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It’s propaganda for NDC to accuse Ofori-Atta of mismanaging economy – Afenyo-Markin

July 26, 2022

Deputy Majority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin has said the Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta and his team cannot be accused by the Minority of mismanaging the economy. He stated that the issues that are affecting the local economy are as a result of the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic as well as the ongoing warfare between Russia […]Continue Reading

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You can’t conjecture and blame BoG for printing ¢22bn; that’s not right – Boaku tells Minority

July 26, 2022

Spokesperson of the Vice President, Dr Gideon Boako has said the Minority cannot conjecture and accuse the Bank of Ghana (BoG) of printing ¢22billion fresh cash without disclosing it. He said the posture of the Minority is not right. The opposition lawmakers alleged that the central bank has, on the instruction of the government, printed […]Continue Reading

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Izwe Savings and Loans opens applications for tertiary education scholarship

July 26, 2022

Izwe Savings & Loans invites Senior High School (SHS) graduates who have excellent grades and are truly financially needy to apply for the Izwe Scholarship Fund to pursue undergraduate or equivalent tertiary programs of their choice for the 2022/2023 academic year. The Chief Executive Officer, Raymond Kwakye Bismarck, stated that, “the fund is activated annually […]Continue Reading

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Extend SIM card registration to end of 2022 – CUTS urges government

July 26, 2022

A leading research and public policy think tank, CUTS International, Accra is urging the Ministry of Communications and Digitalisation to extend the mobile SIM card registration deadline to the end of the year. According to the firm, the majority of Ghanaians have logistical challenges in obtaining NIA card and using the same to register their […]Continue Reading

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Road Tolls To Return; As NABCO Ends September 1

July 26, 2022

Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, has announced plans by government to toll all new roads to be constructed under a concession agreement between the Ghana Infrastructure Investment Fund (GIIF) and the Roads and Highway Ministry, through the Public Private Partnership Act, 2020 (Act 1039). The move, according to the finance minister, is to help government recover […]Continue Reading

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BoG has printed ¢22b without parliamentary approval – Dr Ato Forson alleges

July 26, 2022

Former Deputy Finance Minister, Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson has accused the government of encouraging the Bank of Ghana to print an amount of GH¢22 billion without Parliamentary approval. According to him, the fresh currency notes were printed between January and June 2022. The information, according to Dr Forson, is hidden on page 97 of Appendix 2a of […]Continue Reading

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¢2.2bn pumped into NABCo, beneficiaries should take advantage of YouStart as programme ends – Ofori-Atta

July 25, 2022

The Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, has charged beneficiaries of the Nation Builders Corps (NABCo) to take advantage of the YouStart programme to build their businesses. This, among other things, will help them become dynamic young entrepreneurs and become significant job providers for their fellow young people. He stressed that the YouStart programme will be a […]Continue Reading

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Some Ghanaians frustrated as SIM card registration deadline beckons

July 25, 2022

Six days to the deadline for the registration of SIM cards, some Ghanaians have been left frustrated. A myriad of reasons have been hampering them from registering their SIM Cards. A combination of frustrated clients looking to secure their Ghana Cards, customers disappointed by their service providers and others who are just not interested are […]Continue Reading

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How fishers and fishmongers are battling for survival on the frontier of climate change in Ghana

July 21, 2022

At an open shed along the coast of Bortianor in Accra, one can hear the chatter of market women who hang around the landing beach most mornings in hope of buying fish to trade as fishers pull their nets miles away to the shore. “Sometimes, it takes as long as four hours to bring our […]Continue Reading

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Invest back home – Exim bank Deputy CEO urges Ghanaians abroad

July 21, 2022

The Deputy Chief Executive Officer of Ghana Exim Bank (GEXIM) responsible for Banking and Business, Rosemary Beryl Archer, has urged Ghanaians living abroad to invest back home in line with the Government of Ghana’s industrialization agenda which paves way for the diaspora community to partner Ghanaian entrepreneurs through various initiatives supported by GEXIM. Ms. Continue Reading