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Non-Traditional Exports raked in US$2.9bn in 2019

August 18, 2020 The country’s Non-Traditional Exports (NTEs) have yielded US$2.9 billion in revenue for the year 2019, a report by the Ghana Export Promotion Authority (GEPA) has shown. The report, which...

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August 18, 2020 / Comments (0)

Comprehensive policies needed in post COVID-19 recovery – IEA

July 20, 2020 The Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA), says properly coordinated and comprehensive policies are required to ensure a post-COVID-19 pandemic recovery. It says the recovery would be...

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July 20, 2020 / Comments (0)

China to exempt some African countries from repaying specific loans – Prez. Xi Jingping hints

June 19, 2020 China’s President, Xi Jingping has announced that China will exempt some African countries from repaying zero-interest rate loans due at the end of 2020, according to Reuters News agency....

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June 19, 2020 / Comments (0)

ECOWAS leaders appoint Buhari as COVID-19 Champion to coordinate response

April 29, 2020 ECOWAS leaders have appointed Nigeria’s president, Muhammadu Buhari as ‘Champion’ to coordinate the response to COVID-19 in the sub-region. The decision was taken at an extraordinary...

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April 29, 2020 / Comments (0)

Virtual ECOWAS Extraordinary Summit: Let’s create country-specific COVID-19 measures — President Akufo-Addo

April 24, 2020 President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has said that the handling of the coronavirus pandemic in Africa must be country specific rather than copying blindly. “I think it’s very, very...

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April 24, 2020 / Comments (0)

German Government supports Ghana’s Coronavirus response measures

April 24, 2020 The German Government is supporting COVID-19 rapid response measures in Ghana with up to 13.4 million Euros, the German Embassy announced on Thursday. A statement issued by the...

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April 24, 2020 / Comments (0)

Government must be tactical in seeking for debt relief from China – Peter Quartey

April 14, 2020 Economist, Prof. Peter Quartey, has urged government to be tactical in seeking for debt relief from China to ease the pressure on Ghana due to the fight against COVID-19. According to him,...

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April 14, 2020 / Comments (0)

ECOWAS supports Member States with COVID-19 supplies

April 7, 2020 The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has pledged to support its member states to fight the coronavirus pandemic. To that effect, the bloc has made available financial...

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April 7, 2020 / Comments (0)

President receives new ECOWAS Bank Head

February 3, 2020 The outgoing President of the ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development, Mr Bashir Mamman, and some officials of the bank called on President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo at the Jubilee...

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February 3, 2020 / Comments (0)

‘Mining remains pillar for economic development’

January 13, 2020 The mining industry remains a key enabler of industrialisation and broad-based economic development of the country, the Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Mr Kwaku Asomah-Cheremeh,...

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