World food prices declined sharply in March, driven mostly by demand-side contractions linked to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and the drop in global oil prices due mostly to expectations of economic slowdown as governments roll out restrictions designed to respond to the health crisis.
Labour Expert Austin Gamey says most businesses in the country will struggle to pay the April and May salaries of their workers due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
The Chamber of Petroleum Consumers, COPECÂ is threatening to drag the National Petroleum Authority, NPA to court over the introduction of a new levy on LPG.
Finance Minister, Ken Ofori Atta has justified the decision to fall on the Heritage Fund to support the stimulus packages for businesses in the Covid-19 fight.
Economist Professor Godfred Bokpin says the idea to fall on the Heritage Fund to help support businesses and minimize the impact of Covid-19 on the economy should be the last resort for the government.
