•    Global trade values fell 3% in the first quarter of 2020 •    An estimated quarter-on-quarter decline of 27% is expected in the second quarter •    Commodity prices fell by a record 20% in March, driven by steep drops in oil prices The coronavirus pandemic cut global trade values by 3% in...
PETROSOL has donated specialised Personal Protective Equipment (PPEs) and medical consumables worth GH¢100,000 to 10 selected hospitals across the country for use by frontline medical workers. The items include 1,000 pieces of N95 facemasks, 5,000 pieces of surgical facemasks, 12,000 pieces of latex gloves, 140 pieces of surgical gowns, 75...
 The Executive Women Network (EWN), the pre-eminent non-profit organisation for women in senior management and executive positions in Ghana, has donated personal protective equipment, essential medical supplies and relief items to Health facilities and vulnerable communities in the Greater Accra and Upper East Regions as part of the Network's...
Quartey says another cut will hurt banks If there was any iota of hope that the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the central bank would again cut the policy rate to bring down lending rates of banks to help the private sector have access to affordable loans, then...
Dr. Jerry Kombat Monfant, President of MBIC Group, believes that the current economic crisis facing the economy should not solely be attributed to the COVID-19 pandemic but also factors such as the heavy reliance on natural resources. Although he admitted to the economic challenges brought about by the virus, he...
The predicament of hospitality facilities emanating from the outbreak of coronavirus lingers on, as there is no end in sight to the COVID-19 crisis. COVID-19 precautionary and control measures like border closures, ban on public gatherings including conferencing and other social events like weddings have culminated to paralyse the hospitality...
The Registrar Generals Department (RGD) has extended the deadline for filing annual returns, due to impacts from the outbreak of COVID-19 on businesses across the country. The RGD in a statement said: “In the wake of the increasing number of coronavirus pandemic cases in the country, the Registrar-Generals Department (RGD)...
Ghana has, as at 6pm Wednesday, May 13, recorded 5408 cases of COVID-19, an increase of 281 cases within 24 hours. The number of deaths has also increased from 22 yesterday, to 24. Most of the deaths, according to Dr. Badu Sarkodie Addo, Head of Public Health Directorate, are associated with...
As the novel coronavirus continues to bite hard and ravage livelihoods and economies, Oil Marketing Company, GOIL Company Limited has demonstrated its commitment towards the welfare of the country by embarking on a number of interventions to limit the effects and spread of the pandemic. The CIMG Hall of fame...
Hollard Life Assurance, a subsidiary of Hollard Ghana, has announced a free COVID-19 cover for all its existing and new customers on individual and group policies. This is to help ease the burden of the pandemic on Ghanaians. At no additional cost, the complimentary COVID-19 cover will provide policy holders...