The Managing Editor of Ghana Business News, Mr Emmanuel K. Dogbevi, has urged journalists not to allow politicians and individuals to use them for their parochial interests. He reminded journalists of their major role to serve and protect the public interest and not yield to “parochial interests” of politicians and their political parties. Mr Dogbevi, … The post Journalists
The Minority Caucus in Parliament on Wednesday served notice to haul Finance Minster Ken Ofori-Atta, and the Governor of the Bank of Ghana to clarify issues surrounding the issue of higher denomination Ghana cedi notes. The two are also to clarify government position on Ghana’s commitment to adopt the new regional currency Eco. “We intend… … The post Minority
The Ghana Integrated Aluminium Development Corporation (GIADEC) says more than 40 companies both Ghanaian and international ones have expressed interest in bidding to be selected to develop various aspects of the aluminium value chain. Mr Michael Ansah, Chief Executive Officer of GIADEC, told a media briefing on Wednesday that 12 companies out of the total, … The post More
The Kaneshie District Court on Wednesday adjourned the treason trial involving ten persons to December 19. This was to enable the prosecution to continue with its investigation. The court presided over by Mrs Eleanor Kakra Barnes-Botchway asked prosecution whether it had filed the Bill of Indictment (BI) of the prosecution led by Assistant Superintendent of … The post Court
The IMANI Centre for Policy and Education has said revenue management and producer pricing mechanisms within Ghana’s cocoa sector needed to be examined to find out if farmers were getting value for their product. Mr Carl Duho, Research Consultant, IMANI, said cocoa contributed hugely to the country’s employment, with more than 800,000 cocoa farmers engaged … The post IMANI
The Majority Leader, Mr Osei Kyei Mensah-Bonsu, has cautioned Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs), which fail to implement recommendations made by the Public Account Committee (PAC) and Auditor General’s Report, saying they stand not to receive their budgetary allocation. He said Parliament, especially the PAC, was being frustrated by the continual recalcitrance by MDAs, which … The post Recalcitrant
Two persons are killed daily through road crashes in the Volta Region, Mr Kwasi Tsibu Yirenkyi, Volta Regional Director of the National Road Safety Authority (NRSA) has said. He said seven persons are also injured daily through crashes in the region. Mr Yirenkyi said this at the opening of a three-day training programme for drivers … The post Road crashes kill
South African leader Cyril Ramaphosa on Thursday called on President Akufo-Addo at the Jubilee House, Accra. Mr Ramaphosa, who arrived in Ghana last night for working visit, and to attend the South African Business Forum opening in Accra today. He would leverage his presence in Ghana to boost bilateral ties between the two nations and … The post South
Around half of all Germans are worried that they will be poor in old age, but almost the same proportion believe they lack the means to do something about it, according to a Deutsche Bank survey presented in Frankfurt on Wednesday. According to the survey of 3,200 respondents conducted by the Ipsos opinion research institute … The post Germans worried about poverty
Global cocoa and chocolate company, Cargill says it will invest a total of $113 million in the world’s two largest cocoa producing countries, where it has been doing business, Ghana and Cote d’Ivoire. Cote d’Ivoire is the world’s leading producer of cocoa, followed by Ghana. Available information shows that cumulative cocoa arrivals at Ivorian ports … The post Cargill
The rating agency, Moody’s Investors Service says it has changed the outlook on the government of Nigeria to negative from stable. In a report copied to ghanabusinessnews.com, Moody’s says concurrently, it has affirmed the B2 long-term local and foreign currency issuer ratings, the B2 foreign currency senior unsecured ratings, and the (P)B2 foreign currency senior … The post Moody’s
Nigeria was one of the countries that took long to sign onto the Africa Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA). There were even suspicions in some cycles that it wasn’t going to sign, creating fears that the refusal of the largest economy in West Africa to sign to the historical agreement would be bad for the … The post Nigeria, Cote d’Ivoire deepen commitment
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