Tag: COVID-19
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GSS survey to track COVID-19 impact on households and jobs
The Ghana Statistical Service (GSS), in collaboration with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the World Bank (WB), will from 9th − 20th June, 2020, conduct a “Households and Jobs Tracker” survey to track the socio-economic impact of COVID-19 on households and jobs. The Households and Jobs Tracker is one of the three surveys…
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COVID-19: Estate developers seek support to prevent job losses
Ghana’s construction industry provides thousands of jobs due to the number of artisans required at every stage of the building process. Even though the industry is capital intensive, many of the people engaged such as masons, plumbers, and tilers, are mostly considered to ply their trade in the informal sector. Such persons are part of…
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Businesses at Alabar in Kumasi lament impact of COVID-19
Traders at one of Ashanti Region’s popular Retail Markets, Alabar, say the continuous closure of borders is taking a toll on businesses in the enclave. Motor bikes, tricycles and spare parts are largely traded at the market with many traders relying heavily on import and foreigners to boost sales. Some of the traders told Citi…
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Ghana’s COVID-19 cases hit 9,462; with 3547 recoveries and 44 deaths
Ghana’s COVID-19 case count has risen to 9,462 following the confirmation of 294 new cases. This was announced by the Ghana Health Service on Saturday, June 6, 2020. The update also indicates that 90 more people have recovered from the virus, increasing the number of recoveries to 3,547. Meanwhile, two more persons have succumbed to…
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Ghana’s COVID-19 cases hit 9,168; with 3,457 recoveries and 42 deaths
Ghana’s confirmed cases of the novel Coronavirus has increased to 9,168. This is according to the Ghana Health Service, GHS, on Thursday June 5, 2020. The update shows that two hundred and eighty-three new cases have been detected since the last update on June 4. Meanwhile, 3,457 persons have recovered after 268 persons recovered from…
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COVID-19: Border closure takes a toll on SMEs in export in Northern Region
The continuous closure of Ghana’s borders as part of measures to curtail the spread of COVID-19; is taking its toll on small scale enterprises in the Northern Region. Small and Medium Scale Entrepreneurs (SMEs) that largely engage in export are bearing the brunt, as they are unable to export their products to neighbouring countries and…
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COVID-19: Tourism and Hospitality industry to lose $171m in 4-months – Minister
Ghana’s tourism and hospitality industry is expected to record a hundred and seventy-one million dollar ($171 million) loss in revenue due to the adverse impact of coronavirus within four months. That’s according to the the Minister of Tourism, Culture and Creative Arts, Barbara Oteng-Gyasi. Speaking at the Information Ministry’s press briefing in Accra on Thursday…
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Tourism and Hospitality sector to benefit from $9m facility – Tourism Minister
As part of measures to mitigate the economic impact of the novel coronavirus pandemic on the tourism and hospitality sector, government has announced a nine-million-dollar facility to boost the industry. The facility comes from the World Bank under the Tourism Development Project. It will be disbursed in two parts – four million dollars to support…
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Ghana’s COVID-19 case count rises to 8,885; recoveries now 3,189
Ghana’s COVID-19 case count has risen to 8,885. This is according to the latest update from the Ghana Health Service on Thursday, June 4, 2020. This shows that 337 new cases have been detected since the last update from the Ghana Health Service on June 2. Meanwhile, 57 persons have recovered from the virus pushing…
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Tomato records highest increase in price for May – Esoko
A survey of market prices of some selected commodities has shown that the price of cooking tomatoes recorded the highest increase in May 2020. The average price of a 72 kilogram crate of the commodity went up by almost 13% to record 933 cedis; from the 826 cedis it recorded the month before. According to…