Business News of Wednesday, 15 December 2021

Local fruit processing industry operating at 62% capacity

MoFAD cuts sod for US$10 million National Aquaculture Centre

Regulate online FX trading platforms to rake in revenue – FX experts tells government

Ghana needs US$54 billion annually to finance SDGs – Prof Gyan Baffour

Aluworks PLC commends govt for 35.77% duty on cheap aluminium products

'Cut your coat according to your size' - Hotels Association to domestic tourists

Petroleum Commission to establish Technology Transfer Unit in January 2022

Cost of chicken to go up this Christmas

Trade experts hopeful of positive outcomes on easing of border restrictions

DG of GPHA spurs PMAWCA on to higher feats

Tema shipyard participates in women in energy conference 2021

Judges of Superior Courts deepen knowledge on maritime law in 13th seminar

Expect a whooping increase in maize price next year - Ghanaians told

Agriculture contributing only 20% to Ghana’s GDP worrying – UNDP

Akufo-Addo appoints new deputy Director General of the NLA

YouStart to provide youth with training, funding - Akufo-Addo

Ghana's cocoa industry could have been used to reduce borrowing - Kofi Amoah

Seasonal merchandise traders anticipate higher sales ahead of Christmas

'Stop saying private sector is the engine of growth' – Business mogul

Government urged to increase budgetary allocation for health sector

Inflation for November 2021 hits 12.2% – GSS

Government to establish Applied Technology High School – Dr. Bawumia

Government intervention boosting beverage industry - Trade Ministry

Stop ‘I want a job mentality’ – Osafo-Maafo to youth

31 companies operating in upstream sector yet to pay corporate taxes – Osei-Asare

Economist confident US$1bn SDR allocation will avert crowding-out of private sector

Ghana loses 90% of foreign capital from gold smuggling from May 2020 till date – PMMC

Government reviewing Local Content law for youth participation in oil and gas sector

Government collapsing Ghanaian-owned institutions defies the logic of leadership – Kofi Amoah

Business word of the day: Petty cash

UNDP pledges support to make Ghana investment destination

Soaring prices of agro-inputs threaten food security - Farmers

Free trade mantra one of the blockages of Ghana’s economy – Dr. Kofi Amoah

Borrowing can be used as a catalyst for economic growth - Citizen Kofi

Why import flour to make bread in Ghana? – Business mogul asks

Today in History: Banks chase PFJ farmers as government owes them GH¢4 million

Ghana is a buy and sell country – Kofi Amoah

FLASHBACK: 10% pay rise for government workers

Today in History: Minority fights attempts by government to sell VRA assets

FLASHBACK: We will transform Ghana into a tech hub by 2030 - Ghana Tech Summit founder

Here is the Cedi's performance against major foreign currencies as at December 15

GMWU, NEC discusses ‘decent work’ in mining sector

Engineered landfill site underway in Accra - Sanitation Minister

Financial stocks still remain undervalued – Analysts say

VRA makes GH¢156 million profit after 9 years of losses

E-levy is incompetent, lazy approach to widening tax net – MFWA boss

ECG inebtedness to suppliers due to poor debt collection - Osei-Asare

Mfante Community Mining Scheme to create 2000 jobs – Mireku Duker

Otumfuo gold coins hit market next year at US$2,500 a piece

GGSA discovers large deposits of iron ore in Oti region