The general price levels of goods and services in November 2020 increased by 9.8 percent but represents the lowest inflation rate since the pandemic started impacting prices, data released by the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) have shown. Prior to April this year, inflation had stayed flat at 7.8 percent for...
President Nana Addo-Dankwa Akufo-Addo has been declared the President-elect of the Republic of Ghana in a peaceful but rather fiercely contested general election. Chairperson of the Electoral Commission (EC) of Ghana, Dr. Jean Mensa, by her constitutional mandate, declared the incumbent yesterday evening. The 2020 general election will go down...
The National Petroleum Authority (NPA) has provided an ultra-modern clinic for residents of Zinnindo community in the Gushegu district of Northern Region. The gesture forms part of NPA’s corporate social responsibility to aid in curbing the high maternal mortality rate and also relieve residents of the stress they go through...
Seven short films aimed at combatting COVID-19 misinformation have been produced by the 2020 cohort of the MultiChoice Talent Factory Academy, putting the talents of young African filmmakers to work on one of the biggest challenges of our time. The films are part of the United Nations’ Pause campaign, a...
The Chairperson of the Electoral Commission (EC) Jean Mensa has declared Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo as the winner of the 2020 presidential election. President Akufo-Addo who contested the elections on the ticket of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) obtained 6,730,413 votes representing 51.59% while flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress,...
The Chartered Insurance Institute of Ghana (CIIG) has held its maiden insurance industry awards at the Labadi Beach Hotel in Accra last week. CIIG proved to be a super organiser when it held the maiden edition of the award ceremony, which they have long wanted to do over the past...
We read with interest and concern your article Ghana must fight to keep middle-income status – Terkper  in the 3rd December edition of the Business and Financial Times . Unfortunately, your report as attributed to Mr. Seth Tekper, former Minister of Finance misinterpreted what the Country Director of the World Bank said in his Joy TV interview on PM...
AngloGold Ashanti Ghana (AGAG) has presented a cheque for GH₵600,000 to management of Obuasi Campus at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology. The gesture, according to the company, is part of its efforts in ensuring diversification of Obuasi’s local economy through its educational support. The Managing Director of AGAG,...
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and the Bank of Ghana (BOG) have announced its plan to adopt the Business sans Borders (BSB) open hub of platforms between Singapore and Ghana. The collaboration is expected to benefit the small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and micro SMEs (MSMEs) in both countries by expanding their connectivity...
The air transport system is really at the forefront of all our collective objectives to realise Africa as a single economic bloc – VP Solomon Quaynor Nearly 5 million of Africa’s 7 million aviation and tourism industry-related jobs have been lost in 2020 Africa’s aviation industry represents a huge...