Hon. Augustus “Goosie” Obuadum Tanoh has dismissed reports linking him to a possible bid for the National Chairmanship of the governing National Democratic Congress (NDC), describing calls for him to …
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West African Cocoa Cartel Revived: Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire harmonize prices and push for industrial processing
by Adnan Adamsby Adnan AdamsBy Adnan Adams Mohammed In a historic bid to reshape the economics of the global confectionery industry, West Africa’s primary cocoa powerhouses, Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire, have signed an …
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Policy Whiplash: Mine expert warns against localising large mines as gov’t contradicts self over Tarkwa lease
by Adnan Adamsby Adnan AdamsBy Adnan Adams Mohammed The government’s shifting stance on resource nationalism has sparked intense debate within the mining sector, following conflicting statements regarding the future of South Africa’s Gold Fields …
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‘Cocoa Farmer Accord’ fortified at Abidjan conference
by Adnan Adamsby Adnan AdamsBy Adnan Adams Mohammed In a historic consolidation of West African economic power, Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire have finalized a sweeping joint agreement to insulate the region’s cocoa sector from …
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Ghana targets strict energy reforms to curb debt, projects oil production growth
by Adnan Adamsby Adnan AdamsBy Adnan Adams Mohammed Ghana’s energy sector is undergoing a major structural turnaround, aiming to address persistent debt while reversing years of declining oil production. Through a combination of aggressive …
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Ghana declares sovereign milestone, rejects future bailouts
by Adnan Adamsby Adnan AdamsBy Adnan Adams Mohammed In a historic address before Parliament, Finance Minister Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson declared a definitive end to Ghana’s era of financial dependence, asserting that the nation …
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Finance Minister lays 4 critical fiscal and energy reports before Parliament to anchor accountability
by Adnan Adamsby Adnan AdamsIn a major statutory move toward total fiscal openness and institutional transparency, the Minister for Finance, Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson, has formally presented four critical accountability documents to Parliament. The …
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Ghana to self-fund US$4bn Accra–Kumasi expressway project
by Adnan Adamsby Adnan AdamsIn an unconventional break from traditional developing-nation financing models, the government of Ghana has firmly ruled out external or domestic borrowing to fund the upcoming US$4 billion, 198-kilometer Accra–Kumasi Expressway. …
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Economy surges past US$100bn as gov’t rules out future IMF bailouts
by Adnan Adamsby Adnan AdamsBy Adnan Adams Mohammed In a historic turning point for West Africa’s second-largest economy, Finance Minister Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson has declared that Ghana has officially transitioned from an International …
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Gov’t to lay ‘radical’ COCOBOD reform bill in Parliament soon … amid IMF demands for flexible farmgate pricing
by Adnan Adamsby Adnan AdamsBy Adnan Adams Mohammed In the most sweeping legislative intervention in the history of Ghana’s cocoa sector, the government is set to introduce a landmark bill in Parliament within the …