Tag: coronavirus pandemic in Ghana
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PIAC kicks against plans by gov’t to use Heritage Fund for COVID-19 fight
The Public Interest and Accountability Committee (PIAC), has kicked against government’s decision to use the Ghana Heritage Fund to finance the fight against the novel coronavirus pandemic in the country. The Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, while addressing Parliament on the economic impact of COVID-19 on the country called for the amendment of the Petroleum Revenue…
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Don’t touch Heritage Fund; you’ll burden future generations – IES cautions gov’t
The Institute for Energy Security, IES, says attempts by government to fall on the Ghana Heritage Fund to fight the spread of the Coronavirus pandemic cannot be justified. The Institute says the utilization of Fund deliberately set aside for future use, will leave future generations with a burden too huge to carry. The Finance Minister,…
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Gov’t engages telcos to reduce cost of data over COVID-19 impact
The Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, says as part of several fiscal measures to mitigate the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, government is engaging telcos operating in the country to reduce the cost of data. According to the CEO of MTN Ghana, Selorm Adadevor, data usage in Ghana has generally increased by due to the impact…
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AGI urges companies to provide relevant identification for workers during lockdown
The Association of Ghana Industries (AGI), has advised companies that are yet to provide proper identification for their employees within the two-week partial lockdown to do so without delay. The AGI says this is necessary to enable essential service providers move about without impediment. The partial lockdown on Accra, Tema, Kasoa and Kumasi enters day…
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ADB commits GH¢1m to Ghana’s COVID-19 fight
The Managing Director of Agricultural Development Bank (adb), Dr. John Kofi Mensah, has announced a GH¢1 Million package to support the government’s fight against the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The decision according to Dr. John Kofi Mensah was taken at a Board Meeting last week. He says the amount is to be used to purchase…
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Coronavirus pandemic to cost Ghana GHS9.5bn – Finance Minister
The novel coronavirus pandemic is set to cost Ghana GHS9.505 billion, according to Ken Ofori-Atta, the Finance Minister. This will be 2.5 percent of Ghana’s revised GDP. “Speaker, the total estimated fiscal impact from the shortfall in petroleum receipts, shortfall import duties, the shortfall in other tax revenues, the cost of the preparedness plan, and…
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Ghana’s COVID-19 cases now 136
Ghana has confirmed four new cases of the Coronavirus (COVID-19), raising the total case count to 136. The four new cases were confirmed within the general population by the Ghana Health Service on the morning of Friday, March 27, 2020. Authorities say contact tracing has been initiated for the new cases. The new patients have…
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Sunda Ghana boosts health and safety procedures at factories against COVID-19
Safety procedures at the premises of Sunda Ghana Limited, producers of Kleesoft range of products has been boosted with strict adherence to health directives in a bid to curtail the spread of the coronavirus in Ghana. Ghana has so far recorded 132 cases of the disease with three deaths and one recovery. Addressing journalists during…
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GREDA appeals to banks to renegotiate interest on loans due to impact of COVID-19
The Ghana Real Estate Developers Association, GREDA, is appealing to government to impress on banks to renegotiate loan agreements with its members due to the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the Association, government’s measures aimed at containing the spread of the disease, has negatively affected the construction industry due to the high…
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Event Vendors lament locked-up cash after cancellation of events over COVID-19
Event Vendors Association of Ghana, an umbrella body for event companies in the country, says many of its members have been hit hard by the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Due to the ban on public gatherings and the practice of social distancing in a bid to spread the virus, many events locally and…