The consistent locking-up of Nigerian shops by the Ghana Union of Traders Association (GUTA) is becoming worrying, and could strain relations between two sister-West African states.
GUTA is taking the law into its own hands, and should be called out for what it is doing.
Nowhere in our statutes does it...
Members of the Committee on Foreign Affairs of Parliament paid a visit to the AfCFTA Secretariat last week and were briefed by the Minister of Trade and Industry, Alan John Kojo Kyerematen, who informed the delegation that AfCFTA will commence operation in January 2021.
Tentatively, AfCFTA was scheduled to be...
… overdependence on chemical inputs in agriculture harmful
Managing Director of Eco Index Agro Solutions Limited - the sole distributor of begreen organic fertiliser, Dr. Emmanuel Moses, has called for nationwide adoption and use of organic fertilisers to among others revitalise the ‘soil ecosystem’ while boosting productivity for farmers.
He observed...
Unilever Ghana Limited remains positive about its future growth prospects despite the difficult economic climate that negatively impacts the company’s growth and profitability.
The company is hopeful that its very strict stock management and other policies put in place by management would help to improve performance in the future.
Management retains...
United Bank for Africa (UBA) Ghana Limited has introduced a flexible loan product designed to give easy access to credit to all government workers.
UBA Ghana’s Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director, Olalekan Balogun, acknowledged the challenging economic situation due to COVID-19 and noted there is the need to stimulate...
Parliament has approved a loan facility of €101,760,002 to finance the design and construction of a drainage and ancillary sewage system in Nima, between Kawukudi to the Odaw River Basin in Accra.
The amount is made up of a term loan facility agreement between the government of Ghana (represented by...
The National Board for Small Scale Industries (NBSSI) has said that over 20,000 applicants who were supposed to benefit from the stimulus package under the Coronavirus Alleviation Programme (CAP) business support scheme were unable to receive their funds, due to their Mobile Money (MoMo) accounts facing some technical disparities.
According...
Local pharmaceutical manufacturers are pushing for the imposition of restrictions on the importation of basic drugs that are being produced in the country, as a means to protect and promote the local industry to thrive and push the president’s vision of making Ghana a pharmaceutical hub.
According to the Pharmaceutical...
The Coastal Development Authority (CODA) and Ministry of Fisheries and Aquaculture Development (MOFAD) have distributed outboard motors at highly subsidised prices to fishers in the Volta Region.
The intervention, which is funded under the Infrastructure for Poverty Eradication Programme (IPEP), is aimed at empowering fishers by building their capacity with...
The US government has said it is committed to supporting the country to achieve a ‘malaria-free society’ while encouraging healthy living, including the use of mosquito-nets and early testing and treatment of malaria.
The US Ambassador to Ghana, Stephanie S. Sullivan, said whereas the latest country data show some remarkable...