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GSS dismisses claim of underreporting inflation figures
The Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) has dismissed claims asserting that it is underreporting inflation figures.This follows concerns that the current 40.4% rate put out...
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Over 8 million Ghanaians living in multidimensionally poor households – GSS
Data from the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) indicates that a total of 8,986,059 individuals in the country live in multidimensionally poor households. Multidimensional poverty, according...
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Price hikes caused by local factors – IMF
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has asserted that the incessant increase in prices of commodities is mainly due to domestic factors in the country.According...
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Eastern region tops inflation rate in Ghana with 47.1%
The Eastern region has maintained its lead as the region with the highest inflation rate among the 16 regions in the country with a...
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GSS launches 7th round of GDHC at Winneba
The Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) yesterday launched the 7th round of the Ghana Demographic and Health Survey (GDHS) at Winneba.The launch paves way for...
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Over 79,000 girls in Ghana aged 12 to 17 married or living with a man – GSS
The 2021 Population and Housing Census revealed that 79,733 girls in Ghana aged 12 to 17 have been married or living with a man.According...
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One fourth of the countrys’ poorest population are elderly people – GSS
The Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) says the elderly population has increased nearly by ten over the past six decades, increasing from over 200,000 (213,477)...
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One-quarter of the elderly in Ghana are multidimensionally poor – GSS
The Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) has revealed that the elderly population has increased almost 10 times in the past six decades from a little...
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Kwesi Pratt urges sachet water producers to be careful and mindful
A survey conducted in 2021 found that some sachet water products sold in Ghana are tainted with faeces.According to data from the 2021 Population...
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Dampares 14 concerns to researchers who ranked Police Service as the highest bribe-takers
The Inspector General of Police, COP Dr George Akuffo Dampare, IGP, has penned down a 5-page response to a report released by the Ghana...