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Manganese has potential to drive Ghana’s economy – GMC

Business News of Friday, 8 November 2024 Source: ghanaiantimes.com.gh Manganese ore possesses significant potential for various sectors of Ghana’s economy, including the metal, automotive, and agricultural industries on a global scale, the Manager, of Social Responsibility, Ghana Manganese Company (GMC), Wisdom Adjei Mensah, has revealed. Manganese, he said, had a very huge commercial uses, stating that, “without manganese, you can’t have ...

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3,200 jobs on offer as salt harvesting begins in Ada

Business News of Saturday, 9 November 2024 Disclaimer Source:GNA Electrochem Ghana Limited, a local salt mining company operating at the Ada Songhor Lagoon, is set to recruit 3,200 workers for the current salt harvesting season. The workers will be engaged in manually harvesting salt across the company’s 6,000-acre concession. While the company holds a larger 41,000-acre concession, it is presently ...

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BoG suspends popular remittance platform over regulatory violations

Business News of Saturday, 9 November 2024 Source: www.ghanaweb.com Bank of Ghana The Bank of Ghana has suspended popular remittance platform, Taptap Send’s partnerships with payment service providers and commercial banks for one month, effective November 8, 2024. The BoG said this decision follows Taptap Send’s operation of a cedi remittance wallet, which goes against the Foreign Exchange Act of 2006 and guidelines ...

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FULL TEXT: Dr. Bawumia urges CEOs at presidential manifesto gala to prioritize economic growth

Business News of Saturday, 9 November 2024 Source: www.ghanaweb.com   play videoVice President, Dr. Bawumia The Vice President and Flagbearer of the NPP, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has reiterated his commitment to creating a friendly economic environment for businesses and the private sector to thrive and drive the transformation of the economy under his Presidency. At a CEO Presidential-Manifesto gala on November 7, ...

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Speaker Bagbin summons Parliament to sit on November 7

General News of Friday, 1 November 2024 Source: www.ghanaweb.com Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Badgin, has summoned Members of Parliament for a sitting on Thursday, November 7, 2024. The order, which is in accordance with Article 112(3) of the 1992 Constitution of Ghana and Standing Orders of Parliament, was contained in a statement shared by Parliament on social media, on October 1, ...

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Labourer, Taxi Driver, and Hustler: Bawumia shares humble beginnings to inspire the youth

Politics of Sunday, 3 November 2024 Source: www.ghanaweb.com Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, NPP flagbearer narrating his ordeal The Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has shared his difficult past with the youth of the country to inspire them that “nothing is impossible.” Addressing the youth of Ghana in a special televised event from the Borteyman Sports Complex in Accra on November 3, 2024, ...

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Education, Skills Training, and Job Creation: Bawumia outlines bold policies to empower youth

Business News of Sunday, 3 November 2024 Source: www.ghanaweb.com   Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, NPP flagbearer The Vice President and flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, says that as President of Ghana, he will focus on three key areas to empower the young people of the country. Addressing the youth of the country in a special televised event from ...

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BoG assures of Cedi’s resilience amid rising FX demand

Business News of Monday, 4 November 2024 Disclaimer Source: thebftonline.com   File photo of Cedi notes The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has assured that it is implementing proactive measures to strengthen its foreign reserves in response to the ongoing depreciation of the cedi against major currencies. With the festive season approaching, the Central Bank is preparing for an anticipated increase in foreign exchange ...

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Finance ministry directs Controller General to pay $30 million to Sunon Asogli – Report

Business News of Sunday, 3 November 2024 Source: www.ghanaweb.com The Ministry of Finance The Ministry of Finance has issued a directive to the Controller and Accountant General’s Department to pay a $30 million debt owed to Sunon Asogli, an Independent Power Producer. This notice, according to norvanreports.com is part of a new agreement aimed at resolving the debt issues that led ...

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Show maturity, Afenyo-Markin is the Majority Leader – Martin Amidu tells Bagbin

Politics of Thursday, 31 October 2024 Source: www.ghanaweb.com   Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin and former Special Prosecutor Martin Amidu Former Attorney General and Minister for Justice, Martin Amidu, has called on the Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, to accept the ruling of the Supreme Court directing him to stay his declaration of four seats in the House vacant. Martin Amidu, in ...

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