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NY Cocoa Settles Higher on the Prospects of Smaller Global Cocoa Supplies

September ICE NY cocoa (CCU24 ) Wednesday closed up +96 (+1.01%), and September ICE London cocoa #7 (CAU24 ) closed down -91 (-1.41%). Cocoa prices Wednesday settled mixed, with NY cocoa posting a 2-month high. Dry weather in West Africa could curb the region's cocoa production and is pushing prices...

Barchart · Aug 21, 2024

NY Cocoa Rallies on Reduced West African Cocoa Production

September ICE NY cocoa (CCU24 ) today is up +110 (+1.16%), and September ICE London cocoa #7 (CAU24 ) is down -91 (-1.41%). Cocoa prices today are mixed, with NY cocoa posting a 2-month high. Dry weather in West Africa could curb the region's cocoa production and is pushing prices...

Barchart · Aug 21, 2024

Corruption holds small businesses back: Ghana study reveals two strategies to avoid the traps

Small and medium enterprises account for 95% of all registered businesses and contribute about 50% to the total GDP of countries in sub-Saharan Africa.

The Conversation · Aug 21, 2024

In brief: The Most; The Ghost Lake; Anansi’s Gold – reviews

A too-brief dissection of a 1950s American marriage; an affecting working-class memoir of grief and landscape; and an engrossing tale of a massively successful Ghanaian con artist

The Guardian - UK · Aug 18, 2024

First look: Serwaa is a six-legged chair by Giles Tettey Nartey

‘The design sensibilities of West Africa are equally as valuable and important as those from Europe’ states British-Ghanaian designer and architect Giles Tettey Nartey

Wallpaper · Aug 17, 2024

Cocoa Sees Support from Dollar Weakness

September ICE NY cocoa (CCU24 ) on Friday closed up +152 (+1.79%), and September ICE London cocoa #7 (CAU24 ) closed up +17 (+0.27%). Cocoa prices settled higher on Friday, as a weaker dollar sparked short covering in cocoa futures after Thursday's sharp decline. However, Friday's rally in the British...

Barchart · Aug 16, 2024

Cocoa Prices Supported by Dollar Weakness

September ICE NY cocoa (CCU24 ) today is up +235 (+2.77%), and September ICE London cocoa #7 (CAU24 ) is up +17 (+0.27%). Cocoa prices today are moving higher as a weaker dollar has sparked short covering in cocoa futures after Thursday's decline. However, today's rally in the British pound...

Barchart · Aug 16, 2024

Cocoa Prices Close Sharply Lower as Cocoa Production Prospects Improve

September ICE NY cocoa (CCU24 ) on Thursday closed down -348 (-3.94%), and September ICE London cocoa #7 (CAU24 ) closed down -94 (-1.46%). Cocoa prices fell sharply on Thursday due to an improved outlook for the next cocoa season in West Africa. The end of the El Nino weather...

Barchart · Aug 15, 2024

Cocoa Prices Slump on an Improved Outlook for Global Cocoa Production

September ICE NY cocoa (CCU24 ) today is down -313 (-3.54%), and September ICE London cocoa #7 (CAU24 ) is down -69 (-1.07%). Cocoa prices today are sharply lower due to an improved outlook for the next cocoa season in West Africa. The end of the El Nino weather pattern...

Barchart · Aug 15, 2024

Cocoa Closes Lower on Optimism Over the West African Cocoa Crop

September ICE NY cocoa (CCU24 ) on Wednesday closed down -29 (-0.33%), and September ICE London cocoa #7 (CAU24 ) closed down -58 (-0.89%). Cocoa prices posted moderate losses Wednesday as an improved outlook for the next cocoa season in West Africa weighs on prices. The end of the El...

Barchart · Aug 14, 2024