All is set for the first mini clinic of the 2021 Ecobank JoyNews Habitat Fair at the Achimota Retail Centre this weekend.

The Peasant Farmers Association is backing Former President John Mahama’s assertion that the country may experience a food shortage next year. The former president says this will be due to what he describes as the mismanagement of the Planting foods and jobs program, whilst the Peasant Farmers Association is attributing it to challenges with accessing fertilizers primarily.

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Ghana Cocoa Board has begun processes to sign a $1.5 billion syndication loan for the next cocoa crop season 2021/2022 for the purchase of cocoa beans. The loan is expected to be secured by next month. Speaking at the Olam Managers Conference, Chief Executive of COCOBOD, Joseph Boahen Aidoo hinted that discussions have already begun with banks to get the process on course by the end of the current crop season.

Italian oil and gas firm, Eni, has filed a suit at the International Tribunal in London, United Kingdom, to challenge a directive by Ghana’s Ministry of Energy. This, follows the foreign company’s dissatisfaction with proceeding in a Ghana court, following Akufo-Addo’s government’s directive that the companies must unitize – is the joint development of a petroleum resource that straddles territory controlled by different companies.

The First Deputy Governor of the Bank of Ghana (BoG) is calling for a policy on expenditure rationalization and value for money projects, among others, to enable the country to deliver projects more efficiently and enhance the fiscal economy.

The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has begun an engagement with the Chief Justice, Justice Kwasi Anin-Yeboah to get support from the judiciary to prosecute tax defaulting Oil Marketing Companies.

The Bank of Ghana has reiterated its commitment to continue to pursue policies and programmes aimed at improving the operational banking environment, to build customer confidence and ensure the stability and soundness of the financial sector.

Aviation Expert describe south Africa airwave's decision to resume direct operation in Accra as a compliment to Ghana, being preferred aviation destination in the ECOWAS south sub region.

Cal Bank offered the cheapest lending rate of 15.97% in the banking industry, according to the Average Lending Rates of universal banks, published by the Bank of Ghana as of the end of July this year.