amid AfCFTA opportunities
The Deputy Minister for Food and Agriculture, Yaw Frimpong Addo, has underscored the fruit and vegetable sub-sector’s pivotal role in elevating Ghana's economy and securing a substantial market share within the African continent.
Speaking at the Ghana Fruit and Vegetables Fair 2023 themed ‘Harnessing Gains of the...
The Minerals Income Investment Fund (MIIF) has agreed a two-part capital investment totaling $32.9 million in the first ever lithium mine to be developed in Ghana. MIIF announced its intention of investing in Atlantic Lithium, which trades on the alternative market on the London Stock Exchange(LSE) and the Australian...
encourages Electrochem to list on GSE
The Minerals Income and Investment Fund (MIIF) is considering a GH₵300million investment in the Ada-Songor Salt project operated by Electrochem Ghana Limited, a subsidiary of the McDan Group of Companies.
The investment, which hinges on the condition that Electrochem Ghana Limited floats its shares...
Trade between Ghana and China reached an all-time record of US$10.2billion in 2022 from US$6.67billion in 2017.
More importantly, Ghana's exports to China increased by 60 percent last year, the Chinese Ambassador to Ghana, Lu Kun, has said.
The ambassador disclosed this at the celebration of the People’s Republic of China’s...
Banks in the country are enthusiastic about financing micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs), as they believe this segment represents a comparatively unexploited market, engenders fierce loyalty from customers, provides a better rate of return and has rapid growth potential.
This is a principal takeaway from the 2023 MSME Survey...
Head of the Energy Access Programme at Strategic Youth Network for Development (SYND), Priscilla Adogo Ahiada, has bemoaned lack of adequate data to support the work of civil society organisations (CSOs).
Despite enactment of the Right to Information (RTI) Act, she said the decision to restrict information empowers public actors...
The fierce competition in the local biscuit industry has reached a state of intense excitement and agitation as the two leading players in the industry, Twellium Industrial Company Ltd, manufacturers of Mcberry Biscuits and Nutrifoods Ghana Ltd, have locked horns in the law courts over misuse of their trademarks.
In...
Bank of Ghana (BoG) Governor Dr. Ernest Addison has described as encouraging the banking sector’s performance in the first eight months of 2023 - citing that it remained stable in the first eight months, with profitability improving and key financial soundness indicators broadly stable.
Total banking sector assets increased to...
GOIL PLC is gearing up to enter the West African bitumen market by introducing innovative products, specifically polymer-modified bitumen (PMB) and bitumen emulsion, as part of the company's ongoing diversification efforts.
The company commenced bitumen production in the last quarter of 2022 after successfully constructing a bitumen terminal and production...
Although the domestic livestock industry accounts for about 40 percent of the agricultural sector’s total annual output, it gets a mere five to 10 percent of the sector’s total budget allocation.
Apart from contributing a significant share of the agricultural sector GDP, livestock plays a crucial role in food security...