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Credit to private sector contracts by 31.6%, but banking sector liquid – BoG

Credit to the private sector contracted in October 2023 and September 2023. According to the Monetary Policy Report of the Bank of Ghana, banks continue to deploy their resources towards short-term investments as opposed to extension of credit. This is in response to the increased risks associated with lending following the deteriorating macroeconomic conditions and the impact of the Domestic ...

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CSSP goes live today as 585,000 qualify – GES

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has announced the release of this year’s Computerised School Selection and Placement (CSSP) results. The placement is for prospective Senior High School (SHS) and Technical and Vocational Education and Training Schools (TVET) students who wrote their Basic Education Certificate Examinations (BECE), this year. LEARN AND TRADE FOREX WITH GOLIGFX WATCH THE VIDEO BELOW: According to ...

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Lady Nyarko Crowned Miss Malaika 2023

Lady Nana Yaa Nyarko, a 22-year-old Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) graduate, was crowned Miss Malaika 2023. This year’s edition of Miss Malaika beauty pageant was held last Friday, November 24, at the Grand Arena of the Accra International Conference Centre (AICC) in Accra. In a fierce struggle, Lady Nyarko defeated nine other stunning and intelligent young ...

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Let’s re-examine the options, there are credible business entities that can resuscitate TOR -ACEP

There is a need for authorities to re-examine the options available on the table relative to the move to get private companies that can help revive the Tema Oil Refinery (TOR), the Executive Director of the Africa Center for Energy Policy (ACEP), Benjamin Boakye, has said. Mr Boakye said that there are credible entities that can be engaged to ensure ...

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Gold Coast customers to picket MoF today & Wednesday

Aggrieved Customers of Gold Coast Fund Management are set to picket the Ministry of Finance from today, Tuesday, 28 November to Wednesday, 29 November 2023 to demand their locked-up funds. They reiterated to Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta, after the presentationof the 2024 budget on Wednesday, 15 November 2023, “to immediately pay our locked-up funds” rather than “attempt to deceive and ...

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Ecobank, AGF sign $200m risk-sharing agreement

Ecobank and the African Guarantee Fund (AGF), a specialised pan-African guarantee provider, have joined forces in a groundbreaking USD200 million risk-sharing agreement, aimed at catalysing economic growth and supporting entrepreneurial ventures – including women-owned SMEs on the continent. The two organisations signed a strategic partnership agreement today on the sidelines of the Africa Financial Industry Summit (AFIS) in Lomé, Togo, ...

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Witchcraft Bill presented to Akufo-Addo only yesterday – Presidency replies Bagbin

The Office of the President has said it only officially received the Criminal Offences (Amendment) (No.2) Bill, 2023, on Monday, 27 November 2023, the same day Speaker Alban Bagbin accused him of keeping silent on it since its passage in July by parliament. LEARN AND TRADE FOREX WITH GOLIGFX WATCH THE VIDEO BELOW: The Francis-Xavier Sosu-sponsored bill outlaws witch doctors ...

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You superintended mayhem at Ayawaso West Wuogon – Mahama replies Akufo-Addo on machete comment

Former President John Dramani Mahama has responded to President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on the ‘brandishing of weapons’ comment. Mr Mahama said in a tweet that President Akufo-Addo’s comment was “is a bit rich, coming from a President who superintended the mayhem at Ayawaso West Wuogon and has not had a word of sympathy for the families of our 8 ...

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BoG keeps policy rate at 30%

The Monetary Policy Committee of the Bank of Ghana has maintained the policy rate at 30 per cent. At its meeting on Monday, 27 November 2023, the MPC noted that although inflation is decelerating, it remains high relative LEARN AND TRADE FOREX WITH GOLIGFX WATCH THE VIDEO BELOW: to target. “Therefore, there is a need to keep the policy rate ...

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Irrigation dam spillage floods hundreds of Dawhenya homes

In Dawhenya near Prampram, Greater Accra Region, hundreds of residents are grappling with displacement caused by flooding due to the spillage of an irrigation dam. Some affected residents reported that the water reached the window level of their homes, forcing evacuations. Mr Richard Mohammed, an assembly member, stated that over 200 houses have been affected, emphasising that this incident is ...

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