Month: December 2019

Chamber of Mines pushes for streamlined operations of small scale miners

To ensure all stakeholders most importantly the State derive the maximum benefits from gold exports, the Ghana Chamber of Mines is entreating government to initiate effective mechanisms to streamline activities and operations of artisanal and small scale mining operators. This has become necessary in the sense that though Ghana overtook South Africa as the largest …

Loans for women in fishing ready – Government

The Minister for Fisheries and Aquaculture Development, Elizabeth Afoley Quaye, has revealed that the small-scale loans to be given to women engaged in the fishing business are ready. She said this when she accompanied President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to present some 6,336 outboard motors and other fishing equipment to fisherfolk along the coast on …

Business confidence rises for a third consecutive period – BoG

For a third consecutive period this year, the sentiments of Ghana’s business community, as measured by the index derived from the Bank of Ghana’s (BoG) Business Confidence Survey, has depicted rising confidence in the prospects of their businesses. In the latest survey, the sentiments have further improved to 99.6 percent in October 2019 compared to …