Author: Nerteley Nettey
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Akufo-Addo commended for commissioning Ekumfi Fruits and Juices factory
The Board of Directors and Management of Ekumfi Fruits and Juices Limited have commended President Nana Akufo-Addo for commissioning the Ekumfi fruit juice processing factory. In a statement signed by the company’s Chief Operating Officer, Frederick Kobbyna Acquaah, management and staff of the company were grateful to the President for his vision to industrialize the…
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N/R: Smallholder farmers raise concerns over imminent food shortage
Most smallholder farmers in the Northern Region have reduced the size of the land they usually cultivate due to a lack of capital, raising concerns of looming food shortage. According to the farmers, the outbreak of COVID-19 affected the sale of their produce as demand for foodstuff fell following the three weeks lockdown in Accra…
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Group rolls out initiative to aid creation of viable cocoa value chain in Ghana
The Ghana Agricultural and Rural Development Journalists Association (GARDJA) has rolled out a new cocoa advocacy initiative aimed at helping to create a sustainable cocoa value chain in Ghana. According to the association, the initiative is in collaboration with various cocoa farmer-based organisations and other stakeholders and will draw attention to pertinent issues militating against…
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Ten benefits from NPP’s 2020 manifesto businesses are likely to enjoy
Creating and maintaining a business climate that stimulates inclusive and sustainable industrial development must be at the core of any government’s effort to spur the growth of vibrant and competitive industrial sectors. As part of efforts to improve the business environment in Ghana, the New Patriotic Party (NPP) government has embarked on a coordinated national…
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Cashew farmers in Bono Region lament Coronavirus-induced drop in sales
The outbreak of COVID-19 in Ghana has affected the local cashew Industry in the Jaman North Municipality of the Bono Region forcing some out of production. According to cashew farmers, their customers who are mostly outside the region have ceased buying their produce because of the outbreak of the pandemic. One of such is the…
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Customs Amendment Act won’t affect business operations – Spare Parts Dealers’ Co-Chairman
Co-Chairman of the Abossey Okai Spare Parts Dealers Association, Clement Boateng, has kicked against claims that the implementation of the Customs (Amendment) Act, 2020, Act 1014 will affect the business operations of spare parts dealers in the country. His remark follows claims from various stakeholders within the industry that certain aspects of the Customs (Amendment)…
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Cedi may not depreciate significantly for the rest of 2020 – Economist
An economic analyst with Databank, Courage Kwesi Boti has said he does not expect the cedi to depreciate significantly against major trading currencies at least for the remainder of the year. The local currency witnessed a 2.53 percent depreciation against the dollar from January to July 2020. A look at the performance of the local…
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Government to offer loans to young people for home rentals – Bawumia
As part of efforts to curb the myriad of problems facing the country’s housing sector, Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has announced the provision of low-interest loans for young people to rent affordable homes if the mandate of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) government is renewed. According to him, this will be done through a…
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Government to reduce taxes on digital devices and spectrum costs – Bawumia
Government has announced that as part of efforts to inspire digital transformation it will reduce the high cost of data in the country, if the New Patriotic Party is re-elected into power in December. According to them, this will be done through the reduction of taxes on digital devices, reduction of spectrum and license costs,…
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Aviation Minister inspects second phase of Tamale Airport project
Joseph Kofi Adda, the Minister for Aviation, has again stressed that there were no plans from government to engage any company for the sale or hire of the Ghana Airport Company Limited (GACL) and its ancillary institutions. The Minister, who emphasised the government’s position on the speculated sale of GACL in Tamale, was there to…