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Gender Minister galvanizes more financial support for women in agribusinesses

1,555The Minister for Gender, Children and Social Protection, Lariba Zuweira Abudu, has urged financial institutions to join government’s efforts in supporting women in agribusiness with loans to procure critical inputs such as improved seeds, fertilizer, agricultural technology, and processing equipment. She said government, through the Ghana Enterprises Agency and Microfinance and Small Loans Centre, provides […]

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Workers are really suffering – TUC

1,783Deputy General Secretary of the Trades Union Congress, Joshua Ansah, says the situation of workers in Ghana has gotten considerably direr in the past few years. According to him, the prevailing economic conditions in the country have eroded the salaries of workers so much that some workers are unable to afford two square meals in […]

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Over 11 million unregistered SIM cards to be deactivated on May 31-NCA hints

2,323  The National Communication Authority (NCA) has announced that over 11 million unregistered SIM cards will be deactivated on May 31, 2023. The 11 million SIM cards subscribers who were exempted from the current exercise. These include diplomats, refugees, and Ghanaians on official duties outside the country. Others include subscribers who have registered some of […]

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Convert ¢926m principal payments of bonds to T-Bills – IBF to government

3,450  The Individual Bondholders Forum (IBF) is proposing to government to convert the ¢926 million principal payments of matured bonds into Treasury bills at the prevailing market conditions, if it faces liquidity challenges. However, it wants all outstanding coupons in cash as and when they fall due. In a statement by its Convener, Senyo Hosi, […]