Over 1,000 residents - from Inchaban, Aboadze, Abuesi, Dwomo and Shama in the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolis and Shama district respectively in the Western Region - have benefitted from a health outreach programme organised by the West African Gas Pipeline Company (WAPCo).
“These communities house our pipeline onshore, and in a conversation...
Professor Joshua Yindenaba Abor, a former Dean-University of Ghana Business School (UGBS), has stated that directing international climate finance into developing countries will boost the positive impact of intra-African trade on inclusive growth.
He explained that the impact of international trade on growth can be positive or negative, depending on...
Electronic waste, also called e-waste, is an essential subject to explore on the circular economy agenda. The objective is to produce no waste or pollution. Products are collected, repaired, reused and largely sorted and recycled using socially and environmentally responsible practices. This prevents the pollution and health risks associated...
Drugs at risk of expiration before clearance
Prices could go up
Essential drugs meant for the treatment of the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) patients are locked up at the ports, awaiting clearance, due to the challenges faced at the ports by the newly introduced Integrated Customs Management Systems (ICUMS), designed...
The Ghana Stock Exchange has initiated a process to formalise the trading of commercial papers – unsecured, short-term fixed-income securities issued by a corporation - on the local bourse.
Commercial paper is short-term debt securities or loans issued by corporate bodies, usually large banks or corporations. This debt security has...
The Registrar General’s Department (RGD) has sent a strong warning to all persons who wish to or have acted as fronts for foreigners doing business in the country, saying, they will be prosecuted as the new Companies Act is now in full force.
The new Companies Act 2019 (Act 992)...
The current state of the economy in Ghana is very challenging, with several macroeconomic indicators showing negative trends. The country has been experiencing high inflation, with the rate reaching 45% in recent times.
This high inflation rate makes it difficult for individuals and households to maintain their purchasing power, as...
…as market returns -0.81% for the period
Despite an uptick in activity, the Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE) saw volume and value of shares traded dip 64.98 percent and 45.09 percent respectively on a year-on-year (YoY) basis in January, according to data from the Accra bourse.
This comes as aggressive profit-taking anchored...