The Ghana National Petroleum Commission (GNPC) is set to commence the technical decommissioning of the Saltpond Oil Field in the Central Region. The decommissioning which was announced in 2016 was …
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Vendease, a food sourcing platform for African restaurants raises $30M to deepen operations across Africa
Vendease, a Y Combinator-backed digital platform that allows restaurants in Africa to buy supplies, access financial services and power their business operations, has raised $30 million in an equity and debt …
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Ghana’s Long-Term Local and Foreign Currency Issuer Default Ratings (IDRs) have been lowered by rating agency Fitch from “CCC” to “CC” or further junk status. This is the second time …
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Sovereign debt default ‘a real possibility’ for Ghana, says Fitch director
Sovereign debt default is “a real possibility” for Ghana, and any kind of domestic debt restructuring could severely threaten the local banking sector, a senior director from the ratings agency …
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Ghana, Finland sign framework agreement
Ghana and Finland have signed a framework agreement on projects to be funded under Finland’s Public Sector Investment Facility (PIF) Scheme. The agreement was signed on Monday on the margins …
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Ghana’s economy grew by 4.8 percent, year-on-year, in the second quarter of this year largely due to the manufacturing and crop and cocoa sectors, the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) has …
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Bank of Ghana to sell $420m to BDCs in the final quarter of 2022
The Bank of Ghana will sell a total of $420 million to Bulk Oil Distribution Companies via banks in the final quarter of this year, in its Foreign Exchange Auctions. …
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Ghana’s consumer inflation reached nearly 34% in August, the highest since 2001, despite a historic rate increase by the central bank.Consumer inflation in the West African country climbed to 33.9% …
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Ghana ranked 4th in Sub-Saharan Africa with highest private savings
Ghana has been ranked fourth in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) with the highest private savings, a report by the International Monetary Fund on “Private Savings and COVID-19 in Sub-Saharan Africa’ by …
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Jeremy Awori to succeed Ade Ayeyemi as Ecobank Group CEO
Ecobank Transnational Incorporated (ETI), the parent company of the Ecobank Group, has announced that a new Chief Executive Officer, Jeremy Awori will succeed Ade Ayeyemi upon his retirement at age …