Government has released the much-awaited domestic borrowing calendar for the second quarter of 2021, with about GH¢4.13bn of fresh securities to be issued to meet government’s financing requirements during the period.
Amid accelerated digitalisation, MTN has committed to spend US$149 million in total capex in the year to meet the demand of digital services and help maintain the quality and availability of service for its data and Mobile Money customers.
The central bank is projecting that the lingering effects of the pandemic are likely to have a mixed impact on three of the major commodities – gold, oil and cocoa – that determines the direction of the country’s trade balance.
Investors in the domestic debt market are facing uncertainties this quarter, as the market is still awaiting the Treasury’s issuance programme for April to June.
A farmer with experience in cocoa production has allayed fears about the supposed threat posed to Ghana’s share of the global cocoa market following the entry of China into cocoa production.
The Minister of Information, Mr. Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, has revealed that the $2.7 billion in investment inflows reported by the Ghana Investment Promotion Centre (GIPC) for the year 2020 will be put to prudent use for the benefit of Ghanaians.
The World Bank has announced that it has reached US$2 billion in approved financing for the purchase and distribution of COVID-19 vaccines for 17 developing countries.
