Hopeson Adorye, Nana Ohene Ntow, Boniface Abubakar Saddique and Yaw Buaben Asamoa are no longer members of New Patriotic Party (NPP) following their decision to join Alan Kwadwo Kyerematen’s Movement for Change as part of his independent presidential campaign. In a press statement dated Monday, November 20. 2023, signed and issued by the NPP General […]
The government disbursed GH¢273 million to the 15 participating financial institutions (PFIs) under the One-District, One-Factory (1D1F) programme between 2017 and 2021, the Minister of Trade and Industry, Alan Kyerematen, has told Parliament. The amount represented the payment of interest subsidies to the financial institutions to de-risk loans granted to beneficiary 1D1F companies, he explained. […]
The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has directed all public agencies to source garments, textiles and vehicles from domestic producers in the country. Speaking at the unveiling of the first Volkswagen assembled vehicles on Monday, 3rd August 2020, President Akufo-Addo explained that when COVID-19 reared its head in Ghana, one of the […]
The Minister for Trade and Industry, Allan Kwadwo Kyeremanten has paid a working visit to the VW assembling plant at the North Industrial Area in Accra. The visit was to afford the Minister the opportunity to learn at first hand, the state of the setting up of the plant and how far the company’s preparation […]
The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, on Sunday, 16th February, 2020, commissioned a newly constructed Business Resource Centre (BRC) at Kadjebi in the Akan Constituency, in the Oti Region. The Business Resource Centre is mandated to promote and support the national industrialization agenda of the Akufo-Addo Government, and will serve as a […]
The Government of Ghana has finally handed over the Komenda Sugar Factory to a Strategic Investor. Park Aggrotech Company Limited, an Indian company based in Ghana and a subsidiary of the Skylark Group of companies won the bid to manage the sugar factory. The Managing Director of Agrotech Company Limited is Lalit Mishra. The factory […]
The first phase of an $80 million three pre-fabrication manufacturing plant established by B5 Plus Group in Dawhenya in the Greater Accra Region has been inaugurated and has started production. The project, which is under the ‘One District, One Factory’ (1D1F) initiative, will produce various forms of metal and metal-related products for both local and […]
The National Programme of Action for the implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCTA) will be based on seven clusters. The seven clusters which includes trade policy, trade facilitation, productive capacity, trade related infrastructure, trade finance, trade information, and factor market integration will help boost intra-African trade. Speaking at the end of a […]
Minister of Trade and Industry, Alan Kyerematen has disclosed the pledge by some Chinese financial institutions to make a $400 million financial support available towards the implementation of the Ghana government’s flagship ‘One District, One Factory’ (1D1F) programme. The Chinese institutions, he mentioned, are to lend the $400 million to the local banks for onward […]
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has assured the people of Ghana and the private sector that his Government will continue to work to create a stable economic framework and positive outlook for businesses. According to President Akufo-Addo, “The days when economic indicators went haywire and through the roof are over. The days of disarray in […]
The National Organiser of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) Sammi Awuku has revealed that the name of some top party persons have popped up as possible replacement for the late Member of Parliament for the Ayawaso West Wuogon Constitunecy, Emmanule Kyeremanteng Agyarko. According to him, two top names emerged from the Despite Group of […]
The Minister for Trade and Industry, Alan Kyerematen has reiterated government’s commitment as making the country the pharmaceutical hub in the West African sub-region. He was speaking at the maiden ball of the Fellows of the Ghana Chapter of “The West African Postgraduate College of Pharmacist and The Ghana College of Pharmacists” on 7th December, […]
