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Photos: Day 2 of GUTA strike

The closure of shops in the Central Business District of Accra by the Ghana Union of Traders Associations (GUTA) due to economic hardship entered...

World Lottery Authority endorses Ghana’s Good Causes, war against illegal lottery

The World Lottery Authority (WLA) has revealed that it will be focusing more on responsible gaming and good causes in the coming years and...

Traders Advocacy Group opposes GUTA’s shop closures

The General Secretary of Traders Advocacy Group Ghana, Nana Poku, has disagreed with the Ghana Union of Traders Associations’ (GUTA) approach to getting the...

GUTA members close shops beginning today

Members of the Ghana Union of Traders Association (GUTA) will today close shops in Accra to protest deteriorating economic situation.  The group described the industrial...

GUTA disowns TAGG

 The Ghana Union of Traders Association (GUTA) has said the Traders Advocacy Group Ghana (TAGG) is not part of them. GUTA President, Dr Joseph Obeng,...

GUTA reveals when shops will be re-opened for business

Members of the Ghana Union of Traders Association (GUTA) will from Wednesday, October 19, 2022, close down their shops in a nationwide protest. The decision,...

Inflation in Ghana domestic driven – IMF

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has attributed the high inflation in Ghana to largely domestic factors. This dismisses the argument that inflation in the country...

Accra: GUTA members close down shops

Members of the Ghana Union of Traders Association (GUTA) in Accra have today closed down their shops in a nationwide protest. According to the aggrieved...

IES warns of fuel shortage

The Institute for Energy Security (IES) is warning of a shortage of petroleum products across the country. According to the energy think tank, the free...

Cedi slumps to world’s most performer versus dollar

Ghana’s cedi slumped to the world’s worst-performing currency to the dollar as wait-and-see investors continued to squeeze foreign capital into the West African country...

Energy Quest Foundation’s career seminar impacts hundreds

The Energy Career Seminars is an initiative of the Energy Quest Foundation. The founder of the Energy Quest Foundation, Lesley Arthur Asiedu, described this second...

Lemonade Finance names Delay, Dumelo and Dr Likee as brand ambassadors

Lemonade Finance, a cross-border payment solution that enables Africans in the Diaspora to send money back home, has announced Deloris Frimpong Manso , John...

Govt submits economic recovery programme document to IMF

Government has submitted its economic document (Post COVID-19 Programme for Economic growth) to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for programme support. The document is expected to...

Fuel price to hit GH¢18 per liter in December if… COPEC

The Chamber of Petroleum Consumers Ghana (COPEC) is predicting a marginal increase in fuel prices ahead of the yuletide. According to the Chamber, the prices...

Ghana’s economic programme hinges on reform plan – IMF

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has stated that an economic programme for Ghana hinges on a reform plan which the government has just shared...

Diesel price up to ¢15.99 per liter, petrol sells at ¢13.10

Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) have begun increasing prices of petroleum products at the pumps. This is due to the fortnight review of petroleum prices that...

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...

Former Groupe Nduom workers appeal for release of Provident Fund

Former workers of the defunct Groupe Nduom (GN) Savings and Loans Limited have appealed to the government to facilitate the immediate release of their...

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...

World Bank and IMF warn of possible global recession

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank have warned of a possible global recession at the start of the annual meeting of...

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...

Adidas puts Kanye West Yeezy deal under review

Adidas says it is reviewing its Yeezy partnership with Kanye West days after he showed a "White Lives Matter" T-shirt design at Paris Fashion...

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...