Budget Highlights for 2018 financial year
Finance Minister Ken Ofori Atta is currently before Parliament presenting the budget  for the 2018 financial year.
The theme for the budget is “Putting Ghana...
Full document: 2018 budget presented by Finance Minister
Finance Minister, Mr Ken Ofori-Atta has presented to Parliament the budget for 2018. This is the second budget statement and economic policy since the...
 Gov’t will continue to invest in projects – Finance Minister
The Minister for Finance, Ken Ofori Atta, says government will continue to invest heavily in its flagship policies such as Planting for Food and...
Govt to use $1.3bn to purchase cocoa
The Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta has disclosed some $1.3bn has been raised to purchase 850,000 tonnes of cocoa beans.
He said while other cocoa-producing countries...
Highlights of 2018 budget in pictures
Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta has presented government's second budget to the House of Parliament Wednesday.
The budget among other things focuses on growing key sectors...
2018 Budget will boost Private Sector businesses – Ofori Atta
Finance Minister, Ken Ofori Atta has said the NPP government seeks to create a conducive environment for the private sector in favour of the...
Govt targets 8.0% inflation in 2018
The Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta has said government is targeting an end-of-year inflation rate of 8.0 percent, lower than the 11.2 percent targeted for...
We have rescued our public purse from naked abuse – Ofori-Atta
The Minister for Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta has hit hard at the erstwhile Mahama administration for subjecting the public purse to what he described as...
Over 2000 graduate recruited under Planting for Food and Jobs
Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta has revealed the flagship Planting for Food and Jobs programme has reduced graduate unemployment in the country.
According to him, 2,...
We have achieved what seemed impossible in 8 years – Ofori Atta
Finance Minister, Ken Ofori Atta has said government has been able to accelerate Ghana’s economic growth just 10 months in power.
According to him, through...
Document: 2017 budget highlights
Finance Minister in March this year presented to Parliament the 2017 budget, his first budget statement and economic policy.
The budget gave details of government’s...
ECOBANK is AGI Best Bank of the Year
Ecobank Ghana has been adjudged the Best Bank in the financial service sector (Banking) at the 6th Association of Ghana Industries (AGI) awards.
This would...
Ofori-Atta presents 2018 budget today
Minister of Finance Ken Ofori-Atta is expected to present the 2018 Budget and Economic Policy Statement to Parliament today, Wednesday, 15 November.
Ahead of the...
Kumasi street traders resist relocation
Some traders on the streets of the Ashanti regional capital Kumasi have vehemently resisted attempts to relocate them to satellite markets around the metropolis...
Telecoms Chamber push for scrapping of stabilization levy from 2018 budget
The Ghana Chamber of Telecommunications has added its voice to the call on government to scrap the National Fiscal Stabilization Levy from the 2018...
MTN urges govt to scrap stabilization levy from 2018 budget
MTN is urging the government not to extend the "nuisance" National Fiscal Stabilization Levy (NFSL) in the 2018 Budget Statement which will be read...
Airtel, Tigo begin integration, introduce transitional logo
Airtel and Tigo, leading providers of mobile telecommunication services in Ghana, have announced the launch of a joint brand that will advance their commitment...
Gov’t urged to be transparent in tracking oil-funded projects
The government has been urged to be open and transparent with its decision to track projects funded with petroleum revenues across the country.
Dr Steve...
Vodafone amend writ against GRA following GHC2.1bn transfer revelation
In a dramatic turn of events, even before the court begins hearing the substantive case Vodafone Ghana filed against the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA)...
Broadband Chamber initiate steps to help revamp policy
The Broadband Communications Chamber (BBC) today launched the upcoming maiden Broadband Ghana Forum, as a first step towards helping to revamp the outdated National...
All road leads to Black Friday on Jumia.com
Have you ever felt special, three weeks before Christmas? Probably you have; but if you haven’t? then watch out for this year’s biggest event-...
Hot Audio: Assin Dompem youth beg for Kente Factory
Youth of Assin Dompem in the Assin Central constituency of the Central region are appealing to government to consider establishing a Kente weaving factory...
Piccadilly biscuits to create 200 jobs
Piccadilly Biscuits has embarked on an investment programme that will see its entire operation revamped and modernised.
The company, under the leadership of Mr Nicolas...
Electricity tariffs to go down
President Nana Akufo-Addo has revealed that electricity tariffs will soon be reviewed downwards, details of which will be announced in the 2018 budget presentation on...
BoG committed to stabilizing prices – BoG Governor
Governor of the Bank of Ghana (BoG), Dr Ernest Addison has indicated that the Bank is committed to ensuring price stability to create the...
Vodafone quits Cameroon after losing licence over poor service
Cameroon telecommunications giant Vodafone Cameroon has ended its operations in the country on Friday after the withdrawal of its license.
The service provider which started...
Ghana to hit two- million metric tonnes of cocoa production by 2019
Ghana 's cocoa production is expected to hit two million (2m)Â metric tonnes by 2019, Mr Joseph Boahen Aidoo, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of...
Ghana sells $221.4m worth of domestic dollar bonds
Ghana scooped all $221.4 million tendered for a three-year domestic dollar bond at a 6.25 percent yield on Thursday, boosting the government’s plans to...
Emelia Arthur to storm Accra with Made in Ghana mobile exhibition
The made in Ghana campaign ambassador; Emelia Arthur, will from Monday, November 13 through to Friday, November 17, 2017, storm some business centers in...
Inflation falls to 11.6% in October
Ghana’s annual consumer price inflation fell to 11.6% in October from 12.2% the previous month on the back of lower transport and health costs,...
Government to roll out paperless tax exemption system
Government is to roll out a paperless tax exemption system from January next year to block the revenue leakages that recur with the current...
Renault Ghana's giant vision, tech-rich showroom to enhance consumer power
Exclusive distributor of Renault vehicles in Ghana, Premium Motors has solidified its position in the market by commissioning a technology-rich showroom and two new...
Premium Motors to introduce Renault KWID for low-income earners
Automobile giant, Premium Motors is expected to introduce a new vehicle module called the Renault KWID to the Ghanaian market next year.
The vehicle has...
GIFEC, YEA to train and employ 500 youth in ICT
The Ghana Investment Fund for Electronic Communications (GIFEC) and the Youth Employment Agency (YEA) have joined forces to train and employ 500 unemployed youth...
China made 10% of tourists visiting Africa in 2016
The massive influx of Chinese tourists to Africa has in the recent years made a buzz, and it is for all possible reasons. After...
Ghana ready for investments in healthcare – Bawumia
The Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has assured the investor community of excellent opportunities in the healthcare sector of Ghana.
Ghana, he said, is open for business, and...
Ghana, Kenya to boost trade ties
Leading members of the private sector in Ghana and Kenya have acknowledged that both countries, considered to be regional economic gateways, have the capacity,...
COCOBOD built Bole guest house for Mahama’s comfort – CEO
The Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Cocoa Board, Joseph Boahen Aidoo, has accused former President John Mahama of influencing the construction of an...
Fall armyworm: GHȻ10m spent on insecticides
Deputy Minister of Food and Agriculture, Dr. Sagre Bambangi, has told Parliament that government has so far expended about GH₵10 million on insecticides to...
NCA must act to stop cyber fraud – NCR
The Network of Communications Reporters (NCR) has called on the National Communications Authority (NCA) to direct telecom companies in the country to fully comply...