Tag: Akufo Addo
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Govt to conclude negotiations with IMF in February – Akufo-Addo
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has hinted that Ghana will probably secure the financial bailout it is seeking from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) by the middle of February 2023. He said everything that is required of Ghana to do or submit in order to reach an agreement with the Fund has been done, and…
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South African president calls for increased trade with Ghana
The Presidents of Ghana and South Africa have called for increased trade between the two countries as the first year of the implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) comes to an end. The remarks were made by the two heads of state at the Ghana – South Africa Business Forum in Accra…
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Entry points to markets to be re-examined to make them accessible – Nana Addo
The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has said that entry points to market centres across the country have mostly contributed to the destruction of property during fire outbreaks as fire tenders often struggle to gain access to douse the fire. Parts of the Akim Oda Central Market in the Birim Central Municipality of the Eastern…
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Akufo-Addo bans public institutions from allocating public lands
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has directed that, henceforth, no public institution should deal in or allocate any land without the explicit approval of the Minister for Lands and Natural Resources. He said, “the days when public lands were dissipated without regard for public interest are over.” The President stated this when he inaugurated a…
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Akufo-Addo secures €170 million for Development Bank-Ghana
The Ministry of Finance and the European Investment Bank have signed an agreement for the provision of a one hundred- and seventy-million-euro (€170 million) facility for the establishment of a new national bank, the Development Bank Ghana (DBG). DBG is an integral feature of the GH¢100 billion Ghana Cares ‘Obaatampa’ Project, which is seeing to…
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Public Enterprises Minister must prioritize profitability of SOEs – Economist
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on January 21, 2021, submitted the list of proposed Ministers of his new government to the Speaker of Parliament for approval. Among the new nominees is Joseph Cudjoe, a former Deputy Minister of Energy, who has been put forward as Minister for Public Enterprises, and is expected to oversee the…
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TAGG congratulates President Akufo-Addo on his re-election
The Traders Advocacy Group Ghana, TAGG, has congratulated President Akufo-Addo on his reelection. In a statement signed by the President of the Association, Kwadwo Amoateng, it celebrated the various qualities of the President, further commending his disposition on the outcome of the elections. “Traders Advocacy Group Ghana congratulates the President of Ghana, H.E. Nana Addo…
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My 2nd term will focus on building strong economy for youth employment – Nana Addo
The President, Nana Akufo-Addo says his government will work hard to ensure that the country’s economy is able to create many jobs to employ especially the teeming unemployed youth. He disclosed this in his inaugural address in Parliament on January 7, 2021. Nana Akufo-Addo said his government in its first term has ensured that the…
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Akufo-Addo launches pension scheme for cocoa farmers
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, on Tuesday, 1st December 2020, launched a pension scheme for the country’s 1.5 million cocoa farmers. According to President Akufo-Addo, “the Pension Scheme will enable cocoa farmers to make voluntary contributions towards their retirement, whilst COCOBOD makes a supplementary contribution on behalf of the farmers as well.” This, he explained,…
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We’ve created vibrant agric sector; Ghana now net exporter of foodstuffs – Akufo-Addo
The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, says his tenure of office, over the last three years and ten months, has seen to the creation of a vibrant agricultural sector in Ghana, with the country, during the period, transformed into a net exporter of foodstuffs. Speaking at the 36th Farmers’ Day celebration, which was held on…