Senior Vice President of IMANI Africa, Kofi Bentil, says Ghana will lose the $55million case Chinese company Beijing Everyway has filed against it in the Court of International Arbitration. Speaking on Newsfile, he said that Ghana wrongfully breached the contract it signed with the company which was expected to handle …
Read More »Databank Withdraws From Agyapa Deal As Transaction Advisor
Investment and brokerage firm, Databank has withdrawn its services as a financial advisor in the Agyapa royalties deal. The firm together with Imara Holding Limited jointly served as transaction advisors for the monetization of Ghana’s gold royalties through the dual listing of the Agyapa Gold Royalties Company on the Ghana …
Read More »Ghana Ranked 4th With Highest Prices Of Consumer Goods
Among five sub-Saharan African countries that Standard Bank, parent company of Stanbic Bank Ghana undertook a Consumer Insight Report, Ghana was ranked 4th with the highest prices of consumer goods. The nation surveyed were South Africa, Nigeria, Ethiopia, Kenya and Ghana. The country placed 4th ahead of Kenya, which was …
Read More »Britain Signs Lucrative £1.2 Billion Trade Agreement With Ghana
Britain has secured a trade deal worth £1.2 billion with Ghana, International Trade Secretary Liz Truss has announced. A joint statement from the two countries said: “Today Ghana and the UK are pleased to announce that they have finalised negotiations on a new Interim Ghana-UK Trade Partnership Agreement. This Agreement will provide for …
Read More »Ghana-UK Trade Agreement: British Companies Begin Rejecting Ghanaian Imports
UK companies have begun rejecting imports from Ghana as the country and Britain have failed to reach a trade agreement, post Brexit. So far, banana farmers have lost 20% of their exports to the UK and could lose about 70% more by next week. The three …
Read More »Reduce Fuel Prices To Enable Drivers Limit Number Of Passengers – UPSA Lecturer
Dean of Graduate Studies at the University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA) Dr. John Kwaku Mawutor, has entreated government to subsidize fuel prices in order to make it possible for commercial transport owners to adhere to the COVID-19 protocols including social distancing in buses. He said this on the back …
Read More »Akufo-Addo Renews Tenure Of BoG Governor, Dr. Ernest Addison
The tenure of the Governor of the Bank of Ghana, Dr. Ernest Addison has been renewed by President Nana Akufo-Addo for another four years. His current tenure which begun on 1st April 2017 will end at the end of March 2021. But according to Citi Business News sources at …
Read More »Ghana’s Debt Stock Hits GHS286 Billion, Says BoG
The figure shows that government spent about GHS12.8 billion between September and November last year Ghana’s total debt stock has increased from GHS274.1 billion in September 2020 to GHS286.9 billion as at November 2020, according to the Central Bank. This means that government spent about GHS12.8 billion between September and November …
Read More »World Bank Prepares Emergency Vaccine Financing For Ghana, 20 African Countries
The World Bank is preparing emergency vaccine financing projects in 21 countries in Africa, including Ghana, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Niger, Mozambique, Tunisia, Eswatini and Cabo Verde. This follows authorization of up to $12 billion to support countries in their vaccination efforts, which has paved way for individual vaccination …
Read More »Government Committed To Tackling ‘Learning Poverty’ Gap – Dr. Adutwum
Education Minister-designate Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum has reiterated the government’s commitment to ensuring that school kids in rural areas are able to improve on their reading proficiency by the age of ten. Dr. Adutwum, who was making a statement in Parliament as part of the International Day of Education celebration, …
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