By Bernice Bessey GHANA’S National President of Peasant Farmers Association of Ghana (PFAG) says they are not benefiting from government subventions especially the fertilizer subsidy meant to help the rural farmer, since some agencies responsible for distribution of the commodity are diverting it outside the country.
Category: Economy
What does GDP really tell us about economic growth?
It’s one of the most important numbers in economics, but is GDP a good measure of our economic recovery? FOR the first time this year, the UK Office for National Statistics (ONS) will release data on our economic well-being, giving us a better idea of how the recovery has impacted ordinary Britons.
President Mahama To Attend Norwegian-African Business Summit
GHANA’S President John Dramani Mahama is to attend the Norwegian-African Business Summit, the largest Nordic business conference on Africa, Thursday 30 October 2014 at the RaddisonBLU Scandinavian Hotel in Oslo, Norway.
Ghanaian Entrepreneurs Sign Pact With Brand
TWO Ghanaian entrepreneurs, Kwame Acheampong and Elkin Pianim, through their online platform Mogoogi, have sealed a deal with premium British brand Austin Reed.
IMF Clarifies Difference In Ghana’s Debt-To-GDP Figures
THE International Monetary Fund (IMF) has jumped to the aid of Bank of Ghana after several media reports accused the Central Bank of manipulating Debt-to-GDP figures it submitted to the Bretton Woods institution.
World Class Design For Ambassador Heights
SY Design, an internationally recognized hotel architecture and interior design firm has been hired to design Ambassador Heights, the new luxury residential development at the Moevenpick Ambassador Hotel in Accra.
Finance Min Leads Ghana Team To IMF/World Bank Annual Meetings
GHANA’S Minister of Finance, Seth Terkper, is leading a Government delegation to the IMF/World Bank Annual Meetings to be held in Washington from October 10-12, 2014.
Ebola: From Health Crisis To Food Crisis?
By Adrienne Klasa AS the Ebola virus continues to spread across western Africa, the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) is warning that the public health emergency could lead to food shortages.
Ebola: Regional Financial Impact Could Hit $32.6 billion
THE World Bank Group says with the latest death toll from Ebola now at 3,439 in the three worst-affected countries of Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone if the epidemic was to significantly infect people in neighboring countries, some of which have much larger economies, the two-year regional financial impact could reach US$32.6 billion by the […]
Lufthansa Offers Tuesday Flights
THE traveling public will from October 28 be able to book Tuesday flights on Lufthansa from Accra to Frankfurt, with onward connections to hundreds of world-wide destinations. The German carrier currently operates flights on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, but is making the modification as part of its winter schedule in order to offer […]