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The Minerals Income Investment Fund (MIIF) has hosted its first-ever stakeholder engagement series with Civil Society Organisations and other stakeholders in the mining sector. The gathering brought together a diverse spectrum of…

The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) is projecting high interest rates in most parts of 2024 across the globe with wider margins. In its Global Industry Outlook 2024, the UK-based firm said the high-interest rates will remain the most…

The National Petroleum Authority (NPA) is set to commence the regulation of the importation, storage, processing and marketing of bitumen in the country effective January 2024. The new regulatory framework, which will have inputs from…

Ecobank Ghana (37.21%), Access (9.68%), BOPP (6.98%) and Asante Gold (0.11%) were the top price gainers on the Ghana Stock Exchange in October 2023. On the Equities market, the GSE Composite Index recorded a 1.47% dip compared to the…

NNPC Ltd, Nigeria’s state-controlled oil company, has launched a new low-sulfur crude grade, called Nembe, which it plans to sell primarily on the European market, an NNPC executive told Reuters on Tuesday. The Nembe crude grade is…

Energy giants BP and Shell unveiled sharp downturns in their usual earnings last week in a rocky third quarter for the sector, with the oil and gas industry failing to match last year’s record profits. While oil prices have recently…

Saudi Aramco (Aramco) has sustained hefty payouts to its investors, including the country’s government which owns 90 percent of the oil giant, despite a sharp slide in profits. The world’s largest fossil fuel producer posted a 24 percent…

Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei, last week called on the Islamic members of OPEC to halt oil exports to Israel immediately. Given that Israel buys virtually none of its oil from Islamic members of OPEC – purchasing mainly from…

The Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research (ISSER) is calling for a freeze on new tax exemptions for foreign companies. In its proposed fiscal policy measures to the government in the 2024 Budget, ISSER also suggested the…

The Domestic Service Workers Union in Ghana is advocating for the speedy adoption of an International Labour Organisation, Convention 189 which sets out specific rights and protection for domestic workers in the country. According to the…