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The Board of Governors of the IMF has approved a general allocation of Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) equivalent to US$650 billion (about SDR 456 billion) on August 2, 2021, to boost global liquidity. “This is a historic decision – the largest SDR allocation in the history of the IMF and a shot in the arm for the global economy at ...

8The Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) has set 8 August 2021 to withdraw all census officers from the field and bring data collection for the 2021 Population and Housing Census to a close. The GSS will, between now and 8 August, correct errors and do quality assurance spot checks nationwide. The public has been urged to expect census officials to visit ...

The Minister of Roads and Highways, Kwasi Amoako-Attah, has bemoaned the rate at which the African continent has to depend on the Western world for vaccines to protect its citizens against the deadly coronavirus pandemic. According to the minister, the reliance on other countries for vaccines to treat its people despite having a galaxy of the best scientists at its ...

The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) has been touted as the supercharger of Africa’s long-term economic success. Bohani Hlungwane, Head of Trade and Working Capital Sales, at Absa Group, looks at how far we have come and what needs to be done. There is little doubt that the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) is one of the golden ...

Ghana’s program manager for the Expanded Programme on Immunization, Dr. Kwame Amponsa-Achiano, has reiterated that the country is on course to vaccinate 20 million Ghanaians against Covid-19 by the end of 2021. Speaking on the Morning Starr, Dr. Amponsa-Achiano said the country is expecting some vaccines from AstraZeneca and Pfizer by the end of August to kick off the country’s ...

The Ranking Member of the Health Committee of Parliament Kwabena Mintah Akandoh has described decisions of the Finance Minister prior to the purchase of the Sputnik V vaccine as inimical to the interest of the state. He said the approval of GHC16 million for the purchase of the vaccine by the minister without parliamentary approval is shocking. The assertion was ...

Former Ghana international defender and Asante Kotoko legend Godfred Yeboah, popularly known as TV3, has died. Yeboah played for Asante Kotoko for nine seasons and left the club in 2008 to Wa All Stars after winning the 2007/08 Ghana Premier League trophy with Kotoko. The 41-year-old is said to have been unwell for some time now and was taken to ...

Five people have sustained gunshot wounds following a scuffle between residents of Ampatano and Kamfakrom, both farming communities in the Ahanta West Municipality of the Western Region. Narrating details of the incident to Empire News, assembly member for Asemasa electoral area Jude Kamfa said the brawl was triggered by a mobile phone theft case that happened on July 29, 2021. ...

The Minerals Commission of Ghana has accused the new owners of the Prestea-Bogoso Mine Limited (PBL) in the Western Region, Future Global Resources Limited (FGR), of lacking the financial capacity to invest in and turn around the fortunes of the mine. The mining sector regulator said the company had failed to invest “a penny” in the century-old underground mine since ...

Ghana’s Hasaacas Ladies have secured qualification to the maiden edition of the CAF Women’s Champions League after reaching the final of the WAFU Zone B Championship on Monday. The Dooo Ladies posted a 2-0 win over Burkina Faso’s USFA in the semi-final clash in Abidjan. Veronica Appiah steered Yussif Basigi’s ladies ahead in the first-half before attacker Doris Boaduwaa sealed ...