Tag: imports

An economist, Dr. Kwadwo Opoku, has called for the introduction of restrictions on the flow of capital out of the country. According to him, capital outflow restrictions will make it ...

Chief Executive Officer of the Association of Ghana Industries (AGI), Seth Akwaboah, has expressed the need for government to prioritise a predictable business environment for industries ahead of an International ...

Revenues from oil exports over the first four months of 2022 increased by 60.9 per cent year-on-year, owing to the rise in oil prices as the Russia-Ukraine conflict drags on, ...

Ghana’s trade balance, the difference between total imports and exports, recorded a 6.4 per cent decline compared with that of the previous year, falling from US$432.7 million as of February ...

The Member of parliament for Juaboso Constituency, Hon. Kwabena Mintah has advised the government to have a single policy for commercial farmers in Ghana. Speaking on an Accra-based online radio ...

US President, Joe Biden, has announced a ban on the importation of Russian diamonds, seafood and vodka in the latest response to Russia's war against Ukraine. Mr. Biden averred Western ...

Ghana’s trade bill reflects an uptick in oil imports by close to 50 per cent (48.83%) compared to oil exports which ticked up by 35.63% in 2021, reflecting increased local ...

Ghana’s activities in the external sector last year resulted in a decline in the country’s trade surplus by US$0.9 billion relative to the surplus recorded in 2020. Data from the ...

Oil theft and illegal oil trade are increasing in the West Africa sub-region, and this is likely to remain elevated due to the rise in oil imports, currency depreciation problems ...

Kenya’s new pharmaceutical manufacturing plant expected to be built starting from early 2022 by Square Pharmaceuticals is likely to boost local production and scale up export growth, according to Fitch ...