Aquaculture Minister, Elizabeth Naa Afoley Quaye receiving a copy of the covid-19 impact report The Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture Development (MoFAD), Elizabeth Naa Afoley Quaye has said that the government is making it possible to add fish feed raw materials to agriculture tax exempted list to support the aquaculture industry. She said this when […]
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Fisheries sector receive major boost from ADB
Local fishermen can expect to power their fishing boats with state-of-the-art outboard motors Local fishermen can expect to power their fishing boats with state-of-the-art outboard motors as the Agricultural Development Bank (ADB) pre-financed the purchase of 1,300 outboard motors at a cost of GH¢19.8million for the Coastal Development Authority (CODA) and the Ministry for Fisheries […]
China’s rural policy bank issues 13.2 bln yuan of bonds
BEIJING, July 13 (Xinhua) — The Agricultural Development Bank of China (ADBC), a rural policy bank, launched 13.2 billion yuan (about 1.89 billion U.S. dollars) of bonds Monday. The three-year and five-year policy bank bonds, each worth 6.6 billion yuan, were issued through public bidding. As the country’s third-largest issuer of bonds, the ADBC has […]
Battle For NPP Akwatia Slot: Ama Sey Faces 3 Lawyers
Ama Sey The COVID-19 pandemic has halted many political activities in an election year which should have been bustling with political campaigns, election of candidates and all the euphoria associated with politics. But for this pandemic, the New Patriotic Party (NPP) would have elected its parliamentary candidates in constituencies where the party has sitting Members […]
Land Bank raising R3bn liquidity facility, restructuring debt
Photo by: Creamer Media Land Bank raising R3-billion liquidity facility. JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) – The State-owned Land and Agricultural Development Bank of South Africa announced in an update on liquidity that it would be raising R3-billion and restructuring its debt. The bank, headed by CEO Ayanda Kanana , stated in a stock exchange news service (SENS) […]
CalBank appoints Joe Mensah as Board Chairman
Cal Bank Tower Mr Mensah takes over from Paarock VanPercy, who retired as Board Chairman on 30 June 2020. The new Board Chairman was appointed as a Non-Executive Director of CalBank effective January 1, 2020. Mr Mensah has over 35 years of experience in the banking sector. He was the Chief Executive Officer of Ghana […]
Dr. Harris Explains Role of Development Bank
Head office of the Development Bank of St. Kitts and Nevis on the corner of Church and Central Streets in downtown Basseterre. The Development Bank of St. Kitts and Nevis was established by Government to facilitate better coordination of Government policy initiatives to sectors that had previously been underserved by existing financial institutions, according to […]
CalBank appoints Joe Mensah as Board Chairman
CalBank PLC has announced the appointment of Joe Mensah as Non-Executive Chairman, effective July 1, 2020. Cal Bank Tower Mr Mensah takes over from Paarock VanPercy, who retired as Board Chairman on 30 June 2020. The new Board Chairman was appointed as a Non-Executive Director of CalBank effective January 1, 2020. Mr Mensah has over […]
S.Africa’s Land Bank close to completing restructuring plan
JOHANNESBURG, June 17 (Reuters) – South Africa’s state-owned agricultural lender Land Bank is close to finalising a liquidity and debt restructuring plan after it missed loan repayments this year and had its credit rating cut, it said on Wednesday. A statement from the company said that the plan under discussion with lenders and the National […]
Government set to increase price of Cocoa this year
File photo The Chief Executive Officer(CEO) of Ghana Cocoa Board(Cocobod), Mr Joseph Boahene Aidoo has hinted of conclusive discussions with President Nana Akufo-Addo to increase the price of Cocoa in the coming months this year. Currently, the government buys one bag of Cocoa beans from farmers at 515.00 Ghana cedis. The CEO said since the […]