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WEBAfrica’s mounting debt crisis and the need for reform in the global financial architecture. Aug 8, 2024 0. Africa’s debt stocks have grown significantly in the past decade. Understandably, African governments took advantage of historically low interest rates in the 2010s and borrowed heavily from international capital markets and China.
NBSSI is now Ghana Enterprises Agency - Ghana Business News
WEBJun 7, 2021 — The Ghana Enterprises Agency Act, 2020 (Act 1043), was passed by Parliament in November 2020 and assented to by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo in December, 2020. The Act repealed the National Board for Small-Scale Industries Act 434, (Act 1981). Ms Yankey-Ayeh said the NBSSI’s annual budget had increased from GH¢20,000 in 2016 to GH¢ ...
Ghana has regained position as leading producer of gold in Africa ...
WEBOn Feb 29, 2024. President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo announced on Tuesday that Ghana had reclaimed its status as Africa’s largest gold producer, surpassing South Africa. He said that was because of the progressive policies that the government had implemented, which has led to the revival of dormant mines like the Obuasi and Bibiani Mines ...
Ghana introduces beneficial ownership regime for company …
WEBMar 30, 2021 — The Registrar-General’s Department (RGD) has introduced the Beneficial Ownership (BO) Transparency Regime as part of the Company Registration processes under the Companies Act 2019 (Act 992). A statement signed by Mrs Jemima M. Oware, the Registrar-General, and copied to the Ghana News Agency, said one of the purposes for which the BO Regime ...
The past, present and future of vaccines - Ghana Business News
WEBFeb 27, 2024 — This year marks an important milestone in the global public health landscape. Exactly 50 years ago, in 1974, the World Health Organization (WHO) established the Expanded Programme on Immunization (EPI).. This ushered in the era of mass vaccinations against infectious diseases such as measles, whooping cough and recently the COVID-19.
Barclays Bank Ghana officially changes name to Absa Bank
WEBFeb 11, 2020 — Barclays Bank Ghana Limited, on Monday, officially changed its name to ‘Absa Bank Ghana Limited’, a name of the global brand ‘Absa Group Limited’ to clearly represent its global vision and mission to serve customers better. The Absa Bank, launched by the Vice President of the Republic, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, combines strong expertise ...
New World Bank report says Ghana has opportunity to speed …
WEBNov 24, 2021 — The report highlights four main pillars for accelerating economic transformation and improving jobs outcomes: To create jobs, Ghana will need to drive sectoral transformation through the movement of workers into higher productivity firms and sectors and spatial transformation through trade, urbanization, and connectivity.
Progress with the Loss and Damage Fund is an important step in ...
WEBDec 4, 2023 — Claver Gatete – ECA Executive Secretary. The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) Executive Secretary Claver Gatete, has commended COP27 for setting up the Loss and Damage Fund, a process started nearly three decades ago that concluded at the start of the ongoing COP 28.. Speaking at a side event on Assessing loss and damage: methodological challenges and prospects he said ...
Minority challenges Bawumia’s ¢17b take or pay claim
WEBJul 16, 2022 — The Minority in Parliament has challenged the claim by Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia at a recent public lecture that the government has paid GH¢17 billion for excess capacity payment arising out of the “take or pay” agreement. According to the Minority, the claim by the Vice President is untrue and therefore challenged him to provide ...
US investors table market concerns before Ghana’s Trade Minister
WEBOn Apr 28, 2024. Mr Kobina Tahir Hammond, Minister of Trade and Industry, has asked the US Chamber of Commerce to formally present its concerns to the Ministry for redress. He said this when he met with Dr. Guevera Yao, Vice President, U.S.-Africa Business Center of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and Mr. Rick Wade, Senior Vice President of ...