Economy
Work progresses on Volta Regional Employment and Labour Office
Construction works are speedily progressing at the Volta Regional Employment and Labour Office in the Hohoe Municipality, which is nearing its completion. A groundbreaking ceremony was held in August,...
Govt’s GHS 2.5bn capital positions CBG to lead SME financing – MD assures
Mr Daniel Wilson Addo, Managing Director, Consolidated Bank Ghana Ltd (CBG) says the GHS2.5 billion received recently from the government is making the Bank more resilient to support to economic...
Climate-wrecking firms make billions in ‘surplus’ profits, ActionAid report shows
Thirty-six top companies in the fossil fuel industry and their funders made over US$420 billion in ‘surplus’ profits in the 24 months before July 2023, a new ActionAid report has...
Fisheries Commission encourages women participation in aquaculture
The Eastern Regional Office of the Fisheries Commission has embarked on a campaign to encourage women to embrace aquaculture to boost the local economy, create jobs, and contribute to food...
Ensuring food security in 2024: Don’t cut subsidies on farm inputs – GAWU to Government
The General Agricultural Workers Union (GAWU) has appealed to the Government to maintain subsidies on essential farm inputs, including fertiliser, to cushion smallholder farmers against high cost of production. The...
GhIPSS signs agreement with Visa to process cedi denominated transactions
The Ghana Interbank Payment and Settlement Systems (GhIPSS), the National Payment Systems Infrastructure Provider, has signed an agreement with Visa to begin domestic processing of cedi denominated transactions. The deal ...
Ghana Statistical Service commences fieldwork for 2024 IBES Phase I survey
The Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) has officially commenced field data collection for the 2024 Ghana Integrated Business Establishment Survey Phase I (IBES I). About 14,000 Field Officers have been...
Value addition to dominate 2024 Africa Prosperity Dialogues
Value addition to natural resources for increased intra-continental trade will dominate the second edition of the Africa Prosperity Dialogues. The three-day summit, to be held in Aburi in the Eastern...
Ghana gets Official Creditors green light, pave way for IMF US$600m second tranche
Ghana has reached an agreement with its Official Creditors, paving way for a second tranche of US$600 million from the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The government's agreement with Official...
ADB shareholders empower Board to raise GHS2 Billion Additional Capital
Shareholders of the Agricultural Development Bank PLC (ADB) have granted approval to the board for a record capital injection of GHS2 billion to strengthen operations. The approval now empowers the...
