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Introduction             The topic for discussions in recent days is the authorization given to the Ministry of Finance (MOF) to set up the Agyapa special purpose vehicle (SPV) to own …

Ghana is expected to witness a US$10 billion boost in its economy with government’s plan of exploiting bauxite and aluminum reserves into the Integrated Aluminum Industry. To achieve that objective, …

Gold has topped US$2,000 (£1,527) an ounce for the first time as traders look for havens amid the pandemic. Investors have moved cash into the precious metal as Covid-19 cases …

Seven Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) and four private citizens, have jointly sued the government over the exploration and drilling of deep wells in the Atewa Forest Reserve. Mr Martin Kpebu, …

Background The theme for this year’s International Day for Biological Diversity, celebrated today May 22, is ‘Our solutions are in nature’. This refers to the fact that nature has solutions …

Tullow Oil plc (Tullow) has appointed Rahul Dhir as Chief Executive Officer and an Executive Director of the Group. Rahul will take up his appointment from 1 July 2020 and …

The Ghana Chamber of Mines has made a donation of GHc11.5 million (the equivalent of US$2 million) to the Ministry of Health and allied institutions as part of the mining …

Newmont Ghana has announced a US$100,000 support package for Ghana’s public health efforts to minimize the transmission of the Coronavirus in the country. Newmont Ghana’s contribution will support the two …

Management of Golden Star Resources, operators of Wassa and Prestea Goldmines in Ghana, have said the company is on the high alert by devising measures in order to mitigate the …

Vivo Energy, the leading pan-African distributor and retailer of Shell and Engen-branded fuels and lubricants, is proud to be exhibiting at the African Mining Indaba, in Cape Town, South Africa …