Sign in
Sign in
Recover your password.
A password will be e-mailed to you.
Browsing Category
Lead Story
Bank of Ghana begins purchases of GH¢5.5b COVID-19 relief bond
The Bank of Ghana says it has begun the purchase of Government of Ghana COVID-19 relief bond with a face value of GH¢5.5 billion at the rate of 14.5 per cent with a 10-year tenor and a moratorium of two years.
Dr Ernest Addison, the…
NDC accuses government of planning to rig December elections
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has accused the Government of conspiring with the Electoral Commission (EC) and the National Identification Authority (NIA) to rig the impending general election.
It said the NIA’s total reliance on…
Ghana inflation rate for April 2020 rises to 10.6% – highest in eight months
Ghana’s inflation rate for the month of April 2020 has risen to 10.6 per cent, 2.8 percentage points higher than the month of March. This is the highest since the Consumer Price Index (CPI) was rebased in August 2019.
It should be noted…
Africa’s GDP to grow by $300b a year should countries adopt technology
Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta says research has revealed that Africa's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) will grow by $300 billion a year by 2025 should African countries adopt digital technology.
He said there is the need for African…
Court jails former Ghana officials who bought NSO’s Pegasus
An Accra High Court presided over by Justice Eric Kyei Baffour has found former government officials guilty of causing financial loss to the State and sentenced them to various prison terms, in the matter of purchasing the Pegasus hardware…
Ghana confirmed COVID-19 cases shoots up to 5,127 – Minister
As global confirmed COVID-19 cases exceed four million, Ghana has recorded 5,127 cases as at today May 12, 2020, the Minister of Information, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah has announced at a press briefing. This is an increase of 427 new cases,…
COVID-19: When should Ghanaians expect cases to start declining, as current number rises to 4,700?
Since Ghana announced the first two confirmed COVID-19 cases on March 12, the country as at May 10, 2020 has recorded 4,700 positive cases. The cases are said to have come from backlogs of samples being tested in labs.
There are 494…
African countries offered COVID-19 exit strategies to revive their economies
The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) has made a proposal to African countries on COVID-19 exit strategies to revive their economies.
In a press release announcing a report to that effect the ECA noted the devastating effects of the…
Usage of electronic payment systems record 81% growth in first quarter 2020
The use of electronic payment channels continue to experience impressive growth in the country, as more people turn to those forms of payments.
Latest figures from the Ghana Interbank Payment and Settlement Systems (GhIPSS) show that the…
Court grants bail to eight persons standing trial for treason
An Accra High Court on Friday granted a GH¢10 million bail with two sureties each to be justified to eight persons out of the ten accused of treason and currently on trial.
They are Dr Frederick Yao Mac-Palm, Chief Executive Officer of…