocoa beans

July 19, 2019 Forward sale of 2020/21 cocoa beans from Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire has resumed. It follows the cancellation of a suspension that was enforced by the two countries on June 11, 2019, a...

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July 19, 2019 / Comments (0)

US$15bn cocoa by-product market untapped – Prof. Boateng

July 18, 2019 The country can rake in an extra US$15billion by producing finished cocoa products such as chocolate, and especially focusing on the production of socks, shoes, and toothbrushes from the...

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AfCFTA to create investment hub – Mr. Ken Ofori-Atta

July 16, 2019 Mr. Ken Ofori-Atta, Minister of Finance, has said that Ghana’s hosting of the Secretariat of the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) will create opportunities for the...

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Work to avoid another bailout – IMF tells government

July 16, 2019 The Resident Representative of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in Ghana, Dr Albert Touna Mama, has advised the government to pay critical attention to issues that can send the country...

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