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Agric Minister Hails Zoomlion’s willingness to supply affordable fertilisers to farmers

June 17, 2022

The Minister of Food and Agriculture, Dr. Afriyie Owusu Akoto, has highly commended Zoomlion Ghana Limited (ZGL) for its readiness to supply organic fertlisers at affordable prices to Ghanaian farmers in the midst of the global shortage of inorganic fertilisers. “In the wake of the global fertiliser shortage caused by the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war, we […]Continue Reading

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GALAMSEY BOOMS AT AMANSIE CENTRAL

June 16, 2022

…As Chinese Nationals Invade Forest The Anchor can report, that the Amansie Central District in the Ashanti Region is turning into the headquarters of illegal mining activities, popularly called ‘galamsey’, in spite of relentless efforts by government to curb the menace. This paper has established that the illegal mining activities is massively going on and […]Continue Reading

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Bawumia opens first GCB Bank branch in North East Region

June 16, 2022

Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia on Tuesday, 14 June 2022, joined the management and staff of GCB Bank PLC as well as the Chiefs and People of Nelerigu for the opening of GCB Bank’s first branch in the North East Region in the regional capital, Nalerigu. This is the first-ever commercial bank in Nalerigu and […]Continue Reading

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Ghana first country in the world to implement bank-wide mobile money service – Bawumia

June 16, 2022

Vice-President Mahamudu Bawumia on Wednesday, 15 June 2022, launched the GhanaPay mobile money service, the first bank-wide mobile money service by universal banks, rural banks, as well as savings and loans companies to individuals and businesses. The service, which operates like the existing mobile money service, also has additional banking services, and is opened to […]Continue Reading

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Agric Minister Recommends Organic Fertilizer To Farmers

June 16, 2022

Minister for Food and Agriculture, Dr. Owusu Afriyie Akoto, has proposed to Ghanaian farmers to adopt Zoomlion’s Integrated Recycling and Compost Plants (IRECOP) locally produced organic compost for their farms, to help boost crop yields in the regions. He lamented the acute shortage of fertilizer in the sub-region due to the Russia and Ukraine fight. […]Continue Reading

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Recapitalization positioned banks to weather the pandemic storms – Addison

June 15, 2022

Governor of the Bank of Ghana (BoG), Dr Ernest Addison has said the decision to clean-up the financial sector prior to the pandemic, together with the COVID-19 relief measures introduced by the central bank in the wake of the pandemic, positioned banks to weather the storms associated with the pandemic and sustain lending to support […]Continue Reading

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WTO Fisheries Funding Mechanism readied to provide support for ending harmful subsidies

June 15, 2022

Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala on 14 June introduced the WTO Fisheries Funding Mechanism, which is envisioned to support developing and least-developed countries in implementing a prospective agreement to curb harmful fisheries subsidies. Interested donors and beneficiaries welcomed plans for the Fund, which the chair of the Continue Reading

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Ghana signs MoU with Finland to boost agric, manufacturing, others

June 15, 2022

The Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs & Regional Integration, Kwaku AmpratwumSarpong (MP), led Ghana’s delegation to the 2022 Nordic-African Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (NAFM) held in Helsinki, Finland from 13th to 15th June, 2022. Other members of Ghana’s delegation included Ghana’s Ambassador to Finland, H.E. Mrs. Jennifer Lartey, Director for the Europe Bureau, the Continue Reading

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Bawumia inspects ongoing work at new Tamale International Airport [Photos]

June 14, 2022

According to Dr Bawumia, the project, which is 95% complete, has an ultramodern edifice with a separate multipurpose terminal that will serve as a Hajj Terminal. The new international airport is sited at a different place, not too far from the existing Tamale airport. This airport resulted from a loan contracted by the government in […]Continue Reading

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‘Gov’t must be fiscally disciplined to address rising inflation’ – Economist

June 14, 2022

An Economist, Dr. Adu Sarkodie thinks the Bank of Ghana’s measures at fighting inflation may be counter-productive without multisectoral support from some key governmental ministries. He argued that Ghana’s record-high inflation of 27.6%, which is primarily supply-driven, requires key Ministries – Trade, Finance and Agriculture to institute policies that will reduce public Continue Reading