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Government raises cocoa producer price to almost 60% amidst global market trends
The government of Ghana, in collaboration with stakeholders, has announced a significant increase in the producer price of cocoa for the remainder of the 2023/24 crop year, in a move aimed at enhancing the income of cocoa farmers in the
NPP govt was wrong in allowing establishment of Sentuo Refinery – COPEC
The Head of Pricing, Monitoring and Research at the Chamber of Petroleum Consumers (COPEC), Sampson Addae, says the decision by the Akufo-Addo government to allow the establishment of Chinese-owned Sentuo Refinery was wrong.
According to him, allowin…
Let’s guard against excessive spending this year – Prof Quartey
The Director of the Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research (ISSER) of the University of Ghana, Prof Peter Quartey, has cautioned the country against excessive spending this year to avoid putting the economy out of gear.
The nation, ac…
Farm gate price of cocoa below 60% is rip-off of the suffering cocoa farmer – Minority
The Minority in Parliament says the farm-gate price of cocoa if below 60% of the prevailing international market price is a monumental rip-off of the nation’s suffering cocoa farmers.
This comes on the back of the government increasing the Producer
Complimentary Education Agency trains Kpone women in fabric softener making
The Complementary Education Agency (CEA), with support from the Kpone-Katamanso Municipal Assembly, has trained 15 women in the municipality on how to make fabric softener.
A fabric softener reduces the harsh feel of items dried in the open air, adds…
Ghanaian Entrepreneur to launch Tech Hub and Youth Training Programme
Founder and Chief Executive Officer, QuantizedFT, Kwabena Boateng, is to launch Tech Hub and Youth Training programme in Tema.
The launch set for today, April 3, is a pioneering initiative to propel Ghana’s tech landscape forward.
A release issued t…
Access Bank Ghana makes historic GHS One billion plus profit before tax
Access Bank Ghana Plc, a leading retail bank in Ghana, has recorded a profit before tax of more than GHS1 billion in 2023 – a historic feat for the Bank.
The Bank’s profit before tax for 2023 was GHS 1.037bn,
Akufo-Addo orders suspension of electricity export amidst ‘dumsor’ – Atta Akyea reveals
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has called for an immediate halt in the exportation of electricity to neighbouring countries as Ghana is grappling with power outages, Chairman of the Energy Committee of Parliament, Samuel Atta Akyea has indicate…