Author: Benjamin Aklama
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Asafo drivers want government to scrap fuel levies
Drivers at the Asafo Neoplan Station in Kumasi have called on the government to take steps to reduce taxes and levies on petroleum products in the country. This, according to them, would help bring down the prices of fuel and other lubricants used in their business operations. Speaking to the Ghana News Agency in Kumasi…
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Glofert assures of availability of fertilizer despite global challenge with supply
The largest fertilizer blending company in Ghana, Glofert Limited, has assured farmers of the availability of fertilizer for the current crop season and in the year 2022 despite the growing challenge with access to fertilizer across the world. Key stakeholders in the fertilizer value chain in Ghana have predicted a severe shortage of the commodity…
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Tullow executives pay working visit to Ghana
The Senior Leadership Team (SLT) of Tullow Oil Plc, led by the Chief Executive Officer, Rahul Dhir are paying a working visit to Ghana. The visiting Executives will hold a series of engagements with key Government of Ghana stakeholders, including the Office of the Vice President, Ministry of Energy, the Bank of Ghana, the Ghana…
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Ghana to present ‘limitless opportunities’ at Dubai 2020 Expo
As part of efforts to boost the inflow of foreign direct investment into the local economy, Ghana will be participating in the Dubai 2020 Expo under the theme “limitless opportunities”. The expo will see many countries of the world exhibiting their trade and economic potentials to the global market within six months starting from October…
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Make lives better in communities – FBNBank MD tells Rotary Club
The Managing Director of FBNBank Ghana, Mr. Victor Yaw Asante has urged the Rotary Club of Ho to continue to make a difference in the Volta Region and beyond by making lives better in the communities in line with the ideals of Rotary International. Speaking at the 37th Presidential Ball and Fundraising Dinner of the…
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Energy sector workers risk losing their jobs if power loses are not curbed – Energy Minister
Energy Minister Matthew Opoku Prempeh says the jobs of staff of the Electricity Company Ghana Limited and other power distribution companies will be at risk if the energy sector continues to record the level of losses the industry is currently recording. The Electricity Company of Ghana is on record to be losing as much as…
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GREDA wants government to take the lead in adoption of local building materials
The Ghana Real Estate Developers Association (GREDA) is calling on the government to take the lead in the use of local materials for construction in Ghana. This according to the association will boost the confidence of the public in local building materials. In the wake of the high cost of rent in Ghana and the…
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Food prices push August inflation rate to 9.7%
The continuous rise in the prices of food items continues to dominate overall inflation in Ghana. Data from the Ghana Statistical Service indicates that the year-on-year inflation rate for August 2021 stood at 9.7. Food inflation in the month of August stood at 10. 9 relative to nonfood inflation of 8.7 which indicates a differential…
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GUTA backs calls for reversal of 50% benchmark value reduction on crude palm oil
The Ghana Union of Traders Association (GUTA) has backed calls by the Oil Palm Development Association of Ghana and the Artisanal Palm Oil Millers and Outgrowers Association of Ghana for the scrapping of the 50% Benchmark Value Reduction Policy on crude palm oil and palm kernel oil. According to GUTA, even though the country cannot…
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Peter Quartey hails Government’s approach to setting up Development Bank Ghana
Director of the Institute Of Statistical, Social And Economic Research, ISSER, Prof. Peter Quartey believes the government is on the right track with its approach in setting up the new Development Bank Ghana. The Development Bank according to the Director of the Financial Sector Division of the Ministry of Finance, Samson Akligoh is being set…