The Protestant Reformation, the invention of Gutenberg’s Printing Press in 1440, the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand II (1914), the Coronavirus disease of 2019 (COVID-19) - struggling to find a correlation among them? These are some events that have significantly shaped the world as we know it.
The ongoing pandemic has...
One of the wonderful activities I engaged myself in this incredibly-memorable year is a discussion I had with a group of young literati in Somalia who are using literature to brighten up their world. We are all aware of the ‘travails’ this year saw us through.
The Coronavirus pandemic stunned...
54 cities, including Accra and representing more than 200 million residents, are on track to help keep global heating below 1.5°C and tackle the climate crisis, per C40 analysis.
C40 research reveals that city efforts could avert at least 1.9 gigatonnes of GHG emissions between 2020 and 2030, equivalent to...
The MPS Terminal 3 has received a major boost with the expansion of its terminal capacity to support more transshipment operations at the port.
With this improved handling capacity and a comparative advantage with the world-renowned transhipment hubs; MPS has put Ghana on the map in the maritime sector thus...
Local Fuel Market Performance
For the period under review, fuel prices remained largely stable. Prices of petroleum products within the first Pricing-window of December 2020 saw majority of Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) maintaining prices of Gasoline and Gasoil at the pump with some few of them increasing their prices...
Milled rice has been officially added to listed products on the Ghana Commodity Exchange (GCX) as part of efforts to standardise quality and transform its marketing.
With the listing of rice, farmers can now access secured storage with grain-testing facilities, grain quality improvement, capacity building, as well as linkages to...
For the first time in nearly four decades, Ghana’s economy has gone into a recession as it has contracted consecutively for two quarters - induced by the impact of coronavirus - data from the Ghana Statistical Service has shown.
According to GSS latest GDP data, the economy contracted again in...
The South Akim Rural Bank Limited at Nankese in the Suhum Municipality of the Eastern Region is taking advantage of the strong financial technology structure being deployed by the ARB Apex Bank Limited to improve operations and curb cyber fraud, which has been at an alarming rate in recent...
A possible election dispute will do very little to affect Ghana’s position as one of the continent’s top investment destinations, Dr. Sam Ankrah - President of the African Investment Group (AIG) has said, citing the country’s strong institutions and mature democratic credentials.
“Ghana benefits from a relatively stable political system...
Over 500 shops burnt
1000s of jobs lost
Affected traders of the fire outbreak that hit a portion of the Kantamanto Market at the central business district of Accra are appealing to government for financial support to get back on their feet, as over 500 shops have been razed.
The...