Business News of Wednesday, 8 April 2020

Coronavirus: Ofori-Atta requests Parliament’s approval to use GH¢1.2bn from Contingency Fund

Perseus Mining donates US$387,500 to assist Ghana, Côte d’Ivoire fight coronavirus

Electricity tariffs can be reduced only if funds are available – IES

Coronavirus: Ofori-Atta wants Parliament's go-ahead to spend GH¢1.2bn

Joshob Construction donates US$100,000 to coronavirus Trust Fund

Coronavirus: About two million Ghanaian jobs to be impacted – NBSSI

Coronavirus: NBSSI, Mastercard Foundation provide GH¢90m to support MSMEs

SSNIT donates GH¢500,000 to COVID-19 National Trust Fund

Coronavirus: Kumasi central market traders to go on double-tracking system

Coronavirus: Twitter boss pledges US$1bn for relief effort

Minority kicks against UNIPASS replacing GCNet, West Blue

Industry players identify the current crisis opportune to augment paperless systems

Coronavirus: Absa Bank Ghana offers soft skills e-learning programme to students

Coronavirus: Ofori-Atta’s debt relief call from China is justified – Economist

DG of GPHA inspects operational areas to encourage staff and port users

Finance Minister expected in Parliament over spending on coronavirus fight

2 million jobs at risk with airline shutdown in Africa – IATA

Coronavirus: WhatsApp tightens limits on message forwarding

Coronavirus: Economy to grow slowest in 37-years

US$93m termination clause in UNIPASS deal strange – Minority MPs

Coronavirus outbreak to trigger roughly 195 million job losses - ILO

MTN Ghana dominates trade as Benchmark Index moderates

Almost 75% of Chinese plan to increase savings after coronavirus outbreak

IMANI’s perspective on getting economy on track

Coronavirus: Dalex Finance to offer loans at zero percent interest

CBG explains modalities for payment to customers of collapsed S&Ls, MFIs

Private Sector Fund serves 60,000 packs of food to 'Kayayei' in lockdown areas

Ghana set for US$1bn cocoa revenue shortfall

The economic impact of coronavirus on Ghana’s economy

New date for 2020 Global Seafood Expo being considered

CBO prepares to implement CREMA in Kayoro to protect forest reserve and wildlife

Global leaders issue G20 call for task force to co-ordinate coronavirus response

FX flow remains stable for past 4-years - Report

Coronavirus: Vet officers advised to intensify inspection of animals and products

Banks, borrowers begin loan renegotiations

Touch not the Heritage Fund, could be recipe for abuse – PIAC

Digital Corp. applauds govt over use of technology to fight coronavirus

Chamber of Mines commends gov’t over coronavirus decision