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Côte d’Ivoire And Ghana To No Longer Sell Cocoa At Origin Differentials Below Zero

Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana have decided to no longer sell their cocoa at origin differentials below zero, from as much as 125 pounds below the ICE terminal market, joint Côte d’Ivoire-Ghana Cocoa Initiative (CIGCI) announced in Accra Friday.   The origin differential is an additional country quality premium that has …

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Report: Ghanaians Paid GH¢5bn In Bribes In 2021

About ¢5 billion in bribes were paid in both the private and the public sectors, a survey by the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) has revealed. The report dubbed ‘2021 Ghana Integrity of Public Services Survey’ indicates that 26.7% public sector officials were engaged in bribery acts, whilst 9.1% were officials …

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GPI Report : Ghana Ranked 2nd Most Peaceful Country In Africa

Ghana has once again been ranked the second most peaceful country in Sub-Saharan Africa in the 2022 Global Peace Index  (GPI). The country is ranked behind Mauritius and followed by The Gambia, Botswana and the rest of least other 39 African countries. However, Ghana was also ranked the 40th most …

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Ghana On The Verge Of Attaining Gender Parity At The SHS Level – Education Minister

Ghana is on the verge of attaining gender parity at the Senior High School (SHS) level in the country. This is because a Gender Parity Index (GPI) of 0.99 was attained in 2020/21.   The Education Minister, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, who made the announcement explained that this means the …

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Afrobarometer Report : 87% of Ghanaians Says The Country Is Heading In Wrong Direction; Only 11% See Things Going In Right Direction

Data from a recent survey has concluded that a majority of Ghanaians have a negative outlook on the country’s current trajectory. A new Afrobarometer report indicates that nearly 87% of the citizenry does not see the country in the right direction. Per the study, “only 11% see things going in …

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GHS Confirms Marburg Virus In Ghana

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has announced the confirmation of Marburg Virus Disease (MVD) in some parts of the country. The confirmation follows further testing at the Institute Pasteur in Dakar (IP), Senegal, which corroborated the results from the Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research in Ghana. On July 7, …

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