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Interest rate rise should be delayed, EY Item Club says
The Bank of England should hold off from raising interest rates next month, according to a forecasting body.
Bank governor Mark Carney has said rates...
Government embargoes construction of new fuel stations
Government has placed an embargo on the construction of new gas and petrol stations across the country till further notice.
This directive is part of...
Christine Churcher appointed Board Chair, Ghana National Gas Company
Christine Churcher, a former Minister of state under President Kufuor’s administration, has been appointed board chair of the Ghana National Gas Company.
At a ceremony...
Industry calls for tougher measures on gas handling
120 deaths, 635 injuries in 10 years
Absence of rigorous standards and regulation blamed
The nation has since 2007 recorded 120 deaths and 635...
Poor revenue could derail fiscal performance – BoG
The central bank says government’s inability to meet its projected revenue performance poses considerable danger to government’s fiscal consolidation efforts.
Revenue and grants performance for...
Gov’t targets US$1b annually from handicrafts sales
The Ministry of Trade and Industry and the Ghana Export Promotion Authority (GEPA) are to promote locally-made handicrafts as a major export commodity on...
Boost for ‘One District, One Factory’…As Chinese Company Sets Up factories in K’si and Sogakope
Kumasi and Sogakope will be the beneficiaries of sugar-processing and cylinder-manufacturing factories respectively to be set-up by Chinese company, Sky Team Ningbo.
The sugar-processing factory...
ECG, NEDCo given Dec deadline to submit renewable energy models – Bawumia
As the country moves to firm-up its development and utilisation of renewable energy potential, the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) and the Northern Electricity...
Energy Bond road show begins next week …first tranche to raise about GH¢6bn
A road show to present the much-awaited energy bond to investors is expected to start on Monday, October 16, through to October 19, in...
Gov’t moves to convert power component of institutions to solar next year
Minister for Energy Boakye Agyarko has said beginning next year some government institutions will have their power component converted to solar to ease pressure...