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Govt warns freight forwarders against using old customs systems for new declarations

Deputy Minister of Finance, Kwaku Kwarteng, has issued a strong warning to freight forwarders who may want to use the old customs management systems...

Ghana beats South Africa in where to invest in Africa report

Ghana has edged closer to a coveted top 5 position this year, rising three places to number six in RMB’s Investment Attractiveness rankings....

UNIPASS contract: GCNet criticises government for not doing proper due diligence

Trade facilitation company, Ghana Community Network Services Limited (GCNet) has rejected claims that it does not have a full end-to-end Customs Management System for...

When govt plans to halt tomato importation

Deputy Minister for Food and Agriculture, George Oduro, has announced the government’s plans to cut tomato importation to Ghana by 2022. According to Mr Oduro,...

Meet Ghanaian lady awarded job offer at Microsoft

Budding Ghanaian technology personnel, Ivy Barley has been appointed Programs Manager of American technology company, Microsoft. Ivy, who is also the co-founder of Development in...

Trade Minister inspects work at Volkswagen Ghana assembly site

 Minister for Trade and Industry, Alan Kyerematen, on Tuesday paid a working visit to the assembly site of Volkswagen (VW), Ghana in Accra ahead...

Social Enterprise Ghana begins advocacy for impact investing policy

Social Enterprise Ghana with funding from BUSAC, DANIDA and USAID has begun advocacy to ensure policymakers and government pass and adopt the social...

Landfill site operators threaten shutdown over GH₵42m debt

The Coalition of NGOs in Water & Sanitation (CONIWAS) and the Environmental Service Providers Association (ESPA) are demanding the immediate payment of landfill operators...

What benefits UNIPASS will bring to Ghana’s ports – Amaglo explains in this video

Korean Customs Services agency and new managers of Ghana's new Customs Management System, Universal Pass (UNIPASS), has outlined the benefits the system will bring...

Hollard Ghana to prepare business students for global market

Group CEO of Hollard Ghana Holdings, Patience Akyianu, has said the insurance company is committed to bridging the gap between the academia and industry...

Buying Arsenal will cost you $2.6 billion – Dangote told

Africa's richest man, Aliko Dangote, has been told how much it will cost him to buy English Premier League side Arsenal.   According to Bob...

Why coronavirus is affecting bank loans

The Ghana Union of Traders Association (GUTA) is appealing to banks in the country to relax interests on borrowing as the outbreak of the...

Coronavirus: Twitter tells staff to work from home

Twitter has told its employees to work from home to help stop the spread of the coronavirus. In a blog post, the social media giant...

Checkout overaged vehicles that can still be imported into Ghana after ban

President of the Automobile Dealers Union of Ghana, Eric Kwaku Boateng, has revealed some overaged vehicles that can still be imported after the ban...

Volvo Group rewards SMT Ghana as best dealer for SDLG Construction equipment

Volvo Group has rewarded SMT Ghana, as the SDLG "Best Dealer” of the year 2019 under review. At the annual Volvo dealer conference held in Eskilstuna, Sweden,...

Why govt has banned importation of ‘accident’, ‘used’ vehicles

The government has initiated plans to amend the Customs Law to disallow the importation of vehicles that have been used for a decade or...

NPA pilots first phase of cylinder recirculation model in Kade

The National Petroleum Authority (NPA) has begun piloting the first phase of the cylinder recirculation model in Kade in the Eastern region. According to the...

Adom FM now on GOtv and DStv

Ghana’s leading and favourite Akan radio station, Adom 106.3 FM, starting today March 3, 2020 is accessible on MultiChoice’s GOtv and DStv audio channels....

Apple will pay up to $500 million for slowing down older iPhones

Apple will pay up to half a billion dollars to settle a class action lawsuit accusing it of slowing down older iPhone models to compel users...

Ghana targets increased timber trade following EU licensing, certification

Ghana is hoping to revive its dwindling timber trade with the European Union through a Voluntary Partnership Agreement programme. Decline in the volume of premium species like...

GUTA reacts to Coronavirus in Nigeria

Ghana Union of Traders Association (GUTA) has been alarmed by first recorded case of Covid-19 known as Coronavirus in Nigeria. RELATED STORY: Nigeria confirms first case...

Freight Forwarders bare teeth at govt over UNIPASS take-off

It is now clear that the government is going ahead with the implementation of what its calls the new end to end customs management...

Sinapi Aba to invest GH¢ 30 million in water, sanitation and health related businesses

Savings and Loans Company, Sinapi Aba, has disclosed plans to invest over GH¢ 30 million into small-scale businesses operating in the area of Water,...

Photos: GRA intercepts 550 gallons of oil from Togo to Ghana

The Customs Excise and Preventive Service (CEPS) has arrested a Kia Truck with 550 gallons of Family Vegetable Cooking oil on the Nanton -...

Makers of Corona beer report £132 million loss after coronavirus outbreak

The brewer behind Corona beer has warned of the steepest decline in quarterly profit for at least a decade after the coronavirus outbreak cost...

GOIL touts RON 95 fuel as ‘highest grade on the Ghanaian market’

Indigenous oil marketing company, GOIL, has affirmed that its newly introduced SuperXP RON 95 is the highest grade on the Ghanaian market, and provides the highest...

RGD dedicates special office to all business registration processes

The Registrar-General’s Department (RGD) has disclosed plans to establish Office of the Registrar of Companies (ORC), specially dedicated to handling all business registration processes....

All companies to declare beneficial owners before incorporation – RGD

The Registrar-General’s Department (RGD), per the new Companies Act, 2019 (Act 992), is to ensure the declaration of companies and business beneficial owners. The...

RGD threatens to dissolve companies for not filing annual returns

The Registrar-General, Mrs Jemima Oware, has threatened to dissolve all companies that have failed to file their annual returns for more than a decade...

MPs inspect completed Kumasi Compost and Recycling Plant

Joint Parliamentary Select Committees on Works and Housing, Water Sanitation, and Environment on Monday paid a familiarisation visit to the completed Kumasi Compost...

NDC secured funds for Planting for Food and Jobs – Party

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has claimed credit for government’s flagship Planting for Food and Jobs programme. According to the party, it secured funding from Canada...

ECG planned maintenance to cause ‘dumsor’ in parts of Accra

Power to many parts of Accra will be disrupted from Tuesday, February 25, 2020, as the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) begins a...

Silver Star Auto launches Peugeot and Citroën range of vehicles in Ghana

Silver Star Auto Limited has once again set a new standard for quality in the Ghanaian automotive market by launching two global brands in...

Video: Zoe Outreach Embassy Pastor accosted by angry customers again

Customers of investment companies owned by the founder of the Zoe Outreach Embassy Church have once again assaulted the pastor as he...

Minority to summon Trade Minister over Trade Fair demolition

The Minority in Parliament is planning to summon the Trade and Industry Minister, Alan Kyerematen, over a demolition exercise that took place...

Demolishing of Raymond Archers’ printing press act of vindictiveness – NDC

The National Democratic Congress (NDC), has bemoaned the demolishing of the offices and factory of Color Planet Limited, one of the largest industrial printing...

Zoomlion showcases urban sanitation solutions at World Urban Forum

Waste management expert, Zoomlion Ghana limited has displayed its integrated waste management solutions to world leaders at the tenth session of the...

Jim Iyke, Ini Edo others now Adonko Bitters brand ambassadors

Leading alcoholic herbal drink brand, Adonko Bitters, has unveiled top celebrities and influencers as brand ambassadors. The official signing, which took place...

Africans face most expensive internet charges in the world; new report says

Consumers in African countries are paying some of the highest rates in the world for internet access as a proportion of income, according to...

Rosewood Investigations Report: Deputy Lands Minister clashes with Apaak over ‘exclusion’ claims

Deputy Minister for Lands and Natural resources, Benito Owusu Bio, has refuted claims by Member of Parliament for Builsa South, Clement Apaak on the...