The global recession brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic is almost certain to be far deeper and more protracted than the one that followed the 2008 global financial crisis. While many governments have pledged to bolster their economies with unprecedented monetary and fiscal stimulus – despite holding already-massive public...
The Facility is the latest measure taken by the Bank to respond to the pandemic and will be the institution's primary channel for its efforts to address the crisis.
The African Development Bank Group on Wednesday announced the creation of the COVID-19 Response Facility to assist regional member countries in...
East Asian countries are outperforming the United States and Europe in controlling the COVID-19 pandemic, despite the fact that the outbreak began in China, to which the rest of East Asia is very closely bound by trade and travel. The US and Europe should be learning as rapidly as...
Total Petroleum Ghana Limited has presented Veronica buckets and other sanitation equipment to driver unions in three regions, as part of efforts to stop the spread of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) in the country.
The oil marketing company made the gesture at the Sankpala taxi rank in Tamale, Northern Region and other...
The Director General of the Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority, Michael Luguje has conducted another random inspection in areas within the Tema Port.
The move is to encourage staff and port users in the midst of the current temporary restrictions on non-essential work and movements nationwide.
DG’s visit also sought to...
Players in Ghana’s ports and maritime industry have stated that the current restrictions due to the prevention of the spread of the coronavirus present an opportunity for the industry to deepen its paperless systems in the port clearance chain.
“I think this has been a big lesson for all of...
Ghana’s sardinella fishery provides food and livelihoods for coastal communities and is more important than ever as coronavirus spreads. It is under severe threat from illegal targeting by industrial trawlers in a trade known as ‘saiko’. Now a report from the Environmental Justice Foundation has revealed that the samples...
The Ghana Export-Import Bank (GEXIM) has presented a cheque for GH¢250,000.00 and 270 packs of Eku Fruit Juice as its support towards the management and prevention of the COVID-19 pandemic in the Country.
Making the donation on behalf of the Bank, the Board Chairman, Kodwo Boateng Gyenfi, said the donation...
Mastercard Foundation, in partnership with the National Board for Small Scale Industries (NBSSI), an agency under the Ministry of Trade and Industry (MOTI), has announced the creation of an Emergency Program to support micro-, small-, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) and start-ups in Ghana during the economic downturn caused by...
The Management of Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) has presented GH¢500,000.00 to the COVID-19 National Trust Fund at a short ceremony on Wednesday, April 8, 2020 at the Jubilee House as part of efforts to support the government’s fight against the COVID-19 global pandemic.
The Board Chairman of...