Ghana receives approval to trade 700 products under AfCFTA

STORY: Ghana receives approval to trade 700 products under AfCFTA SHOOTING DATE: May 23, 2024 DATELINE: May 26, 2024 LENGTH: 00:04:21 LOCATION: Accra CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Made-in-Ghana Bazaar 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): KOBINA TAHIR HAMMOND, Ghana's Minister of Trade and Industry 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): MAVIS NKANSAH-BOADU, Ghana's deputy minister for foreign affairs and regional integration STORYLINE: Ghana has received approval from the authority of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) to trade 700 local products within the African continent, according to Minister of Trade and Industry Kobina Tahir Hammond. Hammond made the announcement on Thursday, the first day of the Made-in-Ghana Bazaar, saying the government has been taking a number of steps aimed at making Ghanaian products competitive domestically and abroad under the AfCFTA. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): KOBINA TAHIR HAMMOND, Ghana's Minister of Trade and Industry "The government has facilitated exploratory m

Ghana recorded 3.1 pct GDP growth in 2022

STORY: Ghana recorded 3.1 pct GDP growth in 2022 DATELINE: April 21, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:04 LOCATION: Accra CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of traffic in Accra 2. various of a market in Accra 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): SAMUEL KOBINA ANNIM, Ghana's government statistician 4. various of a market in Accra 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): SAMUEL KOBINA ANNIM, Ghana's government statistician 6. various of a market in Accra STORYLINE: Ghana recorded a growth rate of 3.1 percent in the gross domestic product (GDP) last year, the Ghana Statistical Service announced Wednesday. Samuel Kobina Annim, the government statistician, said during a press briefing held in Accra, the capital of Ghana, that the growth rate fell short of the targeted 3.7 percent and was mainly due to the lower growth in the agriculture and services sectors. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): SAMUEL KOBINA ANNIM, Ghana's government statistician "The services sector grew by 5.5 percent for the year 2022. And this growth rate in the services sector was driven

Inflation hits record high in Ghana

STORY: Inflation hits record high in Ghana DATELINE: Jan. 13, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:06 LOCATION: Accra CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Accra central business district and the market (file) 2. SOUNDBITE (English): SAMUEL KOBINA ANNIM, Government statistician at the GSS 3. various of Accra central business district and the market (file) STORYLINE: Ghana's consumer inflation rate surged to 54.1 percent in December, a record high, the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) said Wednesday. Samuel Kobina Annim, the government statistician at the GSS, who announced the increase at a press briefing, said the rise in the inflation rate was due to the increasing prices of food and non-food items during the month under review. SOUNDBITE (English): SAMUEL KOBINA ANNIM, Government statistician at the GSS "The overall food inflation for the month of December 2022 stood at 59.7% and within the year-on-year inflation rate, 8 subclasses for food inflation recorded rate higher than the overall food inflation of 59.7

Ghana records highest inflation rate since 2004

STORY: Ghana records highest inflation rate since 2004 DATELINE: May 14, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:42 LOCATION: Accra CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Accra central business district 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): SAMUEL KOBINA ANNIM, Government statistician 3. various of Accra central business district 4. various of Tema Port 5. various of bus terminal 6. SOUNDBITE 2: ABENA BADU, Vendor at Kimbu in the capital Accra 7. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): LESLEY DWIGHT MENSAH, Economist with the Institute of Fiscal Studies STORYLINE: Ghana's inflation rate reached 23.6 percent in April, the highest since 2004, said the Ghana Statistical Service Wednesday. Samuel Kobina Annim, the Government Statistician, said at a regular press conference that the food inflation increased to 26.6 percent and the non-food inflation increased to 21.3 percent in April. Providing policy considerations for national and subnational decision-makers, the government statistician revealed that 295 out of the 305 brand items in the inflation

Ghana's economy expands 5.4 pct in 2021

STORY: Ghana's economy expands 5.4 pct in 2021 DATELINE: April 21, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:00 LOCATION: Accra CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. Various shots of Accra independence square 2. Various shots of Accra central business district (market) 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): SAMUEL KOBINA ANNIM, Government Statistician 4. Shots of the market 5. Shots of the fuel station STORYLINE: Ghana's economy showed signs of recovery from the impact of COVID-19, with Gross Domestic Product (GDP) recording a growth of 5.4 percent year on year in 2021, compared with the revised growth rate of 0.5 percent in 2020, the Ghana Statistical Service said Wednesday. Samuel Kobina Annim, the Government Statistician, said the higher growth rate in 2021 was due to the strong growths of 6.4 percent in the third quarter (Q3) and 7.0 percent in Q4. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): SAMUEL KOBINA ANNIM, Government Statistician "The provisional current annual GDP estimate including oil for 2021 stood at 459,130.9 million Ghana cedis, and this compares