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January 3, 2024January 3, 2024

EU Announces Additional €32m To Boost Domestic Vaccine Manufacturing Capacity

The European Union has announced an additional €32million toward strengthening the country’s ability to manufacture vaccines. The initiative, known as the ‘special measure’, aims at creating an enabling environment and thriving ecosystem to produce a skilled workforce for the domestic vaccine-production sector,

January 3, 2024January 3, 2024

Achieving Gender Equality Requires Amendment Of Laws And Policies – World Bank

The World Bank (WB) has said that gender equality is an urgent imperative hence should be achieved. The Bank explained that the world is experiencing an unprecedented set of crises with disproportionately negative impacts on women, girls, sexual and gender minorities,

December 31, 2023December 31, 2023

Media In Africa Urged To Own AfCFTA Agenda And Implementation

Top media personalities across Africa have called for the formation of a pan-African group of trade journalists who will champion the AfCFTA agenda as well as an African Chamber of Commerce led by individual countries. The group of journalists were of the

December 28, 2023December 28, 2023

Government, World Bank Reach Agreement To Halt Sole Sourcing Contracts In Energy Sector

The World Bank has reached an agreement with the government to halt sole sourcing for all new contracts in the energy sector. This is part of several reforms that it is helping the government to implement in the energy sector. The

December 28, 2023December 28, 2023

Low Sale Of Local Poultry: Farmers Blame Situation On Cheap Imported Frozen Chicken

The Poultry Farmers Association of Ghana has urged the Ministry of Food and Agriculture to do more to encourage the consumption of local poultry during festive seasons. The association is lamenting low sales as most consumers still prefer imported frozen chicken.

December 27, 2023December 27, 2023

Tax On Ride Hailing Vehicles Part Of Measures To Expand Tax net – GRA

The Commissioner General of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA), Rev. Dr. Ammishaddai Owusu-Amoah has defended the decision to tax the owners of ride hailing vehicles. According to him, placing the Vehicle Income Tax (VIT) on owners of ride hailing vehicles is

December 26, 2023December 26, 2023

We Will Reallocate Some Project Funds If Not Utilised By June 2024 – World Bank Warns Ghana

The outgoing World Bank Country Director, Frank Pierre Laporte, has strongly indicated that project funds allocated to Ghana but have not be utilised will be sent back to Washington, DC, in the USA. This, he explained, is a policy designed to

December 26, 2023December 26, 2023

A/R: MTN Celebrates Babies Born On Christmas Day With Hampers

It was a joyous mood at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) and the SDA Hospital when MTN joined and shared the happiness of mothers who gave birth on Christmas Day. Fifty hampers were doff out to mothers for onward transfer

December 26, 2023December 26, 2023

A Stabilised Exchange Rate Of GHC12 To The Dollar Does Not Indicate A Rebounding Economy – Gatsi

The Dean of the University of Cape Coast (UCC) Business School, Professor John Gatsi, has said that the current exchange rate of the cedi to the dollar does not indicate an economy that is rebounding. The cedi is currently exchanging for

December 25, 2023December 25, 2023

Obuasi Seeks To Diversify Economy

The Obuasi Municipal Assembly is seeking to diversify its local economy away from mining, in partnership with AngloGold Ashanti (AGA) and other stakeholders. The Municipal Chief Executive (MCE), Elijah Adansi-Bonah, stated at a two-day capacity building workshop for traders and exhibitors