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Egg Prices To Go Up By 30% – Small Scale Poultry Farmers’ Association

The Ghana National Association of Poultry Farmers has announced that prices of eggs on the market will go up after Muslims finish marking the Ramadan month.   Eggs will see a 30 per cent increase for the small sizes and a 28 per cent increase for the unsorted, the Association …

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1D1F: AKufo-Addo Commissions $30m Factory At Ningo-Prampram

President Akufo-Addo, has commissioned the Atlantic LifeSciences Ltd, a company operating under Government’s 1-District-1-Factory initiative. Speaking at the commissioning ceremony on Friday, 22nd April 2022, President Akufo-Addo stated that the ceremony “is in further fulfilment of the promise by Government, in partnership with the private sector, to set up at …

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TUC Threatens Strike As Never-Seen-Before If Akufo-Addo Fails To Increase Salaries

The Trades Union Congress (TUC) has served notice to embark on an industrial action never-seen-before in the history of Ghana if President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo does not announce salary increment. Secretary-General of the TUC, Dr Yaw Baah asked the government not to hide behind the impact of the coronavirus …

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High Price Of Soya May Collapse The Poultry Industry If Nothing Is Done About It – National Poultry Farmers Association

President of the National Poultry Farmers Association, Victor Oppong Adjei has bemoaned the hike in the price of soya beans on the market. He lamented that the high price of the commodity is having a negative effect on the poultry industry and may end up collapsing the poultry industry if …

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Don’t Blame Us For Current Economic Crisis – Russia Fires At Ghana’s Government

The Russian Embassy in Ghana has taken exception to the attribution of the current economic crisis across the globe to the Vladimir Putin-led invasion of Ukraine in February. “However, the truth is different,” the Embassy said in a tweet on Monday.         “The Embassy wishes to shed …

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Telcos Chamber Wants E-levy Law Reviewed To Exclude Salary Payments Via MoMo

Ahead of the highly anticipated implementation of the Electronic Transfer Levy (E-Levy) from May 2022, the Ghana Chamber of Telecommunications has called for a review of portions of the law to exclude the 1.5% charge on payment of salaries made via mobile money.     According to the chamber, per …

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London-based EIU Projects ¢7.87 As End Of Year Rate Against US Dollar

London-based Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) is expecting the cedi’s end of year rate against the dollar to hit ¢7.87 as captured in its April 13, 2022, assessment of the Ghanaian economy. The expected depreciation of the local currency against the dollar for the next eight months of this year, according …

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Tax Expert Outlines 6 Legal Ways To Avoid Paying E-levy

The controversial Electronic Transaction Levy (E-levy) since it was approved in Parliament has become the worry of many Ghanaians. Some have become apprehensive about how the new tax will impact their finances, be that as it may, on May 1, the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) will begin its implementation. A …

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COCOBOD CEO To Farmers: Fertilizer Shortage Looms, Find Chicken Poop

The Chief Executive officer of COCOBOD, Joseph Boahen Aidoo, has asked Cocoa farmers in the country to search for chicken poop to fertilize their cocoa farms warning of an imminent acute shortage of fertilizer in the country. He said the looming shortage is a result of the Russia and Ukraine …

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Energy Minister: Recent Power Outages Not ‘Dumsor’

The Minister for Energy, Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh has disclosed the reasons behind the recent power outages, experienced in parts of the country. According to him, this is a result of some unfavorable load imbalance in the systems used in the delivery of power. Some parts of the country have …

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