The Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has reiterated government’s commitment to enhance infrastructure and human resource development to boost socio-economic activities in the country. “Without infrastructure and the provision of quality resource development, the policies of government cannot be achieved to bring about development to help reduce economic hardship. Since we...
Olam Ghana, subsidiary of leading food and agribusiness Olam International, today launched Royal Aroma Fortified Rice - the country’s first and only brand of fortified rice. The long-grain rice is fortified with micronutrients including iron, zinc, and B-complex vitamins, providing more than 15% of the minimum RDA (recommended dietary allowance)...
Dr. Amoah was speaking on the occasion of the launch of Movement For Progress (MFP) at Citizen Kofi House, Ring Road East, Osu, Accra. What’s in Ghana’s Blueprint? Principles For Progress This presentation is modeled upon an insightful speech given by the great Dr. Martin Luther King to a High School...
More refineries in Europe are at risk of permanent closures, with fuel demand on the continent falling again as major economies re-imposed lockdowns to fight the spike in coronavirus cases. Gasoline demand in Europe is expected to be between 15 and 20 percent lower in November and December compared to...
With the brent crude oil price continuing to rise in November, following reports of a second highly effective Covid-19 vaccine nearing emergency approval in the coming weeks, financial risk management, solutions and insights company Fitch Solutions Country Risk and Industry Research (Fitch Solutions) expects a sharper recovery in oil...
Oil prices rose 1% on Monday, extending gains as traders eyed a recovery in crude demand due to successful coronavirus vaccine trials, and concerns over tensions in the Middle East. Sentiment was also bolstered by hopes that the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), Russia and other producers, a...
Progress in vaccine development and expectations that OPEC+ will decide in less than two weeks to roll over the current cuts for three months instead of easing them from January 2021 give bulls hopes that the oil market will regain some semblance of a balance next year, pushing prices...
It was just three years ago that Mr Emmanuel Eyisi, a member of Cooperative Cocoa Farmers and Marketing Union (CCP) in the Suhum Kraboa Coaltar District had his six-acre cocoa farm ravaged by indiscriminate bush fires. He had invested all his resources and his cocoa trees had pods nearing maturity...
AngloGold Ashanti Iduapriem Mine has been adjudged the 2019 Mining Company of the Year at the 6th Ghana Mining Industry Awards held in Accra. The company’s superior performance in environmental management, corporate social investment, occupational health and safety, mining innovation as well as fiscal contributions accounted for the win. General Manager...
The President of the Association of Rural Banks, Mr. Daniel  Ohene  Kwaku Owusu, has appealed to the Bank of Ghana (BoG) to re-consider reviewing its directive to rural and community banks (RCBs) to halt the payment of dividend for 2019/2020 financial year. According to him, while the intention is to...