Positive economic data figures from World Trade Organisation and German Engineering Federation VDMA indicating an upward trend for West Africa’s agrofood and plastprintpack industry inspired the 4th edition of the trade show, organisers have maintained.
The 4th edition of agrofood & plastprintpack West Africa is featuring a record participation of...
The agricultural sector on the continent needs stronger regulations to correct the existing governance processes that are fraught with weakness, the Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa, Vera Songwe, has said.
“Land rights are not secure, the procurement process for inputs such as fertilizer and other inputs remain...
Ghana sold 5.29 billion cedis ($1.16 bln) worth of long-term bonds last week Thursday, dominated by re-openings of previous bond issues by the major commodity exporter to help restructure its high public debt, lead arrangers said.
Ghana is grappling with budget deficits, inflation and a volatile local currency, all of...
Outspoken financial analyst Kenneth Thompson is predicting scarcity of cash in the economy next year, despite the optimistic tone of government in the 2018 budget.
Alluding to the budget’s allocation of more than 80 percent of revenue to the payment of salaries and interest on loans, Mr. Thompson noted that...
The Ministry of Fisheries is to target key institutions like the prisons, military, schools and colleges in the production of catfish and tilapia as part of a new initiative to help reduce the country’s fish import bill.
The country consumes an estimated 980,000 metric tonnes of fish per annum, out...
The Ghana Football Association (GFA) has outlined a number of forward thinking measures expected to contribute to making football, particularly the domestic league, competitive and attractive as it was in the 90s.
Among the new reforms that the GFA wants to introduce include the forfeiture of points for teams that...
Government has said it will offer free training to about 6, 000 startup businesses as part of the National Entrepreneurship and Innovation Plan (NEIP).
The training will be coordinated by the Ministry of Business Development, its Acting Chief Director Joe Tackie said.
“About two weeks ago we launched a massive National...
Work on the construction of an US$11.5 million state-of-the-art, fully customised wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) in Kumasi to solve the environmental and sanitation problem in the Ashanti Region will begin this month.
The (1000 m3/day) project, which is being executed by a Hungarian company, Pureco, will be the first facility...
The Peasant Farmers Association of Ghana (PFAG) has called for clarity on initiatives under the Akufo-Addo Programme for Economic Transformation (AAPET), saying, it may lead to duplication of initiatives.
Government, in the 2018 Budget, said the AAPET initiative will, among other things, set up a GH₵400 million fund to de-risk...
The Registrar-General’s Department announces for the Information of Companies Limited by Shares and Guarantee, Partnerships and External Companies that the penalty regime for non- filing of Annual/ Nil Returns is still in force.
We wish to state that Companies and Partnerships that have not as yet filed their Annual or...