SENIOR officials of the Atuabo Freeport Ghana Ltd, a company which is undertaking the Atuabo Freeport project have disclosed that over 1,000 jobs will be created during the 25-month period of the project which starts in the second quarter of next year.
Category: Economy
Ghana Secures $1.5 Billion For Tema Port Expansion
THE Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority (GPHA) has secured funding for the expansion of the Tema Port.
£4 Million Research Fund For Africa Unveiled
GSK has launched the first call for proposals for its Africa NCD Open Lab, to support much-needed scientific research into non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in Africa.
Retrieving Public Cash: Gov’t Welcomes Calls On Auditor General To Act
GHANA’S Minister of Communications Dr Edward Omane Boamah has welcomed calls on the Auditor General (AG) Department to, within 30 days, recover all stolen public monies documented in its reports over the past eleven years.
Ghana Faces Debt Unsustainability Quagmire
GHANA’S economy, which grew by 6.7% of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in the first quarter of the year, is facing debt sustainability challenges, as the Mahama-led government keeps on contracting more loans to undertake development projects in the country.
US Tilapia, Owner Ordered To Pay Customers
THE Kumasi High Court ordered US Tilapia, a tilapia investment concern and its owner, Mr Godfred Chief Medicine, to pay GH¢740,000 to 88 customers.
Port ‘Pirates’ Plunder State Millions Of Ghana Cedis
EFFORTS by the state to collect revenue to execute development projects seem to have suffered a major setback, following a well-rehearsed strategy by some clearing agents at the Tema Port to under-declare imported items.
Ghana: Major Imports Programme Suspended
THE government has suspended the implementation of the Ghana Conformity Assessment Programme (G-CAP) until further notice.
Moody’s Downgrades SA’s Old Mutual
MOODY’S Investors Service today downgraded the insurance financial strength rating (IFSR) of Old Mutual Life Assurance Company (South Africa) Limited, to Baa1 from A3 and the senior debt rating of Old Mutual Plc to Baa3 from Baa2.
British Airways, ProJection Artworks Visualise Inaugural A380 Flight
PROJECTION Artworks has undertaken an ambitious multi-media mapping project to celebrate British Airways’ inaugural A380 flight from London to Singapore.










