Free trade between countries generates both costs and benefits, and whether or not the net benefits are positive has been a question explored by various empirical literature. The possible costs of free trade include its impact on human physical and mental health.
China’s rise as a large trading partner with...
Construction work on the second phase of the Tamale International Airport runway is approximately 57 percent complete, for both procurement and physical work. The 5,170 metre-square project will serve to supplement the services provided by the Kotoka International Airport and is expected to be completed on schedule by January 2022.
An examination of...
Sulemanu Koney, Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Chamber of Mines has called for collaboration between the Western Regional Coordinating Council (WRCC) and the Chamber to fashion out the development blue print to harness the resources within the region more optimally.
“If we continue to operate as business as usual...
The African Continental Free Trade Area AfCFTA Secretariat and the UN Development Programme (UNDP) have launched a new partnership envisaged to advance Africa’s development objectives.
This strategic partnership will specifically promote trade as a stimulus for Africa’s socioeconomic recovery from the COVID-19 crisis, and as a driver of sustainable development...
Products manufactured in Ghana can only be competitive on the international stage if Ghanaians make deliberate and conscious decisions to patronise locally manufactured products, Benedict Otoo, the Managing Director of Capital 02 Natural Health Company Limited has said.
According to him, brands do well on the international market when they...
Minister for Tourism, Arts and Culture (MoTAC), Dr. Mohammed Ibrahim Awal has charged management, staff and the heads of agencies under his ministry to put in motion activities that would lead to the realization of the objective to generate US$5-billion from the tourism industry by December 2022.
According to him,...
Woodfields Energy Resources Limited, a petroleum operating company, has emphatically stated that it is not indebted to the Tema Oil Refinery (TOR) as has been published in a section of the media. According to the company it has over the years been diligent with its payment schedule with TOR...
GH¢10bn for Asset Purchase Programme
GH¢5.6bn IMF COVID-19 support
GH¢981m IMF ECF cash
GH¢5.1bn liquidity to CBG
GH¢925m to MFI depositors
The Bank of Ghana has provided clarity on the GH¢22.5 billion support it extended to government in 2020 following misgivings by some members of Parliament that the move...
Gains made towards returning the economy to growth path are at risk of being eroded by recent power transmission challenges, the Institute of Energy Security (IES), has said.
The economy contracted in the second and third quarters of 2020 by recording a recession – the first time in 37 years,...
