Business News of Friday, 22 November 2024 Source: www.ghanaweb.com The newly completed 97-kilometre standard gauge railway line connects seven stations President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo is expected to today, Friday, November 22, 2024, inaugurate the Tema-Mpakadan Standard Gauge Railway Line and two Diesel Multiple Unit (DMU) trains at the Tema Railhead opposite the Golden Jubilee Terminal. The newly completed 97-kilometre standard gauge railway ...
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Whose interest is the heavy intervention in the FX market serving? – John Kwakye
Business News of Tuesday, 26 November 2024 Source: www.ghanaweb.com Ernest Addison, BoG Governor The Director of Research at the Institute of Economic Affairs, John Kwakye, has questioned the Bank of Ghana’s intervention to stabilise the cedi a few weeks before the December 2024 elections. He questioned the bank’s decision to act just days before the 2024 general election. The Bank of ...
Read More »Cedi drops further to sell at GH¢15.80 to $1 at BoG, GH¢16.70 at forex bureaus
Business News of Monday, 25 November 2024 Source: www.ghanaweb.com Cedi notes Ghana’s local currency, the cedi, has gained some strength against major trading currencies especially the dollar. In its daily update, the Bank of Ghana announced that as of November 25, 2024, the cedi is trading at a buying price of GH¢15.79 and a selling price of GH¢15.80. The British Pound ...
Read More »Akufo-Addo commissions new Oil and Gas Services Terminal
Business News of Monday, 25 November 2024 Disclaimer Source: GNA President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo says the construction of the new Oil and Gas Services Terminal is a realisation of a vision that cements Ghana’s stand as a beacon of economic resilience. He said the Terminal was a critical gateway that offered a one-stop-shop supply of essential ...
Read More »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 ...
Read More »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 ...
Read More »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 ...
Read More »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, ...
Read More »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, ...
Read More »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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