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MASLOC CEO assures youth of institutional support for their startups

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for MASLOC, Hajia Abibata Shanni Mahama Zakariah, has assured young entrepreneurs of the institution's firm commitment in providing micro credit...

Why I stayed in my job despite my boss’ humiliation in front of my girlfriend – McDan

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of McDan Group of Companies, Daniel McKorley, has opened up on his grass-to-grace story. McDan, as he is widely known, shared...

Asempa FM’s Ekosii Sen National Dialogue Series: MASLOC remains committed to supporting micro-business – CEO

The Chief Executive of MASLOC, Abibata Zakariah, has reiterated the outfit's commitment to delivering on its mandate of assisting in the advancement of micro...

COPEC predicts 10% increase in fuel prices

Fuel prices are expected to go up by 10%, beginning this Sunday, October 16, 2022. According to the Chamber for Petroleum Consumers (COPEC), this is...

Ekosiisen National Dialogue Series: Govt alone cannot solve unemployment situation; take charge – Minister urges

The government alone cannot solve the problem of unemployment situations in Ghana, a Deputy Finance Minister, Dr John Kumah, has said. According to the Member...

Fuel prices to go up from October 16 – IES

Fuel prices are expected to go up at the pumps from Sunday, October 16, 2022, the Institute for Energy Security (IES) has projected. This is...

Cedi hits ¢12.10 to a dollar

The Ghana cedi has breached the ¢12 mark within just a week, selling at ¢12.10 at most forex bureaus or the retail market. A visit...

GRA shuts 16 businesses

Assistant Commissioner of the VAT Administration wing of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA), Philip Acquah, says 16 businesses have been closed for non-compliance with...

Rana Motors present tickets to winners of their 2022 World Cup Promo

Rana Motors, the main distributors of KIA brands in Ghana, have presented tickets to their lucky winners for a free trip to Qatar to...

Ghana, 4 other states get USD 250 million EBID fund

Five (5) member states of the ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development (EBID) will receive funding of USD 250 million for various projects. The funding...

Nana B tackles GRA over tax collection approach in Ashanti Region

The National Organiser of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Henry Nana Boakye, has taken on the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) over its tax collection...

Transport Ministry backs Airports Company service charge review

A Deputy Minister of Transport, Hassan Tampuli, has backed the request of the Ghana Airport Company Limited (GACL) to have its user fees and...

Palace Mall, China Mall Managers abandon shops

Managers of popular retail shopping centres, Palace Mall and China Mall, have this week abandoned their shops after failing to comply with the new...

Free Zones Authority CEO embarks on regional tour to licensed free zone firms

The Chief Executive Office of the Ghana Free Zones Authority, Mike Ocquaye Junior, has embarked on a regional tour to licensed free zone companies...

GRA shuts down 4 branches of Palace Mall

The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has shut down four branches of retail shop, Palace Mall in the Greater Accra Region. The action on Tuesday follows...

GRA closes China Mall for refusing to fix electronic VAT system

The enforcement team of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has locked the Chinese retail shop, China Mall, and its warehouses on the Spintex Road...

Businesses struggling, I’ll not encourage anyone to start business now – GUTA president

The Ghana Union of Traders Association (GUTA) is predicting that banks' default rate is going to be high due to recent hike in policy...

McDan Group signs MoU with AfCFTA for trade facilitation

The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of McDan Group, Daniel McKoley has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Secretary General of the Africa...

Ghana’s debt stock up ¢9bn to ¢402.4bn in July 2022 – BoG

Ghana’s public debt stock went up by ¢9 billion in July 2022 to ¢402.4 billion, the October 2022 Bank of Ghana(BoG) Summary of Economic...

E-levy affecting govt’s digital agenda – Telecoms Chamber

The Chief Executive of the Ghana Chamber of Telecommunications, Ken Ashigbey, has disclosed that the Electronic Transaction Levy (E-Levy) is slowing government’s own digital...

We’re hopeful of securing IMF bailout before end of 2022

The Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, is optimistic the country will get approval from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for an economic programme before the...

Finance Ministry to continue IMF negotiations in USA

The Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, has described initial negotiations with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for a bailout programme as collaborative. According to him, government...

Cedi depreciation: GUTA sends proposal to govt

The Ghana Union of Traders Association (GUTA) is calling on government to, as a matter of urgency, peg the dollar for the purpose of...

Unregistered SIM card holders to know fate next week

The intended exercise to block all unregistered SIM cards effective Saturday, October 1, 2022 has been put on hold. This is to allow the Ministry...

ECG resolves prepaid metering challenges; see details

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) says the vending challenges customers are facing with the prepaid metering system across the country have been resolved. The...

ECG prepaid central database hacked?

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) is still working to resolve the technical challenge it was experiencing in vending for prepaid consumers on E-cash...

FrieslandCampina pays tribute to its farmers with short film ‘A New Day’

FrieslandCampina, a Netherlands-based multinational dairy company has in a short film titled A New Day paid a glowing tribute to its farmers. The film aside...

We shall be blessed with Ghana miracle – Finance Minister

Amidst the worsening economic conditions and the government’s plan to secure an IMF support programme, Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta is hopeful of a “Ghana...

KGL Group hosts Director-General of Loterie Nationale de Cote d’Ivoire

The Director General of the Cote d’Ivoire Lottery Regulatory Commission (LONACI), Dramane Coulibaly, has paid an official courtesy call on the KGL Group. The call...

Full text: Ken Ofori-Atta’s statement on state of the economy

Chief Director, Directors, Special Advisors and Staff of the Ministry; Distinguish ladies and gentlemen of the Media; Good Morning, and welcome to the 4th Press...

Economy gradually on upswing – Finance Minister

Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, has pointed out that the Ghanaian economy is gradually on the upswing despite the numerous shocks it faced over the...

Bank of Ghana sends strong warning to MoMo loan defaulters

The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has said mobile money loan defaulters who have deliberately discarded their SIM cards risk attracting negative repercussion. In a statement,...

Temtum Group confirms invitation to participate in 13th GUBA Awards in Kigali

A UK-based advanced technology and business focus company, Temtum Group, will participate in the 13th Grow, Unite, Build Africa (GUBA) Awards which is slated for...

IMF team to arrive in Ghana today

An International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff team, led by Stéphane Roudet, Mission Chief for Ghana, will arrive in Accra tomorrow September 26, 2022, and...

SIM registration: MTN Ghana calls for media support

The Senior Manager, General Trade of MTN Ghana, Simon Amoh, has appealed to the media to keep encouraging the public to re-register their SIM...

Fitch downgrades Ghana from ‘CCC’ to ‘CC’

FitchRatings has downgraded Ghana’s Long-Term Local- and Foreign-Currency Issuer Default Ratings (IDRs) to ‘CC’, from ‘CCC’. Fitch typically does not assign Outlooks to issuers with...

Champions Dishes, 2 other businesses caught in GRA’s web

The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) on Thursday arrested some management members of three businesses in Accra for failure to issue Value Added Tax (VAT)...

Patoranking extols Caveman watches for ‘extravagance and elegance’

Nigerian music superstar, Patoranking, has joined in to laud the Ghanaian watch brand, Caveman, for offering consumers both classic and casual styles in the...

NTHC under pressure: Workers of GOIL threaten legal action for GH¢30m

Customers, including many state-owned organisations, have started piling pressure on the National Trust Holding Company (NTHC) for their investments running into several millions of...

Car dealers bare teeth over 35% penalty on duty

The Vehicle and Assets Dealers Union of Ghana (VADUG) has expressed utter dismay over government’s decision to slap 35% penalty on duty on imported...