Faster increases in activity and new orders Currency weakness leads to stronger inflationary pressures Marginal rise in employment Ghana's private sector saw growth momentum pick up at the start of the second quarter of 2024, with improving demand feeding through to faster increases in both new orders and business...
By Kizito CUDJOE The European Union (EU) has reaffirmed its commitment to Ghana, emphasising its enduring presence despite the ongoing global economic and financial crisis. "Our partnership remains strong, even amid today’s challenging times, both for Europe and Ghana,” the Head of the EU Delegation to Ghana, Irchad Razaaly, stated during...
Mrs. Celestine-Agordo, the District Director of Education for South Tongu, has said bridging the gender gap in the study of Science, Technology Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) is no longer a matter of simply ensuring equality, as it is a crucial necessity for nation building. Mrs. Kosi-Agordo told an assembly of...
The West African Insurance Companies Association (WAICA), the umbrella body for all Anglophone speaking Insurance underwriting companies in the subregion has stressed the need for harmonisation of insurance regulation and education to strengthen regional cooperation and build a vibrant, progressive, and virile insurance market in the West African subregion. Delivering...
Dr. Ernest Addison, Governor of the Bank of Ghana, continues to express optimism about Ghana’s economic trajectory and the continuation of disinflation efforts. At a gala dinner celebrating the 130th anniversary and official name change of FBNBank Ghana to FirstBank Ghana, the central bank governor expressed confidence about the domestic...
By Joshua Worlasi AMLANU [email protected] The unending corporate demand amid a stronger U.S. dollar on the international market weighed heavily on the cedi in the first four months of 2024. Ending last week, the cedi recorded losses as demand surpassed foreign exchange (FX) liquidity. The cedi on the retail market, USD/GH¢,...
By Christabel DANSO ABEAM A research by IMANI Ghana in collaboration with the Ghana-Netherlands Business and Culture Council (GNBCC) has revealed an encouraging forecast for investors. The findings of the study titled ‘Reviewing current economic and investment challenges and opportunities for shared benefits and growth – a focus on GNBCC’, according...
By Kizito CUDJOE The Ghana Standards Authority (GSA) has acquired cutting-edge laboratory equipment valued at over €530,000. The investment is part of support provided by the German Cooperation under the Invest for Jobs programme. The programme aims to create up to 100,000 quality jobs across eight African countries, among other objectives,...
By Juliet Aguiar DUGBARTEY, Tarkwa The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has cut the sod for the Mineral Income Investment Fund (MIIF) Technical Training Centre at the University of Mines and Technology (UMaT) at Tarkwa in the Western Region. The centre, which will be completed within eight months, shall also have...
Gold Fields Limited has announced a new leadership team for its Tarkwa and Damang mines in Ghana. Elliot Twum has been appointed as Vice President and Interim Managing Director for Gold FieldsGhana, while Catherine Kuupol Kuutor is now the Tarkwa Mine Manager, making her the first woman to be appointed...