The local currency continues to maintain its good form over major trading currencies, as data shows it has - for the first time in memorable history - recorded no loss in value for five continuous months against the US dollar: a feat that can be attributed to prudent currency...
The European Union has provided a grant of €35million to government for the rehabilitation and maintenance of 670km of feeder and farm access roads in the Upper West Region. This support aims at improving inter-connectivity between areas of production and market centres. To mark the start work, a ground-breaking ceremony has...
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has advised government to prioritise controlling spending and generating more revenue in order to reduce the country’s debt burden which has been exacerbated by the onslaught of the pandemic. Currently, according to the IMF, the public debt stands at 78 percent of GDP in 2020,...
The Okyehene, Osagyefo Amoatia Ofori Panin has underscored the need for Ghanaians to respect nature to ensure their communities and traditional areas were clean and healthy. “In the olden days, our mothers will wake up around 4:00 a.m., and sweep the compound; there was nothing like dumping of refuse into...
Taxation is the price which civilised communities pay for the opportunity of remaining civilised, said Albert Bushnell Hart, an American historian. Yet, paying taxes is not a natural desire of many, be it individuals or businesses. And this is for the simple reason that taxes increase cost of living...
The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has selected some 17 banks and non-banks to operate as primary dealers. It has also chosen nine out of the primary dealers to be bond market specialists. A notice to the general public issued by the Bank of Ghana dated May 12, this year, signed by...
…as it contracts by 0.8% in 2020 The largest sector of the country’s economy, the informal sector, has been hard-hit by the coronavirus pandemic’s impact - causing it to contract for the first time in many years, a development that has exposed the vulnerability of a sector many analysts think...
analyst says retail investors are holding onto well-performing stocks calls for more information to drive market activity Following a flurry of trading activities which characterised the Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE) over the past half-year, including a number of all-time high (ATH) gains, a dip in April has seen trading...
Government should consider entering into Public-Private Partnership agreements with the private sector to source COVID-19 vaccines for the general public, the Minority in Parliament have urged. “The health needs of Ghanaians must remain paramount in all considerations of this government, and failure is not an option. If funding is becoming...
Civil Society Organisation BudgIT Ghana has noted with great concern the ‘FixtheCountry’ campaign by some Ghanaian youth dissatisfied with the country’s situation. “While acknowledging the economic hardships induced by the COVID-19 pandemic, we urge government to take immediate steps to address some of the key concerns which predate the health...

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