LPG companies warn customers against panic buying
The Association of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) Companies has cautioned its clients against panic buying at its retail outlets across the country over the...
COVID-19: Govt announces GH¢1bn support to SMEs and households
Government has announced measures aimed at mitigating the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on Ghanaian businesses and households.Delivering his fourth national televised address on...
Finance Minister’s Parliament appearance postponed over Akufo-Addo’s address tonight
The expected appearance of Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta in Parliament on Friday, March 27, 2020, has been postponed.The postponement of his scheduled meeting with...
Seth Terpker weighs in on impact of possible lockdown on economy
Former Finance Minister, Seth Terkper, has waded into the debate over whether or not the government should put the country on lockdown following the...
UBA announces $14m for coronavirus relief support across Africa
United Bank for Africa Plc (UBA) today announced a donation of over $14 million through the UBA Foundation, to catalyse a comprehensive pan-African response...
Coronavirus: Finance Minister submits document on impact of potential lockdown
Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta has submitted a document to President Akufo-Addo detailing the economic implications in the event of a potential nationwide...
Revealed: Why this bucket is called ‘Veronica Bucket’
The Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic and the campaign on constant washing of hands with soap under running water, has made the veronica buckets very...
Ghana’s economy ‘too fragile’ for total lock-down – PNC treasurer
People’s National Congress' (PNC) treasurer says Ghana’s economy will suffer if the government orders a “total lock-down” due to the growing cases of the...
Sekyere- Kumawu D/A to lay-off workers over coronavirus
Authorities at Sekyere-Kumawu District Assembly say they are compelled to lay-off some of its 42 revenue collectors as a safety measure in the prevention...
Citydia innovates to combat coronavirus pandemic in Ghana’s retail space
CityDia was the first Supermarket chain in Ghana to implement measures in our stores, to prevent the spread of Covid-19 and to ensure the...
Bawumia launches Africa’s first Universal QR code
The Vice President of the Republic, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has launched Ghana’s Universal Quick Response (QR) Code and Proxy Pay system in Accra.While QR...
Local Govt, security services embark on clean-up exercise at Agbogbloshie market
Government through the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development in collaboration with the various security agencies embarked on a clean-up exercise at...
Coronavirus: Banks to sanitise cash
Members of the Ghana Association of Bankers, as part of efforts to curb the spread of coronavirus, have agreed to regularly sanitise ...
Coronavirus: Ghana Tourism Authority orders closure of beaches
As part of measures to curb the spread of coronavirus, the Ghana Tourism Authority (GTA) has ordered closure of beaches in the country...
How coronavirus has so far positively affected businesses in Ghana
The Central Bank in its last Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting released an assessment of the adverse impacts of COVID-19 on Ghana’s economy.With...
Coronavirus: Cassava starch, Akpeteshie sold as hand sanitizers
Criminals are taking undue advantage of the mad rush for hand sanitizers and defrauding unsuspecting Ghanaians through various schemes.In view of the novel coronavirus...
Mobile app to record Agric management data launched
Henson Geodata Technologies Ltd (HGT), a wholly-Ghanaian-owned technology company, is taking the agriculture industry in Africa into the age of digitisation, data collection and...
Registrar Department closes down over fumigation exercise
The Registrar-General’s Department, due to the fumigation exercise being undertaken by the Accra Metropolitan Assembly at selected markets in Accra, including the Tema Station,...
ACEP predicts $830m drop in oil revenue due to coronavirus pandemic
The Africa Centre for Energy Policy (ACEP) is forecasting a dramatic drop in the government’s projected revenue for the year 2020.This is because of...
Covid-19: Hotel owners call for tax reduction amid outbreak
The financial secretary of the Ghana Hoteliers Association, Kordzovi Ahadzi, has revealed that the hotel industry is the most hard-hit following the ban on...
Kwame Jantuah calls for 20-year development plan for energy sector
Former Chairperson of the Public Interest and Accountability Committee (PIAC) and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the African Consortium Limited, Kwame Jantuah, has advocated...
BoG threatens to sanction banks that defy ‘COVID-19 liquidity policies’
The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has indicated that it would not hesitate to sanction banks that fail to comply with rules governing the recent...
Economist warns against panic buying over Covid-19 scare [watch]
Ghanaians have been urged to desist from panic
buying and withdrawals in the wake of confirmed cases of the Coronavirus
(COVID-19) in the country.Speaking on Adom...
Coronavirus: Mobile industry pledges support to Ghana’s fight
The Ghana Chamber of Telecommunications (GCT) has expressed
willingness of its members to support the Government of Ghana and other
key stakeholders in the...
Coronavirus: AMA to disinfect Accra markets
The Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) has served notice it will close all markets in Accra in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.ALSO READ:Coronavirus: Check...
West Hills Mall gets a new burst of life as management beefs up tenant mix
Many residents in communities west of Accra are still struggling to find an answer to the source of the new burst of life and...
Mine workers want mining firms to heighten safety standards to prevent coronavirus spread
The Ghana Mineworkers’ Union (GMWU) of the Trades Union Congress says it is deeply concerned by the novel coronavirus pandemic and its potential consequences...
Coronavirus: MTN increases daily withdrawals, wallet balance on Mobile Money
MTN Ghana has increased how much cash customers can withdraw from their mobile money wallets on daily basis.The company has also increased the amount...
Coronavirus: BoG projects 4.3% decline in GDP growth over Coronavirus
An assessment of the adverse economic impact of the novel coronavirus on the Ghanaian economy has been made by Bank of Ghana (BoG).The...
Coronavirus: Kakum National Park shuts down
Ghana’s popular national forest reserve, the Kakum National Park, has been temporarily closed following the increasing recorded cases of coronavirus in the country.This...
BoG scraps charges on mobile money transfers for the next three months
Charges on mobile money transfers below GH¢ 100 have been scrapped by the Bank of Ghana (BoG) effective Friday, March 20, 2020.This follows...
All new Volvo B8R bus unveiled by SMT Ghana
SMT
Ghana, the official Distributor of Volvo Construction Equipment, Volvo Trucks
and Volvo Penta in Ghana has introduced the
all new Volvo B8R bus, that provides the safest,...
Zoomlion advocates 1 bin, 1 household
Waste Management Company, Zoomlion Ghana Limited, has urged the various Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs) to lead the charge for...
Coronavirus, a force majeure to China-Ghana Sinohydro trade deal?
Dubbed the Master Project Support Agreement, Ghana in 2018 signed a barter trade deal with Chinese state-owned company Sinohydro to ultimately solve Ghana’s infrastructural...
Coronavirus: VRA suspends visits to Akosomba Dam site, others
Ghana’s power generation company, Volta River Authority (VRA), has suspended visits to its power generating and recreational facilities across the country.“Management of the...
Santol Energy distributes free hand sanitisers, reduces fuel prices to ¢4.9
In the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, Santol Energy has announced the distribution of free hand sanitisers to all its customers.Customers also get to...
$8.97m spent on printing new 100, 200 cedi notes – Finance Minister
The Finance Minister has told Parliament that $8.9 million was spent to print the new ¢100 and ¢200 notes.Responding to questions on the Floor...
Railway Company postpones reopening of Kojokrom-Tarkwa line
Management of the Ghana Railway Company has announced the postponement of the Kojokrom-Tarkwa railway opening which was scheduled for Monday, March 16, 2020.It has...
Coronavirus: Jack Ma donates masks, test kits to all countries in Africa
Chinese billionaire and co-founder of Alibaba, Jack Ma, says he will donate masks, test kits and protective suits to all countries in Africa to...
Coronavirus: BoG cautions public against panic withdrawals
The Bank of Ghana is cautioning the public against panic withdrawals as the coronavirus pandemic hits the country.In a statement on Monday, the BoG...