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FRIDAY AUGUST 20, 2021
Producer Price Inflation for July falls to 8.4 percent
AfDB supports Ghana’s efforts to improve domestic resource mobilisation
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FRIDAY MONDAY AUGUST MAY 3, 20, 2021 2021
MTN boss urges sustained investments to drive tech growth
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By Eugene Davis
he Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) is set to deploy about 40,000 new electronic weighing scales for the measuring and for the 2021/2022 cocoa crop season. Last year, the cocoa sector regulator indicated
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hief Executive Officer of MTN Ghana, Selorm Adadevoh, reckons stakeholders and policy makers have not invested enough in technological infrastructure to withstand the demand ahead. According to him, there is a data capacity deficit which requires massive investments Cont’d on page 2
Cocobod adopts e-weighing scales for 2021/2022 crop season
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MTN is working to introduce 5G possibly next year as demand for data has rapidly outstripped supply
EPA to assess quality of water in mining areas By Eugene Davis
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he Environment Protection Agency (EPA) says it plans to conduct a water quality assessment in selected mining and coastal areas following the lifting of the ban on small scale mining in the country. Acting Director of Environmental Quality at the EPA, Emmanuel Appoh, says the move would ensure
Ghana is best placed to have a petroleum hub for West Africa— NPA boss
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he Chief Executive Officer of the National Petroleum Authority (NPA), Dr. Mustapha AbdulHamid, has asserted that Ghana is best placed to attract investments into its Cont’d on page 5
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Pollution of water bodies and vegetation cover are the most noticeable feature of illegal mining.
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