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Cedi Slide Amidst Polls Uncertainty
The local currency has come under intense pressure in the run-up to the elections, recording about 0.13 percent fall...
Traders Go On Reduction Sales To Celebrate NPP’s Victory
Traders in the Central business District in the Ashanti regional capital Kumasi have begun reduction sales in...
‘Competition Needed To Ensure Market Efficiency’
“In a competitive market both consumers and producers are presented with affordable and wider choices of quality...
Govt Secures US$100m To Construct Bridge Over Volta Lake
Ghana has signed a $100-million (11,239 billion Yen) loan agreement with the Japan International Co-operation Agency...
Electricity To Go Up By 59.2%, Water 67.2%
The Public Utility Regulatory Commission (PURC) has increased electricity tariff by 59.2 % and water tariff by 67.2%...
Dec Polls Winner Should Put SMEs High On Agenda
Ghana should also look at how investments in roads, power and telecoms – in partnership with the private sector –...
Japan To Fund New Bridge Over Volta River
The Japanese government will fund the construction a new bridge over the Volta River on the Eastern Corridor Road...
Drone Users Must Receive Police Permit Before Flying – GCAA
The Ghana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) has clarified that its new directive on the use of drones is influenced by...
Ghana and Japan Sign $100m Loan Agreement
Ghana has signed a $100-million (11,239 billion Yen) loan agreement with the Japan International Co-operation Agency...
Gas Master Plan To Address Infrastructure Gaps
The approval of a Gas Master Plan by Cabinet would address the country’s infrastructure gaps and clarify areas of...
Treasury Securities Continue To Slide
Yields on treasury securities continued their downturns as government’s appetite for short term securities declines....
Domestic Flight Low Despite Mass Movement For Election
As the elections get closer, one would expect that domestic aviation traffic will be on the rise as people move to...
Ghana’s Coupon Rate On Eurobond Too High
A chartered economic policy analyst, Dr Williams Abayaawien Atulik, has expressed concern about the coupon rate on the...
Mahama’s Second Term Will Foster Rapid Growth – Terkper
Minister of Finance, Hon. Seth Terkper says Ghana will grow at a faster rate if President John Mahama is given a second...
Mineworkers Call For Local Content Law For Industry
The General Secretary of the Ghana Mine Workers Union (GMWU), Mr Prince William Ankrah, has called for a local content...
Cedi To Depreciate Even Further
Economist Dr. Lord Mensah is predicting a further depreciation of the cedi ending the year beyond 4 cedis. According to...
Matured Bills & Bonds Reach GHC145bn In 2016
Total bills and bonds auctioned this year, from January to October, by the government, Bank of Ghana, and COCOBOD...
Deficit Threat Comes Alive As Voting Day Looms
Without exception, all the major international ratings agencies have predicted a budget deficit overrun in 2016, a...
KMA Collects GHC21.2m In Internally Generated Revenue
The amount collected represents 72 per cent of the GH¢29,596,267.00, it had targeted for the year. The Kumasi...