The energy world today
The turn of the century has brought to the fore discussions concerning the sweeping changes facing the world as a result of the continued dependence on fossil fuels. Climate change, previously dismissed as a hoax, a sham and a conspiracy theory, is now a prominent...
According to IMF (Policy Paper No. 2021/071) posited that the key to determining whether or not domestic debt should be part of a sovereign restructuring is weighing the benefits of the lower debt burden against the fiscal and broader economic costs of achieving that debt relief. The fiscal costs...
Prince Kwame Agbata, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of COLIBA Recycling Company, has called on food vendors to opt for sustainable alternatives to single-use plastics to curb environmental degradation.
He explained to the B&FT that the environmental cost and human health implications of improper disposal of single-use plastic wastes is immeasurable,...
… as Omanhene demands withdrawal of Okobeng Mines’ mining licences
There is growing tension among residents in the Gwira Traditional Area at the Nzema East Municipality of the Western Region, as one faction of the traditional authority continues to push for Okobeng Mining - a local small-scale mining company...
The economy spent over GH¢6.8billion (equivalent to US$560million at current market rates) importing rice, a grain that can be produced locally, last year.
While total rice consumption stood at 1.4 million metric tonnes in 2022, imports valued at US$560 million accounted for 800,000 metric tonnes (mt) of the consumption figure,...
80 percent of over 280,000 vehicles exported to West Africa from the Netherlands were “old and below the Euro 4/IV emission standard”, and often lacked requisite “roadworthiness certification”.
UN Comtrade data show that the European Union exported over US$275million worth of vehicles to Ghana in the last five...
Stakeholders in the domestic piggery industry are threatening legal action which could result in a total import blockade on pork products across board - should the Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MoFA) fail to disclose detailed information on a recent agreement to buy large quantities of pork from the...
Investors have rallied around the stock of telecommunication behemoth MTN Ghana, following an official communication that the GH¢8.2billion back tax liability case levied against the telco by Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has been withdrawn.
The news saw MTN’s share price appreciating 7.3 percent from GH¢0.82 at end of January to...
Zeepay, the African fintech leader and game-changer in the mobile money space, has once again demonstrated its commitment to expanding access to financial services across the continent.
The company has received regulatory approval to bring its revolutionary mobile money services to Gambia, making it the fourth country alongside Ghana, Zambia...
The Public Health Alliance International Ghana (PHAIG), an independent not-for-profit Health Think Tank that seeks to address the pertinent issues of health in Ghana and throughout the sub-Sahara African region, has launched a COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy & vaccine mandate research findings in Accra.
The research, according to the organisation, showed...
