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Mr Ken Ofori-Atta, the Minister of Finance, on Wednesday said the year 2019 has been “a very good year for Ghana,” evidenced by the growth recorded in the various sectors of the economy. “This is the year that one can confidently say that God’s blessings on the hard work is …

Government has spent GH¢840 million on 97,373 beneficiaries recruited under the Nation Builders Corps (NaBCO), which is an initiative to reduce graduate unemployment in the country. Additionally, 7,500 sheep has been supplied to farmers in the Upper West, Northern and Oti Regions, while 30,000 cockerels were distributed to 3,000 farmers …

Government has been called upon to invest in local rice production, by supporting producers to add value to increase local patronage and contribute to improving the country’s economy. The Youth Advocacy on Rights and Opportunities (YARO), a non-governmental organization, which made the call, said this would also help to increase …

The Year-on-year inflation rate for October increased slightly to 7.7 per cent, up by 0.1 percentage point from the 7.6 per cent recorded in September 2019. Professor Samuel Kobina Annim, the Government Statistician, who announced this on Wednesday, attributed the increase to prices in both bus fares and fuels. Food …

Ghana has launched guidelines for the Global Master Repurchase Agreement (GMRA) to support cash-market efficiency and liquidity and has scheduled its implementation for April 2, next year. The event was also used to launch the Ghana Fixed Income Market, which has been in operations since August 2015, to facilitate the …

Government has proposed to use GH¢85.9 billion as Total Expenditure for the 2020 fiscal year, which is 21.6 per cent of Gross Domestic Product (GDP), including arrears payment, Mr Ken Ofori-Atta, the Finance Minister, said on Tuesday. Delivering the 2020 Budget Statement and Economic Policy for the Government in Parliament, …

The Volta River Authority (VRA), Ghana’s premier electricity power generator, has asked for  a competitive priced electricity tariff regime that incorporates financial compensation for its various ancillary services. Mr Kweku Andoh Awotwi, Board Chairman at the VRA’s Annual General Meeting (AGM)  on Tuesday, stated:  “We are of the considered opinion that …

Five Armed Robbers suspected to be Fulanis wearing masks with raffles and cutlasses attacked 22 passengers travelling in a sprinter bus with registration number AS1871-16 travelling from Kumasi to Tatale in the Northern Region. Mr Eliasu Issah, 32, the driver of the bus told the Ghana News Agency that at …

The case of Eric Kojo Duah and Michael Osafo Anim who are being held for allegedly killing two policers on the Kasoa- Buduburam road has been adjourned to November 19. The Kaneshie District Court presided over by Mrs Eleanor Barnes- Botchway said the prosecution led by , Assistant Superintendent of …

The Kwesimintsim Police Command has arrested one person, suspected to be a member of a gang that unlawfully entered the St. Mary’s Boys Senior High School at Apowa in the Western Region. The thugs last week inflicted serious cutlass wounds on two students who chose to stay at school during …