The Minister of Trade and Industry, Alan Kyerematen has downplayed criticisms over government decision to support existing companies and list the same as part of One District One Factory (1D1F) projects. He said government believes in order to promote rural industrialization such companies must be supported. “I’m happy also that they are making an appeal in front of the media ...

Some customers of collapsed savings and loans and finance houses, who will from Wednesday, September 16, 2020, receive their locked-up capital, have expressed gratitude to the Chief Executive of the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly. According to the Leader of the Coalition of Affected of Savings and Loans Customers, the Mayor Osei Assibey Antwi was very instrumental in their quest to retrieve ...

The government has said in line with its commitment to protect depositors funds and to shore up public confidence in the financial system, it has made available to the Receiver of the failed Micro Finance Companies as well as the Official Liquidator of the Micro Credit Companies in official liquidation a combination of cash and commercial paper totalling approximately GH¢6.49billion ...

The Ghana Export Promotion Authority, in a new report released this month, has identified several European markets that the country’s exporters of sweet potatoes should seek to exploit. Although Ghana’s sweet potatoes exports grew by 23.3 percent in 2019, to reach US$434,000 up from US$333,000 in 2018, the country’s share of the global market is still an insignificant 0.1 percent, ...

Trade Minister Alan Kyerematen has revealed that the government of Ghana will not adopt the United States’ definition of what constitutes salvaged cars in banning the import of second-hand cars into Ghana. He said there are some cars that have been described as salvaged by insurance companies in the US and other parts of the world that could still be ...

The Ghana Committed Drivers Association (GCDA) has said former President John Dramani Mahama might as well legalise sakawa (fraud) if he wants to legalise the Okada business (use of motorcycle for commercial purposes). The group’s leader, Mr Charles Danso, told Odiasempa Apomasu Mensah on Accra100.5FM’s midday news on Thursday, 27 August 2020 that if the flagbearer of the National Democratic ...

The Minister for Local Government and Rural Development has disclosed that over 500 youths, who were previously engaged in illegal mining have received training in Technical and Vocational skills and have been supported with start-up tools and equipment, through the Alternative Livelihood Programme. Addressing the media in Accra Wednesday, Hajia Alima Mahamasaid the beneficiaries were drawn from 35 severely affected ...

Former President John Dramani Mahama says he will return mining concessions which have wrongfully taken from their original owners back to them if he wins the December polls. Speaking at the Manhyia Palace in Kumasi Wednesday while introduidng his runningmate to Otumfuo Osei Tutu, Mr Mahama said an NDC government will ensure equitable distribution of national resources. “The other time, ...

The Africa Center for Energy Policy (ACEP) has said plans by theNational Democratic Congress (NDC) to cancel the controversial Agyapa Royalties deal if it wins power raises the risk of the deal. Opposition NDC flagbearer, John Dramani Mahama, said recently that his government will cancel the deal because it fails the test of transparency. However, Executive Director of ACEP, Benjamin ...

Members of the Governing Council and Executives of GARIA Distinguished GARIA Members, Distinguished Resource Persons Invited Guests, Ladies and Gentlemen Good morning. I bring you warm greetings and felicitations from Governor Ernest Addison and the entire management team of the Bank of Ghana. I am truly humbled to have been called upon to give the keynote address at this very ...