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Ecobank, People’s Pension Trust sign partnership deal

October 1, 2021 Ecobank Ghana and People’s Pension Trust, have signed a digital-based partnership deal that allows both formal and informal sector workers contribute towards a secured retirement plan...

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October 1, 2021 / Comments (0)

Ghana should be the centre for medical care in West Africa by 2030 – Akufo-Addo

August 17, 2021 • President Akufo-Addo wants to make Ghana attractive for medical care • He said his gov’t will invest more to achieve this target • President Akufo-Addo cut sod for the Agenda 111...

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August 17, 2021 / Comments (0)

Govt supports 100 firms to export under AfCFTA

August 5, 2021 The government has designed a comprehensive National Action Plan to help harness the benefits of the Africa Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA). The plan is to serve as a blueprint on...

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August 5, 2021 / Comments (0)

World Bank approves $200m more for COVID-19

June 16, 2021 The World Bank has approved $200 million as additional funding for the Ghana COVID-19 Emergency Preparedness and Response Project (EPRP). The money will enable the government to procure...

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June 16, 2021 / Comments (0)

ECOWAS urged to consume own goods

April 30, 2021 The ECOWAS Commissioner for Agriculture, Environment and Water Resources, Mr Sekou Sangare, has urged West African countries to prioritise the purchase and consumption of locally produced...

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April 30, 2021 / Comments (0)

Germany to support Ghana produce vaccines locally

April 21, 2021 The German government is to support Ghana to conduct feasibility studies on the possibility of producing vaccines locally. When successful, the initiative will help accelerate national...

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April 21, 2021 / Comments (0)

Ghana records two new variants of COVID-19

March 19, 2021 Two new variants of COVID-19 has been identified in Ghana. The new variants were found by the West African Centre for Cell Biology of Infectious Pathogens (WACCBIP) through a sequencing it...

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March 19, 2021 / Comments (0)

President Akufo-Addo endorses African payment system

March 2, 2021 President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has welcomed the decision of the African Export-Import Bank (Afrexim Bank) to pilot the Pan African Payment and Settlement System (PAPSS) in the West...

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March 2, 2021 / Comments (0)

South Korea donates COVID-19 testing equipment, PPE to MoH

February 1, 2021 The Republic of South Korea has donated COVID-19 laboratory testing equipment and personal protective equipment (PPE), worth $200,000, to the country. The gesture forms part of that...

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February 1, 2021 / Comments (0)

Companies must help curb spread of COVID-19 amongst employees – Bureau of Public Safety

January 20, 2021 As the number of COVID-19 cases continues to surge in the country, the Bureau of Public Safety is calling on the business owners to put in place measures to help control the spread of the...

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January 20, 2021 / Comments (0)