Development Bank opens July with initial $500 million capital

May 21, 2021 The government will launch the Development Bank Ghana (DBG) in July with a seed capital of about $500 million. The bank is seen as Ghana’s best bet to addressing the issue of the lack...

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Cyber Security Authority to be operationalized by end of 2021

May 21, 2021 The Ministry of Communications and Digitalisation will this year operationalize the National Cyber Security Authority as part of the country’s digitalisation effort. Parliament passed the...

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Second COVID-19 jabs begin – 13,682 Vaccinated

May 20, 2021 Some 13,682 people received the Oxford AstraZeneca jab on Wednesday, May 19, 2021, when the second round of the national COVID-19 vaccination took off. The exercise was carried out by...

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Ghana receives €170m for establishment of Development Bank Ghana

May 20, 2021 The Ministry of Finance has signed an agreement with the European Investment Bank (EIB) for €170 million for the establishment of Development Bank Ghana (DBG). The signing became possible...

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BOST begins petroleum product re-export, poised to lead downstream oil industry transformation

May 11, 2021 The Bulk Oil Storage and Transportation (BOST) has begun the re-export of refined petroleum products to some landlocked countries. Last month, the company delivered about 70-long fuel...

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National Development Bank to commence operations by July ending – Ofori Atta

May 11, 2021 The National Development Bank is set to commence operations by the end of July 2021. This is according to the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta. According to him, government has now been...

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We’re fixing economy, rolling out interventions to ease burden – Finance Minister

May 11, 2021 The government will in the coming weeks introduce more measures to ease the burden on the public. The Minister of Finance, Mr Ken Ofori-Atta, who disclosed this, said: “Starting this...

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AfCFTA to establish agric value chains across Africa – Secretariat

May 5, 2021 The African Continental Free Trade Area Secretariat is hopeful of rolling out agricultural value chains in various countries to boost agro-processing across the continent. This was made...

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NPA reduces fuel price margin by 8 pesewas per litre

May 5, 2021 Fuel prices at the pumps have been reduced by 8 pesewas per litre effective Wednesday, May 5, 2021. This means that the recent 17 pesewas per litre increase announced by the National...

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African governments urged to provide enabling policy for cashew

May 5, 2021 The African Cashew Alliance (ACA) has called on African governments to provide an enabling policy environment conducive for business to help position African cashew producers among the...

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