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The world could soon run out of space to store oil
The world's thirst for oil has evaporated.
Highways are empty. Planes are grounded. Factories are dark. The unprecedented…
Containing COVID-19: ban sale of alcohol and cigarettes
The Ghana Non-Communicable Diseases Alliance (GhNCDA) is calling on government to ban the sale of tobacco (cigarettes) and…
COVID-19 pandemic hits hard on Ghana’s economy
An update of the fiscal impact analysis of the COVID-19 pandemic on the economy of Ghana has revealed that the country’s economy…
Ghana, Nigeria among most hard hit amid Covid-19 and oil price plunge
Nigeria poised for a major revenue loss; Analysts predict Ghana will get half its projected revenue; Angola revises national…
Ghana Upstream Petroleum Chamber takes steps to fight coronavirus
In support of the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Government of Ghana’s efforts to address the threat of COVID-19, the…
BoG extends deadline for meeting minimum capital requirements
The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has extended the minimum capital requirement for banks and specialised deposit-taking institutions as well…
Oil price collapses to lowest level for 18 years
The price of oil has sunk to levels not seen since 2002 as demand for crude collapses amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Brent crude…
GDP growth to drop to 1.5% with partial lockdown
Government has projected the real GDP growth for 2020 to reduce from an earlier projection of 6.8% to 1.5% for this year.…
Covid – 19; NDC Parliamentary candidate distributes veronica buckets…
In his effort to support the fight against the Covid – 19 pandemic which has already killed thousands of people across the world,…
Ken Ofori Atta’s Databank Shuts Down over COVID-19 Panic Withdrawals
Following President Akufo-Addo’s announcement of a lockdown in a national broadcast at about 11:00pm on Friday, March 27, 2020,…