Monday, May 11, 2026
Knock knock jokes, like the topic regarding this article, are pretty much unfunny—interesting maybe, but not funny. So it is perhaps fitting that I chose them to help make sense of this mess I have been witnessing for so long now—and perhaps you have too. It seems like we are...
… provides additional income at almost no cost Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta has said that the country has been transparent and forward-thinking in the setting up of the Agyapa Royalties deal which would be Africa’s first Gold Royalty Company which would ensure that the country does not only benefit from mining operation...
In the face of hardships presented by the COVID-19 pandemic, the roll-out of distinct interventions by government has alleviated the harsh impact of the pandemic on foreign businesses. The extension of due dates for the filing of tax, reduction in tariffs on imported inputs, low interest loans and reduction in...
Top of the day to you fellow Ghanaians. I trust you are keeping well. If you are a keen reader of this column, you surely must have now acquainted yourself with green buildings. However in as much as it is good to go green, there has to be some...
The COVID-19 pandemic and consequent lockdown measures have had a huge negative impact on producers and consumers. Food production has been disrupted, and incomes have been lost. But a far more devastating welfare consequence of the pandemic could be reduced access to food. A potential rise in food insecurity is...
The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), Africa’s foremost multilateral trade finance institution, has approved a US$400-million revolving global credit facility agreement for the Export Trading Group (ETG), one of the largest and fastest-growing integrated agricultural conglomerates in Africa. The agreement will enable ETG to keep playing its vital role in the agri-foods supply chain...
Recent purposive research into the impact of COVID-19 on industrial performance across the region has revealed that despite widely expected losses of revenue in some industries, others have continued to grow and even thrive. The research, conducted by supply chain and industrialisation expert, Professor Douglas Boateng, examined the perceptions of...
The European Union (EU) delegation to Ghana in collaboration with the National Authorising Officer’s (NAO), Office of Ministry of Finance has donated Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to selected basic and senior high schools as well as Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) in the Greater Accra Region. The initiative is one of the...
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Wednesday said government would support the Cocoa Processing Company (CPC) to turn its losses and debts into profitability. He said the company was strategic to the government's push for a value-added industrialization of the country and would be given the necessary assistance to boost...
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