Privatise Tema Oil refinery for efficiency- Dr. Steve Manteaw
Privatise Tema Oil refinery for efficiency- Dr. Steve Manteaw
In an exclusive interview with Pulse Business, Dr. Manteaw bemoaned the phenomenon of politicians rewarding board positions on the Tema Oil Refinery c to political foot soldiers.
Co-Chair of the Ghana Extractive Industry Transparency Initiative (GHEITI), Dr. Steve Manteaw has charged government to privatize non- performing public institutions like the Tema Oil refinery.
This according to him will make the refinery much more efficient and profitable.
Dr. Manteau believes that government needs to offload its ownership in Tema Oil Refinery on the Stock Exchange for private investors to buy.
Ghanaians brace yourselves; Massive food shortage looms
Deputy Minister of Agric has warned of an imminent drought and food shortage in 2016.
This follows a prediction by the Ghana Meteorological Service that 2016 will see the country experience a severe drought.
The phenomenon also follows the weather pattern in 2015 when Ghana and many other parts of the world experienced the warmest weather conditions ever.
We go to the currency market now where
Currency Buying Selling
Dollar 3.87 4.17
Pound Sterling 5.60 5.90
Euro 4.36 4.56
To updates from the stock exchange today
Standard Chartered Bank Ghana Ltd. and ALUWORKS LTD were the biggest losers of the day dropping 1p each to close at 16.32p and 0.08... Whereas Enterprise Group Limited were the biggest gainer of the day, gaining 2p to close at 2.42p
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