Almost three billion people still rely on open fires or inefficient stoves to cook, filling their homes with harmful smoke and increasing their vulnerability to respiratory infections.
People exposed to air pollution are more likely to die from COVID-19 than people living in areas with cleaner air, according to a...
There are records at the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Trade and Industry which clearly indicates that the Government of Ghana took a decision to deploy the UNI-PASS single window service to address the issues arising from the transition from the existing Customs Management System to a...
The country’s total output for last year has shown a marginal improved growth over that of 2018, as figures from the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) indicate the economy grew by 6.5 percent - largely driven, once again, by oil.
This is a 0.2 percentage point higher than the 2018 growth,...
An expert in supply and value chain management, Professor Douglas Boateng, has intimated that the best way to fight the coronavirus (COVID-19) is to tailor-make solutions to complement the economic architecture of a country.
According to him, globally, there is no ‘one size fits all’ strategy answer to the pandemic....
The Ghana Union of Traders Association (GUTA) is unhappy with the Ghana Shippers’ Authority over modalities being used to implement the directives to waive demurrage and rent charges.
The Ghana Shippers’ Authority has sent a notice to all its stakeholders that the directive to waive demurrage and rent charges at...
The United Nations’ World Food Programme (WFP) has warned that the number of people facing acute food insecurity could nearly double this year to 265 million, due to the economic fallout of COVID-19.
WFP expects to need US$10-US$12billion to fund its assistance programmes this year, compared to a record US$8.3billion...
Although some health professionals and lay persons have expressed their disappointment at President Akufo-Addo’s lifting of the 3-week partial lockdown on Sunday, April 19; Secretary-General of the TUC, Dr. Yaw Baah - an ardent advocate for a total lockdown at the onset of the novel virus - has come...
Vivo Energy Ghana, the Shell licencee, has once again demonstrated its commitment to fighting the COVID-19 pandemic by donating over six thousand items of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to the National COVID Case Management Team.
The donation forms part of the company’s comprehensive programme on COVID-19 prevention to complement government’s...
Despite all the gains made by the local currency against its major trading currencies at beginning of the year, especially the United States dollar, the coronavirus pandemic impact has washed all away, causing the cedi to lose its strength.
The cedi, which appreciated by 4.5 percent as of the end...
… to energise Africa’s industrial capabilities post COVID-19
Legal, policy and transactions specialist David Ofosu-Dorte wants the July 1 starting date for the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) maintained. According to him, the move will engage the consciousness of African leaders and push them to support each other -...