Senior Minister, Yaw Osafo Maafo, has opposed the idea of totally abolishing subsidy on electricity supply, arguing that various situations may necessitate the subsidizing of power to a segment of...
How can Ghana move forward if people with chains of degrees decide to tell lies through their teeth? It is very strange and a display of in intellectual dishonesty for people like Arthur Kennedy to...
Our attention has been drawn to a publication in The Chronicle newspaper of Monday, 27th May, 2017, under the above headline “Asogli Plant Shutdown…560MW of power lost in dispute over pipeline...
Captain Adam Maxwell Mahama will be buried tomorrow but not the question of who killed him. According to official sources at the Criminal Investigation Department (CID), the late captain met his...
Our attention has been drawn to a publication in The Chronicle newspaper of Monday, 27th May, 2017, under the above headline “Asogli Plant Shutdown…560MW of power lost in dispute over pipeline...
Egypt is closing its airspace to Qatari planes in a growing diplomatic row, with Saudi Arabia and Bahrain expected to do the same on Tuesday. Several countries have cut ties with Qatar, accusing it...
Canada's trade deficit narrowed in April to Can$370 million (US$274 million), as exports to the United States hit a record high, the government statistical agency announced Friday. The results were...
Some Economists have ruled out any significant impact on Ghana’s economy following the declining global oil prices. The decision by Oil Producing and Export Countries (OPEC) including Russia to cut...
Some Economists have ruled out any significant impact on Ghana’s economy following the declining global oil prices. The decision by Oil Producing and Export Countries (OPEC) including Russia to cut...
The price of oil has plummeted by about 5%, despite oil-producing nations agreeing to extend production cuts for a further nine months. Meeting in Vienna, energy ministers from both Opec and non-Opec...
Intra-African trade has the greatest potential for building sustainable economic development and integration, says African Economic Outlook (AEO) 2017. AEO, is a flagship report of the African...
The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has cut its benchmark interest rate by 100 basis points from 23.5 to 22.5 percent, citing a downward trend in inflation towards medium term targets. The BoG has set eight plus...
Even before he is sworn in as the Metropolitan Chief Executive for Ga-Central, Emmanuel Lamptey is promising massive development within his jurisdiction. Mr. Lamptey, who received a 100 percent...
Gross sales volumes of crude oil in the first quarter of 2017 averaged approximately 132,500 barrels of oil per day (bopd). This comprises 82,500 bopd from the Jubilee fields and 50,000 bopd from...
The World Bank is confident of a rebound in Ghana’s economic growth this year. To this end, the Bank has projected a growth target of 6 to 7 percent for 2017. It is however expecting the figure to...
The National Petroleum Authority (NPA) has announced measures to deal with the smuggling of petroleum products which is costing the nation about GH¢850 million. As part of the measures, exporters of...
Fighting illegal mining in Ghana (1) what is the position of the law? Galamsey is a national security issue that needs urgent, effective and a lasting solution A principal tool for the management of...
The construction of a US$953million 400MW power plant, known as the Bridge Power, has commenced in Tema, with the first 200MW expected to come on-stream by close of this year. The project is expected...
Imports from the Africa region to Ghana in 2016 amounted to 3.2 million metric tonnes. This represented an increase of 1.1 million metric tonnes or 57% increase over the 2015 figure. The Ghana...
The Africa Centre for Energy Policy (ACEP) is in support of government’s plan to sell a majority of its stake in the Volta River Authority (VRA). Speaking to Citi News, the Executive Director of...
