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2021-03-15

[B] Ghana prepares to issue $5 billion Eurobond  
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2021-03-14

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2021-03-13

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2021-03-12

[B] AfCFTA expected to significantly promote peace and security
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2021-03-11

[B] Corruption is not fought alone or quietly – Domelevo
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[B] Agyapa deal should be considered dead on arrival in Parliament – John Jinapor

2021-03-10

[B] UMB Signs agreement with NARMG to provide special loans to midwives
[B] Ghana will experience economic rebound in 2021—President Akufo-Addo
[B] Price of iced sachet water now 30p
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2021-03-09

[B] Stop 'examining' foodstuffs before buying them – market women to buyers
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2021-03-08

[B] Cement price goes up
[B] Village Savings and Loans scheme empowering rural women in Adansi north
[B] Technology is key to speeding up the global gender equality agenda- NBSSI Boss

2021-03-07

[B] Ghana for 3 years was described as one of fastest growing economies - Akufo-Addo
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Business

[ 2016-10-28 ]

US approves $498m second MCC Compact for ECG
The Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) has
signed the second Compact with Government for the
release of $498 million to strengthen power
distribution in Ghana.

The completion of the deal Thursday comes after a
one-year delay. The delay was due to Ghana’s
inability to satisfy all the requisite
conditionalities demanded by the United
States-administered MCC.

The five-year Ghana Power Compact seeks to create
a financially viable power sector that will meet
the current and future needs of households and
businesses—and ultimately help fight poverty
across the country.

The Ghana Power Compact was signed in August 2014
but a 2015 date set for the disbursement of the
funds was missed. Two other dates in 2016 – June
and September – were also missed.

With the soon-to-be-released $498 million, it
brings total support to Ghana under the Power
Compact to $1.4 billion.

CEO of the MCC, Dana Hyde, said on Thursday,
October 27 at a short ceremony to mark the signing
of the second Compact that the funds will
strengthen operations of the Electricity Company
of Ghana (ECG) and make it more efficient.

The second Compact is coming at a time when
workers of the ECG have been agitating against
plans to inject funds into the company.

The workers fear they will lose their jobs when
the power distribution company is restructured,
fears government have been at pains to dispel.

Source - Myjoyonline.com


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