Mr. Alex Saab’s lawyers in the United States of America are taking steps dismiss a ruling backing the American government to continue with processes for the extradition of the Venezuelan diplomat. They have filed their opening statements at the US Appeals Court, seeking to overturn a March decision made by...
Minister for Finance, Ken Ofori Atta says government remains fully committed to achieving the fiscal deficit target of 9.5 percent of gross domestic product (GDP) for this year, aimed at returning to the Fiscal Responsibility Act (FRA) thresholds, by 2024. Provisional fiscal data for January to June 2021 from the...
Electroland Ghana Limited (EGL), largest distributor of Samsung, Midea, ABB Electricals and other brands of household appliances in the country, has unveiled the latest brand of Samsung products onto the local market. The newly launched line of products stocked in Electroland Shops nationwide includes; Crystal UHD TV, Frame TV, QLED...
As part of a comprehensive corporate social policy, Geodrill Ghana Limited, West Africa's leading exploration drilling company, has donated a combined amount of GH¢450,000 to three Senior High Schools (SHS) across the country to boost educational infrastructure. The schools, which include Achimota SHS in Accra, Tamale SHS in the Northern...
Government says it is committed to making Ghana entrepreneurial nation through initiatives and support schemes that will make the economy self-reliant and self-sustaining. The Ag. Coordinator of the YouStart Programme, Mr. Andrew Ameckson, explained that though effects of the COVID-19 were dire, it also presented the country with an opportunity...
The Ghana Union of Traders Association (GUTA) and Export Barbados, the Barbados Investment & Development Corporation, has entered a partnership agreement targetted at increasing bilateral trade to at least US$3.6million by 2025. The collaboration comes on the back of an initiative championed by Export Barbados to change the current US$3,000...
… despite rise in volumes traded The nation’s bourse, the Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE), witnessed a bearish run in the equity and bond markets for August that eroded gains recorded on the market in July, the GSE monthly report has revealed. The development, which is sure to a leave a section...
The Bank of Ghana has commended GOIL Company Limited for taking the initiative as the first Oil Marketing Company to enter into the electronic payment system through the “GOIL/gh-link Card usage at all GOIL Filling Stations. Mr Setor Amekudzi, Head of BoG Payment Systems who gave the commendation said digitization...
… the verdict The economy of Ghana was described as a model economy for a developing country and praised by many experts as one of the fast-growing economies in the world. In 2021, Bloomberg published a report that Ghana's economic growth was faster for two years running, outperforming forecasts of...
The Director of Diaspora Affairs-Office of the President, AKwesi Awua Ababio, has stated that government comprehends the significant role of the diaspora community in economic development, and is therefore working assiduously to put in place the ‘National Diaspora Policy Framework’ to harmonise expertise and resources for development. According to him,...