Consumer inflation started off the year with a decline to 53.6 percent, marking the first time in the last 19 months that a fall in the year-on-year inflation rate has been recorded. The inflation rate had accelerated for 19 consecutive months, ending at 54.1 percent year-on-year in December 2022, according...
Vaccines are powerful public health tools, but they’re only as good as their reach. And traditionally, people with means who live closer to cities access them more easily than others. But leaders in Ghana and other countries are challenging that norm. In 2019, before the coronavirus pandemic upended the world,...
The second edition of the Agritech West Africa exhibition, along with Food and Beverage Ghana and FoodPack Tech Ghana exhibition, is set to take place from March 15-17, 2023 in Accra. The expo, organised by Wegvoraus Exhibitions, will be held under the auspices of the Ministry of Food and Agriculture,...
The Ghana National Chamber of Trade and Industry (GNCCI) has lamented the impact of the Domestic Debt Exchange Programme (DDEP) and recent hikes in electricity and water tariffs on business and investor confidence. It said uncertainties surrounding the DDEP that seeks to address the country’s debt and restore economic stability,...
Ghana's bilateral lenders are discussing the formation of an official creditor committee, a first step needed to engage in debt relief talks for the crisis-hit country, according to two sources with direct knowledge of the matter. The Paris Club of creditor nations has contacted other bilateral creditors, such as China,...
The Ghana National Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GNCCI) – Sekondi-Takoradi branch, in collaboration with Bank of Africa, has held its Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) Breakfast Meeting in Takoradi. The meeting discussed topics such as the impact of 2023 budget and economic policies on businesses and strategies to overcome them,...
The Ghana Health Industry Summit Awards was organized by the Scope Net Independent and the Travel Director Media and Publications. Themed "Celebrating Health for National Development" the event climaxed on the 3rd of February ,with top specialists and Medical practitioners as well as health product distributors picking up awards for...
The spate of legal tussles within the petroleum upstream industry poses a real threat to sustainability of the nation’s oil production, say experts. The experts, including Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Upstream Petroleum Chamber, David Ampofo, and Executive Director of the Institute for Energy Security (IES), Nana Amoasi VII,...
The country is urging closer to a GH¢3billion deal with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), following a successful closure of the Domestic Debt Exchange Programme (DDEP). With the participation of over 80 percent of eligible bondholders - a condition for the IMF deal, it is expected that the Fund’s Executive...
Founder and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of AZA Finance, Elizabeth Rossiello, has said that the gradual move to web-based payment solutions from telco-operated platforms will lead to enhanced efficiency, lowered cost and greater adoption of digital financial solutions on the continent. Since its introduction in Africa almost 20 years ago,...