25% of Ghana’s debt mainly from SOEs – Ofori-Atta

June 20, 2023 Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, has indicated that about 25% of Ghana’s assessed debt burden emanates from non-central government operations, mainly from State Owned Enterprises (SOEs)...

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COCOBOD woos investors into cocoa processing

September 6, 2022 The Chief Executive Officer of Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), Joseph Boahen Aidoo, has said that the company’s current interest is to pursue processing and to develop artisanal processing...

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Funding Africa’s development: AfDB needs capitalisation — President

May 12, 2022 President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has called for greater support for the African Development Bank (AfDB) to expand its capital base to make it the lead financing institution in funding...

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COCOBOD to ramp up coffee production – Targets 50,000 tonnes annually

May 10, 2022 In a bid to increase annual coffee production in the medium-term, the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), through its Seed Production Division (SPD), intends to distribute 630,000 free coffee...

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Cocoa business has bounced back with hope and stability – COCOBOD CEO

April 19, 2022 Chief Executive Officer of COCOBOD, Joseph Boahen Aidoo, has emphatically stated that the cocoa business has bounced back with hope and stability, hence, the misconception created in...

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April 19, 2022 / Comments (0)

Ghana urged to establish cocoa trading platform in Dubai

February 23, 2022 The Chief Executive Officer of the United Arab Emirates Trade Centre, Mr Walid Hareb, has urged Ghana to establish a cocoa trading platform in Dubai. He said the platform, which could be a...

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February 23, 2022 / Comments (0)

Time to increase chocolate production – Yofi Grant

February 23, 2022 The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Ghana Investment Promotion Centre (GIPC), Mr Yofi Grant, has said that Ghana was more than capable of scaling up investment in chocolate production with...

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February 23, 2022 / Comments (0)

COCOBOD CEO confident cocoa production will hit 1.5m metric tonnes soon

November 15, 2021 CEO of the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), Joseph Boahen Aidoo has announced that the ongoing rehabilitation of all areas which have been affected by the cocoa swollen shoot virus disease will...

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November 15, 2021 / Comments (0)

Benefits under AfCFTA meaningless without local incentives

September 28, 2021 as AfCFTA hints of zero tariff for cocoa products to continental market It is crucial for the government to provide the required incentives to allow local and small processors to enable...

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September 28, 2021 / Comments (0)

COCOBOD to introduce electronic scales to prevent LBCs from tampering with weighing devices

August 11, 2021 The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) says it will, in the coming months, introduce digital scales for weighing cocoa beans in Ghana. This move according to COCOBOD will curb the practice where...

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