GENERAL NEWS: Akufo-Addo to firm-up school reopening after Cabinet meeting on December 30

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  President  Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo  is receiving briefings from  COVID-19  Technical Taskforce on limited school re-openings and would make a firm decision on school reopening in January 2021 after a Cabinet meeting on December 30, 2020. Addressing a news conference in Accra on  COVID-19  Updates on Tuesday, Information Minister,  Kojo Oppong Nkrumah , said the  COVID-19  Taskforce would work throughout the Christmas period to brief the President and analyse the impact of the  COVID-19  pandemic on students, during the limited school re-openings in July, August, September, and October, this year. Government in July allowed final year students in the tertiary education institutions to complete their semester courses and wrote their exit examinations. The final year senior high school students also returned to complete their term courses and wrote the West African Examination Certificate (WAEC), while the final year Junior ...

BUSINESS NEWS: Fuel prices to remain unchanged - IES.

The Institute for Energy Security (IES) has stated that there is a high tendency fuel prices may not change despite fears of an increment in the coming days. 

According to IES, figures show the cedi has experienced a marginal appreciation against the trading currency. 

The dollar is going for GH¢4.80 currently as against GH¢4.83 in the last pricing window. 

Giving a breakdown of the local market performance, IES stated that although prices of fuel at the pumps experienced a 2% hike in the window under review, some subsidiaries sell at the lowest.

The IES Market-scan showed that Benab Oil sells the lowest-priced fuel on the market relative to other OMCs; followed by Frimps Oil and Zen Petroleumadding that other relatively low cost fuels can be sourced from Pacific Oil, Lucky Oil and Alinco Oil. 

With the cedi making some gains against the dollar, the Institute projects that prices at the pump will remain relatively. 

Below is a full report of the Review of the August Second Pricing-Window.

SOURCE: Ghanaweb.com

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