Business

GUTA members to close shops on August 29 over ‘harsh’ economic conditions

August 22, 2022

The Ghana Union of Traders Association (GUTA) has announced it will close all shops belonging to its members in Accra on Monday, August 29, 2022, to register its displeasure with the country’s current economic challenges. According to GUTA the depreciation of the cedi has eroded the capital of its members and is severely hampering their […]Continue Reading

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Don’t be complacent amid terrorism threats – Nana Addo urges security agencies

August 22, 2022

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has charged the various security agencies in the country to beef up security along Ghana’s borders with neighbouring countries. He said the terrorist activities happening in Sahelian countries such as Burkina Faso and Mali are of major concern to the government, hence the need for stringent measures to ensure the […]Continue Reading

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Takoradi Market Circle redevelopment project nears completion – STMA

August 22, 2022

Redevelopment works on the reconstruction of the 100-year-old Takoradi Market Circle project is almost completed, officials have said. Director of the Takoradi Sub Metro of the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolitan Assembly Nana Asempaneye Yeboah II made the revelation during the maiden edition of Connect FM’s The People’s Parliament. Hundreds of traders in Sekondi-Takoradi Continue Reading

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Capital flight is a huge problem affecting the Cedi – Mawutor

August 22, 2022

The Dean, School of Graduate Studies at the University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA), Professor John Kwaku Mensah Mawutor has blamed the woes of the Cedi on Capital flight, a situation where assets or money rapidly flow out of a country. He explained that capital flight is occurring because foreigners are dominating the local industry. […]Continue Reading

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Cedi fall: An economy with high appetite for importation will have its currency failing – Mawutor

August 22, 2022

The Dean, School of Graduate Studies at the University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA), Professor John Kwaku Mensah Mawutor, has said the inordinate taste for importation can be attributed to the woes of the Cedi. He explained that an economy that heavily runs its consumption on external producers will always struggle improving on the strength […]Continue Reading

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Akufo-Addo to start tour of U/W and Savannah Regions today; scheduled to inspect works on Agenda 111

August 22, 2022

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo will start his tour of the Upper West and Savannah today, Monday August 22. “I will be touring the Upper West Region on Monday and Tuesday. Follow my regional working tours on all my social media handles,” Mr Akufo-Addo tweeted. He will, on this tour, commission completed projects, inspect ongoing […]Continue Reading

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Labianca report is hollow, without mandate & unconstitutional – Martin Amidu backs Col. Damoah

August 22, 2022

Former Special Prosecutor Martin Alamisi Burnes Kaiser Amidu has given his take on the recently published report by the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) on alleged corruption and commission of same by Labianca Group of Companies, owned by Council of State member Eunice Jacqueline Asomah-Hinneh. The report issued by Special Prosecutor Kissi Agyebeng on […]Continue Reading

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Raila Odinga files petition to challenge Kenyan election outcome

August 22, 2022

Kenyan presidential candidate Raila Odinga has filed an electronic copy of his challenge against the results of this month’s election, a lawyer for his Azimio La Umoja coalition has told a local broadcaster. “What we did this morning is to file the online copy,” lawyer Daniel Maanzo told Kenyan television channel NTV Kenya on Monday. […]Continue Reading

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Bawumia plays blame game with Ghana’s economic problems – US economist

August 22, 2022

A professor of applied economics at Johns Hopkins University has accused the Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, of playing blame games with Ghana’s economic problems. Steven Hanke said he has noticed that the Veep likes to shift responsibility regarding the country’s economic woes. In a tweet on Monday, he added that based on his assessment […]Continue Reading

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SIM registration: Self-service app still offline 3 weeks after Owusu-Ekuful’s announcement

August 22, 2022

There is growing concern about the self-service application which was promised by government some three weeks ago. Communications Minister, Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, on August 2, announced that a self-service SIM re-registration app will be launched to enable the public re-register their SIM cards in the comfort of their homes. This was to reduce long queues at […]Continue Reading