Tag: local production
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Ghana requires a policy to reduce reliance on imports – Alhassan Andani
The CEO of Stanbic Bank, Alhassan Andani, says the challenges posed by COVID-19 should engineer a new policy that will reduce Ghana’s reliance on imports, particularly from China. According to him, Ghana can improve agriculture production and limit its export by looking at the opportunity to boost domestic production and consumption of some food commodities.…
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GSA certifies ‘solar Wash’ device in record time to allow commercial production
The Ghana Standards Authority, GSA, has certified an innovation by a 32-year old Ghanaian, Richard Kwarteng, known as ‘Solar Wash’, which facilitates the washing of hands as one of the precautionary measures against the coronavirus. The certification, which took a record time of four days instead of the usual twenty-one working days, allows the commercialization…
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Ghana can take advantage of COVID-19 to boost local production – KPMG
A new report by auditing firm, KPMG, analyzing the economic impact of COVID-19 on Ghana, has highlighted some positive measures necessary to reduce the financial burden on the economy. Already, the Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta has stated that the fight could cost Ghana about 9.5 billion cedis, pushing the country’s budget deficit to about…
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COVID-19: Government begins mass production of PPE locally [Photos]
Some local companies have commenced the production of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) in Ghana to help in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic. On Saturday, April 11, 2020, the Minister of Trade and Industry, Alan Kyerematen, paid a working visit to some four Ghanaian garment manufacturing companies in Accra producing the PPE. Earlier this week,…