The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is expected to disburse at least two hundred and thirty-six million dollars ($236,000,000) of the Fund’s extended credit support to Ghana. The cash is expected to hit the government of Ghana’s accounts within the next few months. This is however subject to Ghana’s ability to meet key targets set under …
The Ghana Real Estate Developers’ Association (GREDA) wants government to strictly abide by its promise to implement the proposed land bank policy to address the rising housing deficit by the end of the year. The program has become necessary as the issue of land acquisition has been cited as one of the basic issues contributing …
Government must consider the setting up of an Agricultural Development Authority to regulate the production and marketing of agricultural products so as to attract the needed investment into the sector. “We need an Agricultural Development Authority to regulate sector’s trade, and also the production and market aspects. We need to protect indigenous investments going into …
Mobilizing domestic financial resources like savings is crucial for Africa’s developing economies. Savings are important because they permit investment, which in turn increases the productive capacity of an economy. They also play a significant role in financial intermediation in a sense that savings funds intermediated by the banking system can be used as credit to …
Ghana is yet to tap into the US$5.8bn organic fertiliser market, although most of the organic plants needed for its production abounds. The 2017 edition of the Fertiliser Statistics Overview of Ghana from 2013 to 2016 reveals that the country imported an average of 234,802mt of inorganic fertiliser – mostly NPK, Urea and TSP – …
The BBC has begun the search for Africa’s next journalism star – launching the 2018 BBC World News Komla Dumor Award from his homeland in Accra, Ghana. Journalists from across the continent are invited to apply for the prestigious prize – which aims to promote fresh journalism talent from Africa. The award was set up to honour …
The ECOWAS Commission has signed a trade and investment cooperation agreement with the Republic of Turkey as part of efforts to deepen economic cooperation between members of the Sub-regional body and Turkey. Signing the ‘Turkey-ECOWAS Trade and Investment Cooperation Agreement’, is seen as a principal step toward institutionalising relations between Turkey and the ECOWAS Commission. …
Fossil fuel consumption is inevitable in both obvious and subtle ways. The widespread use of these resources have immensely improved living conditions across the globe. From the use of electricity, the vehicles we operate and most of the goods consumed, fossil fuels are arguably the spine of modern society because the productive and meaningful lives …
The year on year inflation rate for the month of January dropped to 10.3 percent from 11.8 percent recorded in December, 2017. This rate of inflation for January 2018 is the percentage change in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) over the twelve-month period, from January 2017 to January 2018. The monthly change rate for January …
Poultry farmers in Ghana will have some relief as more private investors introduce new feed for the farmers. New entrant, Park Agrotech Ghana Limited, has outdoored its latest poultry feed called the ‘Lay More’, onto the market to increase poultry yield. In an interview with Citi Business News, Managing Director of Park Agrotech Ghana Limited, …