The Chairperson of the Electoral Commission (EC), Jean Adukwei Mensa, has said that everything humanly possible will be done to ensure the nation’s electoral register is purged of all ineligible voters, especially foreigners who have found their way onto the electoral roll.
Speaking at the 9th edition of the Let...
A newly introduced Pro-Vitamin 'A' orange maize variety that can help boost the immune system of its consumers has been introduced onto the market.
Dr. Manfred B. Ewool, a Senior Research Scientist and Maize Breeder at the Council for Scientific Industrial Research (CSIR), Crops Research Institute (CRI) in an interview...
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The proposed establishment of the Development Bank Ghana is a good move to help infrastructure development; but government, on the other hand, could have repositioned a bank like the National Investment Bank (NIB) to serve the same purpose, Banking Consultant, Nana Otuo Acheampong has argued.
He said: “I support the...
Some players in the insurance sector are making calls for the regulator, National Insurance Commission (NIC), to put together a claims payment database to boost confidence in the industry, educate the public on the huge sums that are paid as claims annually, and also check fraudulent claims payment.
To them...
Management of the Ghana Airport Company Limited (GACL) has refuted claims by former President John Dramani Mahama that there are plans to cede a huge part of the airport to a Turkish company, TAV-Summa Consortium, under the guise of a management partnership agreement.
“Claims by Mr. Mahama that an investment...
The Ghana Association of Bankers (GAB) has estimated that about GH¢102million has been forfeited by commercial banks in the country through various measures they have introduced to give some relief for customers due to impact of Coronavirus pandemic on the country.
According to the association, all 23 universal banks in...
...but says special funding mechanism required
While electricity tariffs from conventional generation sources will continue to rise, the cost of renewable energy, particularly solar, is declining and becoming an increasingly competitive alternative for businesses, an expert has observed.
According Kwabena Otu-Danquah, Technical Expert at GFA Consulting Group, tariffs from conventional sources...
Bank customers have started running to foreign currency deposits as a safe haven after the cedi consistently lost value against its major trading currencies, especially the US dollar in the second quarter of 2020, the Statistical Bulletin report has shown.
From the May-2020 Statistical Bulletin, the data show that in...
The Chief Executive Officer of the National Petroleum Authority, Alhassan Tampuli, has said all challenges identified in the piloting of the Cylinder Recirculation Model (CRM) will be addressed before full implementation.
“In recent times, we have had calls by some industry players to halt the implementation of the CRM pilot...