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Ghana inflation for the month of November 2019 rose .5 per cent to reach 8.2 per cent from the 7.7 per cent recorded in October, according to the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS). The GSS says month-on-month inflation between October 2019 and November 2019 was .7 per cent. Alcoholic Beverages, Tobacco …

Ghana’s economic growth has been strong over the past decade, with annual GDP per capita growth at an averagely 4.4 per cent between 2006 and 2017. Growth however has been heavily concentrated in the natural resources and commodities sectors, which has had an impact on job creation. This was said …

Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has said government is committed to uniting state and non-state actors through the use of digital technologies to win the fight against corruption in the country. He said government would continue investing in the fight against corruption, take preventive measures, criminalise and enforce laws against …

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Sunday reiterated government’s readiness to partner the Catholic Church to advance the cause of humanity. He, therefore, asked the Christian Community to pray for Ghana, the Presidency, and Ministers of state, among others, for strength and wisdom to serve the people. President Akufo-Addo said …

The US Army has signed a contract of up to $109 million with FLIR Systems, an industrial technology company focused on intelligent sensing solutions for defense, industrial, and commercial applications. In a press release copied to ghanabusinessnews.com, FLIR says its Kobra™ robot has been chosen for the United States Army’s Common …

Global cocoa and chocolate company, Cargill says it will invest a total of $113 million in the world’s two largest cocoa producing countries, where it has been doing business, Ghana and Cote d’Ivoire. Cote d’Ivoire is the world’s leading producer of cocoa, followed by Ghana. Available information shows that cumulative …

The government of Ghana has pledged $1 million to the Global Fund Replenishment, as its contribution towards the fight against HIV, Tuberculosis and Malaria. Mr Alexander K. K. Abban, the Deputy Minister of Health, announced this at the World AIDs Day national durbar in Accra. He said the government was …

Credit rating agency, Moody’s says the new prudential and market conduct measures announced by the Bank of Ghana (BoG) to increase competition and improve commercial banks’ operational efficiency and transparency, which the central bank expects will support the availability of credit and lower its cost is credit positive. According to …

The Tema Oil Refinery (TOR) has signed an agreement with Woodfield Energy Resources to process 11 million barrels of crude, Mr Isaac Osei, Managing Director of TOR, has said. Mr Osei in an interview with the Ghana News Agency said Woodfield Energy Resources’ long history with the Refinery and its …

The issues of land access in many African countries are a matter of life and death. While there are laws and regulations for land, the processes are complicated, manipulated and often to the disadvantage of the poor and marginalized groups including women. At the just ended 2019 Conference on Land …