Switzerland

13 Nov

Ghana made US$800 million from carbon trading with Switzerland, Sweden ….Akufo-Addo reveals

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Ghana’s President, Nana Akufo-Addo, yesterday, Tuesday, November 12, 2024, addressed the COP29 summit for the last time at the opening of the 29th Conference of Parties (COP29) in Baku, Azerbaijan, as the leader of the West African nation. He spoke about how his nation, has reduced its annual greenhouse gas emissions, promotes the use of electric vehicles, and has mobilized over $800 million by trading carbon credits with Switzerland and Sweden in a move to reduce global emissions through the carbon markets. “Through article 6 of the Paris Agreement, Ghana has mobilised $800 million by trading carbon credits with nations…

16 Aug

Switzerland, China Two Other Countries Account For Half Of All Exports From Ghana

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Findings from the Ghana Statistical Service’s 2022 Trade Vulnerability Report indicate that four countries, account for over half of all exports while six countries are the source of about half of all imports. The countries are Switzerland, China, Canada and South Africa. The report further indicated that over two-thirds of all exports come from only two specific products, gold bullion and crude petroleum oil. Imports on the other hands have about 126 commodities contributing to two-thirds of all imports. Professor Samuel Kobina Annim, the Government Statistician, presenting the report’s findings, said the data serves as a valuable tool for policymakers,…