The Minister of Energy, Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh, on Wednesday, 2 March 2022, inaugurated the newly constituted Board of the Tema Oil Refinery (TOR). Mr David Kwame Tandoh Adomakoh is the Chairman with the new members being Mr Jerry Kofi Hinson (MD), Nana Akua Bakoma Prempeh, Prince Hamidu Armah, Prof. Albert Ahenkan, Mrs Edith Sapara-Grant, Mr Kamal-Deen Abdulai, Mr Leon ...
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$354K, $500K for ‘small’ 3-bedroom East Legon house can buy mansions in US – Akufo-Addo
President Nana Akufo-Addo has bemoaned the high cost of properties in Ghana and urged the Ghana Chamber of Construction Industry to find innovative ways to build less costly properties for Ghanaian citizens so more people can own homes. The President told the Chamber at a meeting: “I hear in Ghana, some small three-bedroom house in East Legon costs between $354,000 ...
Read More »Hike in LPG price will decline consumption – LPG Marketers Association
The LPG Marketers Association has indicated that the consumption of LPG in the country will decline if nothing is done on the increase in prices of the product. The price of LPG has increased by 5percent now ¢9.76 per kilogram, translating to about Ghc140 for a 14.5kg cylinder. Lands For Sale In Acres at Aburi Amanfrom, Watch the video Below; ...
Read More »Court summons BoG to produce Capital Bank accounts statement
The High Court in Accra has ordered a subpoena to be served on the Governor of the Bank of Ghana, Dr Ernest Addison, to appear or instruct its official to appear before it on March 10, 2022. The court said the Governor or his officer is to appear to produce the statement of accounts of Capital Bank from June 2015 ...
Read More »Consider a fixed exchange rate regime now to deal with current pressure on cedi – Dr. Ankrah
Economist and Investment Banker, Dr. Sam Ankrah is pushing for a fixed exchange regime to help deal with the current pressure on the Ghana cedi. Dr. Ankrah who is also the President of the African Investment Group argues that this might be one of the sure ways to deal with the current difficulties facing the Ghana cedi . Speaking on ...
Read More »Fastest gaming smartphone from TECNO – The POVA Series; Powered by 7000 mAh big battery
One of the huge battery-packed models from TECNO is the POVA Series. They come with lots of enhanced features such as big batteries, pro performance, big FHD screens, advanced camera systems, and unique designs. In addition to POVA 5, the flagship 5G-enabled chip smartphone, TECNO has introduced two more variants to the POVA series; TECNO POVA 2 and TECNO POVA Neo ...
Read More »Ghana earns $6.55bn in total petroleum receipts between 2011-20 – PIAC
Ghana has earned $6.55 billion in total petroleum receipts between 2011 and 2020, equivalent to 9.97 per cent of 2020 GDP the Public Interest and Accountability Committee (PIAC) has said. Out of this amount, the Annual Budget Funding Amount (ABFA) has been allocated the highest amount of $2.6 billion (40%) over the period. This is followed by the Ghana National ...
Read More »COPEC slams gov’t over fuel price hike
The Chamber of Petroleum Consumers (COPEC) has accused government of not taking steps to mitigate fuel prices in the country. COPEC is asking government to use the windfall revenue that it is accruing as an Oil Producing Country as international oil prices go up to cushion the petroleum importers and Bulk Oil Distribution Companies (BDCs). “Realistically, fuel should be trading ...
Read More »Capital Bank: GHC27.5m out of BoG liquidity support was my ‘finder’s fee’ – Ato Essien to court
The founder of the defunct Capital Bank, William Ato Essien has mounted a strong justification to an amount of GHc27.5M he received as a commission form the GHc620 Liquidity Support given to Capital Bank by the Bank of Ghana (BoG). Mr Essien (A1), Tetteh Nettey (2rd) and Fitzgerald Odonkor (3rd) have pleaded not guilty to a combined 23 charges including ...
Read More »New World Bank Partnership Framework For Ghana
THE WORLD Bank Group’s (WBG) Board of Executive Directors has discussed a new five-year Country Partnership Framework (CPF) for Ghana for 2022 to 2026. The CPF prioritises investments in human capital, job creation, economic diversification, building a resilient health system, and fostering a greener and more inclusive society. Ghana has achieved considerable economic and social progress in the past 30 ...
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