Ghana bagged US$2.89 billion from Non-Traditional Exports (NTEs) in 2019 according to figures from the Ghana Exports Promotions Authority (GEPA). The 2019 non-traditional exports earnings was 3.10 percent higher than that of 2018 which was estimated at $2.83 billion. According to GEPA, non-traditional exports accounted for 8.53 percent of total exports last year. Over the […]
Ghana’s Leading Oil Marketing Company, GOIL is rewarding its cherished customers in the Tema Zone with gift items during this festive season in a promo dubbed “Akpe Promo” to reward their loyal customers. The Gift items include food items like rice, oil and canned meat, GOIL-branded souvenirs, African cloths, first aid kits, GOIL lubricants, etc. […]
The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, on Tuesday, 1st December 2020, launched a pension scheme for the country’s 1.5 million cocoa famers. According to President Akufo-Addo, “the Pension Scheme will enable cocoa farmers to make voluntary contributions towards their retirement, whilst COCOBOD makes a supplementary contribution on behalf of the farmers as […]
In accordance with its mandate and commitment, the Coastal Development Authority has designed the CODA Drive initiative to eradicate poverty and create wealth for commercial drivers, okada and pragya riders. The new initiative is also expected to help address road safety within the Coastal Development Zone. In an interview with the media last Thursday to […]
Ghana has become the first country in Africa and 3rd country in the world to roll out a national Quick Response (QR) Code payment system, following the formal outdooring of Ghana’s Universal QR Code on Thursday, November 19, 2020. Ghana’s Universal QR Code, unique in its ability to meet the needs of both banked and […]
The National Lottery Authority(NLA) is very disappointed at the unprofessional and unethical conduct of Joy News/Joy FM and Multimedia Group Limited over unfair, untrue and biased reports on the Procurement of NEXGO Android Point of Sale Terminals by the Authority. First and foremost, the whole content of the documentary is baseless and without any iota […]
Kenya’s High Commissioner to Ghana, His Excellency Eliphas Mugendi Barine, has urged countries in the African continent to create economic policies that would support consumption of locally manufactured goods in their respective countries. Speaking on the Eye on Port program, he revealed that the government of Kenya has put in place a policy that requires […]
Kenya’s High Commissioner to Ghana, His Excellency Eliphas Mugendi Barine, has called for inter-institutional collaborations among private sector groups in African countries that would create the synergy necessary to diversify product range to meet the international demand. Speaking on Eye on Port, the Kenyan High Commissioner to Ghana, explained that because the various countries are […]
The Ashanti Regional Police Headquarters on Wednesday, November 18, 2020 received a brand-new Pickup Vehicle from a businessman Dr. Frank Adjei to aid the operations of the Police in the Ashanti Region. Dr. Frank Adjei has been supporting the Ghana Police Service and other organizations in diverse ways, and the donation of the Vehicle is […]
Management of Ghana Cocoa Board has rubbished allegations of nepotism against the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Hon Joseph Boahen Aidoo. A statement issued and signed by the Head of Public Affairs of COCOBOD, Fiifi Boafo indicated that the CEO is not in anyway related to owners of Agri-Plus who have been awarded a contract. “We […]
The new National Mortgage and Housing scheme, piloted successfully by the government over the past two years is effectively reducing the applicable interest rates on mortgages in Ghana by over two-thirds. The new scheme is offering mortgages at about 10 percent per annum. Down from the market offered rate of about 28 percent on average. […]
Ministry of Food and Agriculture has banned the importation of poultry products from the Netherlands, Germany, Russia, Denmark, and United Kingdom. The ban is a move to prevent the entry of the Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza subtype H5N8 in Ghana, which is currently on the outbreak in those countries. In a statement signed by the […]
