Thomas-Moore Adingo

Accra

Business and Sports Journalist at Business & Financial Times

Business Journalist with the B&FT, Entrepreneur, PR consultant and fitness enthusiast.

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Gov’t leverages purchasing power to revive textile, garment industry

1 week ago | ghheadlines.com | Thomas-Moore Adingo

Business Home » Business and Financial Times » Fri 30th May, 2025 » Gov’t leverages purchasing power to revive textile, garment industry By Thomas-Moore ADINGO The Ministry of Trade, Agribusiness and Industry (MoATI) has begun talks with six other ministries to procure uniforms and apparel from local manufacturers and designers.
Free sanitary pads for school girls: AGI backs move to procure from local producers

2 months ago | ghheadlines.com | Thomas-Moore Adingo

Editors' picks Home » Business and Financial Times » Mon 24th Mar, 2025 » Free sanitary pads for school girls: AGI backs move to procure from local producers By Thomas-Moore ADINGOThe Association of Ghana Industries (AGI) has welcomed government’s decision to procure sanitary pads from local manufacturers under its free sanitary pads initiative for girls in public basic and senior high schools.
Electrochem’s US$500m investment drive on track

2 months ago | ghheadlines.com | Thomas-Moore Adingo

News Home » Business and Financial Times » Fri 21st Mar, 2025 » Electrochem’s US$500m investment drive on track By Thomas-Moore ADINGOElectrochem Ghana Limited, operators of the 41,000-acre salt concession at Ada in the Greater Accra Region, is on track to complete its US$500million integrated salt plan by 2027. The plan includes the completion of salt works — the core infrastructure for producing raw salt — at a cost of around US$120million.
Local production remains our only hope to stabilise cedi – Armah Quaye

2 months ago | ghheadlines.com | Thomas-Moore Adingo

Business Home » Business and Financial Times » Wed 19th Mar, 2025 » Local production remains our only hope to stabilise cedi – Armah Quaye By Thomas-Moore ADINGOFounder of Bills Micro Credit and business magnate, Richard Nii Armah Quaye, has made a strong case for local production as a means to reduce imports and stabilise the cedi. However, he believes government must play a proactive role in ensuring market availability before expecting private investors to take the lead.
Domestic fruit-juice/beverage sector on brink of collapse

Mar 10, 2025 | ghheadlines.com | Thomas-Moore Adingo

Business Home » Business and Financial Times » Mon 10th Mar, 2025 » Domestic fruit-juice/beverage sector on brink of collapse …as 20% excise duty takes toll By Thomas-Moore ADINGOMore than a year and a half into implementation of the Excise Duty (Amendment) Act 2023 (Act 1093), which imposes a 20 percent tax on sweetened and fruit beverages, manufacturers are struggling to stay afloat according to the Association of Ghana Industries (AGI).
Dr. Amin Adam bullish about strong FY economic growth

Nov 22, 2024 | ghheadlines.com | Thomas-Moore Adingo

Economy Home » Business and Financial Times » Fri 22nd Nov, 2024 » Dr. Amin Adam bullish about strong FY economic growth By Thomas-Moore ADINGO Minister of Finance Dr. Mohammed Amin Adam has stated that the economy demonstrated remarkable resilience in the first half of 2024, with significant contributions from the industrial and manufacturing sectors.
Manufacturers demand tax reforms

Nov 20, 2024 | ghheadlines.com | Thomas-Moore Adingo

Business Home » Business and Financial Times » Wed 20th Nov, 2024 » Manufacturers demand tax reforms By Thomas-Moore ADINGO Domestic manufacturers have described the current tax regime as counter-productive, urging the next government to use its first budget to implement meaningful reforms and restore industry confidence.
US$2.3bn lost annually to illegal mining

Sep 25, 2024 | ghheadlines.com | Thomas-Moore Adingo

BusinessHome » Business and Financial Times »Wed 25th Sep, 2024 » US$2.3bn lost annually to illegal miningBy Thomas-Moore ADINGOThe economy loses an estimated US$2.3billion annually – a figure just US$700million short of the funds secured through the country’s three-year International Monetary Fund (IMF) bailout programme – to illegal mining and gold smuggling.
Digital, green transition won’t happen without cheap financing

May 29, 2024 | ghheadlines.com | Thomas-Moore Adingo

HeadlinesHome » Business and Financial Times »Wed 29th May, 2024 »Digital, green transition won’t happen without cheap financingBy Thomas-Moore ADINGOThe country’s bid to transition into a digital and green economy, ensuring efficient use of resources and maximum output, will not materialise unless steps are expedited to ease access to finance at reasonable rates, say experts.
Boost for farmers, industry as AGI, GCX join forces on 5 crucial crops

Mar 8, 2024 | ghheadlines.com | Thomas-Moore Adingo

AgribusinessHome » Business and Financial Times »Fri 08th Mar, 2024 »Boost for farmers, industry as AGI, GCX join forces on 5 crucial cropsBy Thomas-Moore ADINGOThe Association of Ghana Industries (AGI) and the Ghana Commodity Exchange (GCX) have teamed up to ensure consistent availability of raw materials for industry throughout the year, while also guaranteeing a steady market for agricultural products.