The Ghana National Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GNCC) Chief Executive Officer, Mark Badu-Aboagye, has called for stronger and increased trade relations between Ghana and Morocco to further tap into the economic potentials of the two countries for mutual benefit. According to Mr. Badu-Aboagye, optimal trade among the two countries...
The first tranche of GH¢6 billion of the GH¢10 billion energy bond, which saw bids open yesterday, is expected to deepen the local corporate bond market. With a total of GH¢36.64billion corporate and government bonds and notes listed on the Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE), only GH¢570.55million - representing 1.56 percent...
Deputy Minister of Food and Agriculture, Dr. Sagre Bambangi has Parliament that  government has so far expended about GH₵10m on insecticides procurement in a bid to combat the Fall armyworm(FAW) outbreaks throughout the country. He told Members of Parliament, when he was asked a question by Member of Parliament for...
Government has began a processes to set up a Trust Fund that will cater for the welfare of the family of slain soldier, Major Maxwell Adams Mahama. The Major Mahama Trust Fund Bill, 2017 was introduced in Parliament Tuesday, after Cabinet sanctioned it. The soldier was murdered in May after residents...
An issue under current discussion is whether Ghana should add the ESLA-backed Energy Bond it is about to issue to public debt, instead of remaining on VRA’s Balance Sheet—as assigned to a special purpose vehicle (SPV) called ESLA Plc. ESLA means Energy Sector Levy Act, 2015 (Act 899). Ghana has...
Mr. Benjamin Boakye, Executive Director of African Centre for Energy policy (ACEP), has said more than 700, Ghanaian businesses have in the past 10 years registered with the Petroleum Commission. Mr Boakye said this during the 6th public session of Citizens Advisory Council in Takoradi. The session was organised by Western...
A ministerial coordinating committee mandated to enforce and ensure strict adherence to the new regulatory measures for the operations of the Liquefied Petroleum Gas industry in the country has been setup by government. The Ministerial Committee comprises Minister for Energy, Boakye Agyarko, as Chairman; Minister for Environment, Science, Technology and...
NPL ratio to reduce Interest rates to drop Private sector to be biggest beneficiary  The government’s roadshow to raise a bond to clear the much talked about energy sector debt, which is in excess of US$2.5billion, has excited bankers. The roadshow for the long-awaited bond issuance saw some...
Commercial activity in any part of the world has the potential to cause harm to those involved in the production and delivery process. Workers and customers, and even passersby near oil and gas sales points, are equally exposed to harm and injury. Therefore, ensuring the health and safety of the...
Activities of nomadic herdsmen, who have breached the perimeter of Ho Regional Airport in the Volta Region in search of fresh grass for their cattle, threaten the facility’s completion and scheduled opening date. This revelation came to light when the Aviation Minister, Cecilia Abena Dapaah, came to Parliament to answer...