2nd Ghana Investment and Opportunities Summit 2020 hugely successful as AfcFTA takes centre stage

The 2nd Ghana Investment and Opportunities Summit 2020 which took place in the United Kingdom, (UK) has been described by the Ghana Investment Promotion Centre (GIPC) as hugely successful. BestNewsGH.com is informed the Summit on theme: Accessing the African Common Market through Ghana: Technology, Digitalization and Industrialization, centred around the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfcFTA). […]

Moody’s backs gov’t to break election year overspending cycle

Credit ratings agency, Moody’s is backing the government to halt the fiscal slippages that have characterised every election year since 2004. The ratings agency, in a press release issued over the weekend, revised the country’s outlook from stable to positive while affirming its long-held B3 rating. The announcement means the ratings agency is optimistic about […]

Commercial Passenger service for Takoradi-Tarkwa railway line begins February 5, 2020

The Ghana Railway Company Limited has announced the commencement of commercial passenger service on the Takoradi-Tarkwa railway line route from February 5, 2020. BestNewsGH.com can confirm that, in the meantime, the company has decided to offer free passenger service on the route on January 28, 30 and 31 to passengers. The decision to commence the […]

Ghana’s economy at all-time best in a decade – Moodys Ratings

International credit rating agency, Moodys has reaffirmed Ghana’s credit rating at B3 with an upgraded outlook to positive from stable. This credit rating position is the best Ghana has received from Moody’s in the last decade. A statement issued by Moody on Friday, 24th January 2020 stated that “Moody’s investors Service (Moody’s) has today reaffirmed […]

GSA begs for help to trace importers and producers of substandard electrical products

The Ghana Standards Authority (GSA) has charged retailers of electrical products to provide relevant information about importers and manufacturers of substandard products, to help rid the system of harmful electrical goods. During the last mass testing of electrical cables, involving over 200 different samples, the GSA found that over 90% were unsafe for use. In […]

YEA, NEIP sign collaborative Agreement to provide jobs for Ghanaian Youth

The Youth Employment Agency, (YEA) has entered into a partnership with the National Entrepreneurship and Innovation Plan (NEIP) to create jobs for the youth in the country. To this end, the two state institutions BestNewsGH.com can report, have signed an agreement that will see them officially commence the collaborative partnership in earnest. BestNewsGH.com can also […]

GIHOC pushes for review of FDA’s guidelines on advertising Alcohol; says it is affecting sales

The Ghana Industrial Holding Company, (GIHOC) is pushing for a review of the advertising guidelines for alcoholic beverages by the Food and Drugs Authority (FDA). According to the company, the restrictions on time of airplay of alcoholic beverage promotions on Television and Radio and the decision to ban celebrities from approving or endorsing alcoholic products […]