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    Ghana Youth For Development (GYFD) has urged the Ghana Police Service to arrest people who are  selling pure water at 0.30 pesewas.     Read Their Full Statement Below Press Release 22ND MARCH, 2021 Don’t Buy 30 pesewas Pure Water – GYFD to Ghanaians Is it not enough …

In spite of a court ruling that the Bank of Ghana (BoG) followed due process in revoking the licence of Unicredit the Founder of collapsed uniBank Ghana Limited, Dr Kwabena Duffuor has petitioned Parliament to investigate circumstances that led to the collapse of his bank. HODA Holdings Limited, (HODA) the …

  Minister for Parliamentary Affairs and Leader of Government Business in Parliament Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu has assured Ghanaians that there is no cause for alarm in the face of the coronavirus crisis, which hit the country in March, 2020.       Delivering the 2021 budget statement and economic policy of …

The 2021 budget statement presented to parliament by leader of government business Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu has pegged Ghana’s fiscal deficit at 13.7 per cent of Gross Domestic Product (GDP). This deficit, according to the budget, includes the cost of the financial sector cleanup up.     “The fiscal deficit including the …

Covid-19 Pandemic Costs Ghana GH¢ 25.3 Billion – Akufo-Add   President Akufo-Addo on Tuesday said the country lost more than GH¢13.5 billion in revenue in 2020 because of the economic shocks induced by the Covid-19 pandemic. In his state of the nation address to Parliament, the President said with additional …

Ghana’s debt will ‘plateau’ at approximately 75% of Gross Domestic Product (total value of goods and services produced in an economy within a period) from 2024, international ratings agency, Fitch, has said in its latest paper on “Energy Sector Debt a Risk to Ghana’s Post-Pandemic Debt Trajectory”. Accordingly, the debt …

Trade and Industry Minister Designate Alan Kyeremanteng is now expected to present the 2021 Budget. This is what Joy Business has picked up from government sources. It follows the inability of Finance Minister Designate, Ken Ofori Atta to return to Ghana on time, from his medical leave. Even if Mr. …

The Food and Drugs Authority has failed to confirm three of the six suspicious rice brands on the market. Facebook rice, Valentino Rice and Versace Rice were the brands that were confirmed to Joy Buisness by the authority as authentic. This leaves My Google rice, Gucci Best Choice and Premium …

International Ratings agency, Fitch, says Ghanaian banks are well-positioned to absorb the increased asset quality risk from borrowers pressured by the economic effects of the coronavirus pandemic. According to the UK based firm, the covid-19 pandemic-induced defaults will add to legacy asset quality issues, but strong operating profitability and improved …

The UK has signed a trade partnership agreement with Ghana that secures tariff-free trade and provides a platform for greater economic and cultural cooperation. The agreement was signed by Secretary of State for International Trade, Liz Truss and Ghana’s Acting High Commissioner to the UK, Peprah Ampratwum, at the Department …