Author: Nerteley Nettey
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Dannex Ayrton Starwin PLC partners mPharma to produce quality medicines locally
Dannex Ayrton Starwin PLC also known as DAS PLC, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with mPharma Pharmaceutical Ltd. to increase access to quality and low-cost medicines for Ghanaians. Under the MOU, the two companies will explore a potential business collaboration focused on contract manufacturing of branded molecules by DAS PLC for mPharma, manufacturing cooperation…
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Footwear shop Platform opens shop at Accra Mall
Accra Mall, your mall with it all, has welcomed Platform, a new footwear shop which was officially opened in Ghana on Monday, 12th October, 2020 to provide customers with all kinds of footwear. Located opposite Vida e Café and next to the Banana Shop, Platform stocks shoes for all ages and sizes in three broad…
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Population and housing census slated for April and May 2021
The Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) will conduct the postponed population and Housing Census between April and May 2021. This was announced by the President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo Addo when he recently launched the Ghana Census of Agriculture Report put together by the Ghana Statistical Service. The census was initially set to begin on March…
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Public sector workers to own homes under cheaper mortgage scheme
As part of efforts to bridge Ghana’s housing gap, the Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta, says public sector workers and low-income earners in the country will in the coming months have the opportunity to rent and eventually own homes under the National Housing and Mortgage Fund. According to him, the intervention will reduce mortgage rates…
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Ken Ofori-Atta completes tenure as Chair of World Bank’s Development Committee
Ghana’s Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, has successfully completed his two-year tenure as the Chairman of the Development Committee of the World Bank and IMF, after chairing his 4th DC plenary meeting. The Committee discussed a build-back strategy for the global economy in view of the unprecedented ravages brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic. The pandemic…
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NPA invites aggrieved tanker drivers for meeting over their concerns
The National Petroleum Authority (NPA) has invited the National Petroleum Tanker Drivers Union for a meeting to deliberate on concerns raised by the Union. Fuel tanker drivers held a press conference on Monday, October 19, 2020, to complain about some issues affecting them and demanded government’s intervention. They among other things complained about police harassment…
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‘Ghanaian enterprises should be frontline actors in AfCFTA’ -Akufo-Addo
The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has reiterated government’s commitment to assisting Ghanaian enterprises to take advantage of the coming into force of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). Speaking at the 2nd National Conference on the African Continental Free Trade Area, held on Tuesday, 20th October 2020, at the Accra International Conference Centre,…
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Akufo-Addo launches agric census report after 33-year break
The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has launched the 2017/2018 National Report of the Ghana Census of Agriculture, the first time in some thirty-three (33) years. At the event held at Jubilee House, the seat of the nation’s presidency, on Monday, 19th October 2020, President Akufo-Addo noted that the importance of agriculture to Ghana’s growth…
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Toyota Ghana Ltd. opens first showroom in Northern Ghana
Toyota Ghana company limited has opened a new branch in the northern regional capital, Tamale to afford customers easy access. The Tamale branch of Toyota Ghana limited is the eighth of its kind in Ghana since the company launched its operation in 1998. In the northern region however, the company first established a liaison office…
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CIPDiB hails energy sector debt payments; wants outstanding arrears cleared
The Chamber of Independent Power Producers, Distributors and Bulk Consumers (CIPDiB), wants government to prioritize clearing all outstanding debt owed its members to ensure continuous power supply in the coming days. The debt, according to the Chamber, has affected operations of its members, creating challenges since 2016. This comes days after government cleared USD 203…