Tag: 2020
Ecobank records GH¢549 million profit in 2020
The Ecobank Ghana PLC recorded a net profit of Ghc549.8 million in 2020 as against Ghc 444.9 million in 2019, representing an increase of...
Some 155 million people suffer from hunger in 2020 – UN
At least 155 million people faced crisis levels of food insecurity in 2020 because of conflict, extreme weather events and economic shocks linked in...
Ghana records 10,684 newborn jaundice cases in 2020
Dr Isabella Sagoe-Moses, the Deputy Director of the Family Health Division of the Ghana Health Service, said Ghana recorded 10,684 jaundice cases in newborns...
Report on Olympic Scholarship for Ghanaian Athletes Tokyo 2020
The following athletes have been awarded an Olympic Scholarship in preparations for Tokyo 2020.
EKE Nadia Athletics 1st Sep 2017 - 30th Aug 2021
AMPONSAH Janet...
Namibia’s financial system resilient in 2020
The Namibian financial system was sound and resilient in 2020, despite the pre-existing sluggish economic activity, worsened by the COVID-19 pandemic, a report released...
Assault cases lead 2020 domestic violence chat in Upper West
Assault cases is leading the 2020 domestic violence chat with 144 out of a total of 384 reported cases according to the Domestic Violence...
Ghana Beverages Awards 2020 recognises outstanding companies
The fifth edition of Ghana Beverage Awards (GBA) has been successfully organised with Awake Purified Drinking Water emerging winner for the ultimate award, ‘Product...
TECNO beats Samsung to win the African smartphone crown in 2020
-TECNO topples Samsung as Africa’s top smartphone brand.
Counterpoint Technology Market Research, a global research firm specializing in products in the TMT (technology, media and...
Ghana receives US$2.7 billion Foreign Direct Investment in 2020
Ghana received a total of 279 Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) projects valued at US$2.7 billion in 2020 despite the COVID-19 pandemic.
The projects will go...
Australians lose US$65 million to investment scams in 2020, projected to hit US$100 million...
Data acquired by Finbold indicates that Australians lost $65 million (AUD) to investment scams across 2020. The losses are projected to surge 51.9% in...
Robinhood’s Revenue Increased By 514 Percent YoY – US$682 Million In 2020
The FinTech industry is one of the fastest-growing industries despite the effects of COVID-19 slowing down its momentum.
One of the more recent successes...
China’s patent application in Europe reaches record high of 13,432 in 2020
Statistics from Europe Patent Office (EPO) showed that China had applied 13,432 patents in 2020 with a year-on-year increase of 9.9 percent, a new...
China sees 10.1 million people return or move to countryside to start businesses or...
By Yu Jingxian
China has witnessed continuous expansion of the number of people who have returned or moved to the countryside to start their own...
China’s automotive aftermarket hits US$153.78 billion in 2020 – Ministry of Commerce
China's automotive aftermarket is estimated to have hit 1 trillion yuan ($153.78 billion) in 2020, said the country's Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) Wednesday. The...
Cannabis Sector Highest Growing Industry In Canada
Cannabis has become more accepted in more recent times around the world, making it a tremendous growth opportunity for investors. Canada was one of...
SWAG congratulates Sprinter Azamati, Blacks Stars and Black Bombers for qualifications
The Sports Writers Association of Ghana (SWAG) wishes to congratulate the impressive performances of sprinter Benjamin Azamati, the national amateur boxing team, the Black...
Bono Region had free and fair election in 2020 – IPDC
The Bono Regional Inter Party Dialogue Committee has (IPDC) stated that, the 2020 elections in the Region generally was free and fair.
The...
BMW posts about 34.8 percent decline in profit before financial result in 2020
German carmaker BMW announced its profit decreased 34.8% in the fiscal year 2020, but its deliveries in Asia "grew solidly," rising by 6%, driven...
Rice production in Ghana: the woes of rice farmers in the Builsa South District
Rice has become the second staple food consumed in Ghana after maize. Rice production in Ghana increased from 48,800 tonnes in 1970 to 925,000...
Justice To The Dogs
The judgement of the 2020 election petition was delivered on 4th March, 2021.
While this has brought a closure to the rancorous election that...
The National Energy Policy 2020 is completed – Akufo-Addo
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Tuesday stated that the National Energy Policy, 2020, has been completed to improve the framework and strategies towards...
China builds over 5.59 million hectares of high-standard farmland in 2020
By Yu Jingxian
China built 83.91 million mu (about 5.59 million hectares) of high-standard farmland and increased the coverage of efficient water-saving irrigation systems to...
Upper West Region fails to meet doctor-patient ratio for 2020
The Upper West Regional Health Sector Performance Review Report for 2020 has revealed that the Region had failed to meet the doctor-patient ratio target...
Election 2020 Petition: Ghana’s Supreme Court decides tomorrow
Ghana’s Supreme Court will tomorrow, March 4, deliver judgement in the much awaited Election 2020 Petition trial.
The seven-member panel, presided over by Chief Justice...
Kenya’s interest payment on domestic, foreign loans surge in 2020
Kenya paid thrice as much interest on domestic loans as it did on foreign debt in 2020, with the East African nation's public debt...
Ghana loses US$1.04 billion in oil revenue in first half 2020 due to COVID-19
Ghana lost a total of 1.04 billion United States dollars (USD) or 5.7 billion Ghana cedis in petroleum revenue in the first half of...
EU Imports from United States Drops in 2020 Against Increase from China
For the first time in history, China overtook the US in 2020 as the Euro Area’s (EA) top trading partner.
According to the research data...
Ketu South attains 100 percent antiretroviral therapy coverage in 2020
The Ketu South Municipal Health Directorate has increased coverage of people living with HIV who know their status on antiretroviral treatment to 100 percent...
Malaria: UER records zero under-five mortality in 2020
Death caused by malaria in children less than five years in the Upper East Region has drastically reduced from 0.72 per cent in 2015...
Covid-19 Vaccine: When And How Do You Get It 2020?
With the first covid vaccine released in mid-December, over 3 million of these doses are undergoing distribution all over the United States. And since...