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Govt holds 4th town hall meeting on E-levy in Wa

Government, through the Information Ministry, will today hold another town hall meeting to discuss the controversial Electronic Transaction Levy (E-levy). The 4th meeting will take place...

All set for the Ghana Cares Chocolatarium Business Summit

The much-awaited summit on the business of Chocolate dubbed 'The Chocolatarium Business Summit’ comes off on Monday 21st February 2022 at the Kempinski Gold...

GPRTU to increase fares effective February 26

The Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) has announced that commuters should expect an increment in transport fares from Saturday, February 26. Speaking in an...

Cedi crosses ¢7 to one dollar mark less than two months into 2022

The local currency has crossed the ¢7 to one dollar mark on the retail market with less than two months into 2022. Joy Business checks...

Fisherfolk, boat operators cry over irregular supply of premix fuel

Fisherfolk and boat operators in the Oti Region have made a passionate appeal to the government to help ensure the regular supply of commodities...

GTA to hold first edition of the Chocolatarium Business Summit

The Ghana Tourism Authority (GTA) is hosting the first-ever Chocolate Business Summit dubbed ‘The Chocolatarium’. The Summit will discuss the business of chocolate and its...

GRA to pilot e-commerce, gaming and bet taxes in April

The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has announced that it is preparing to pilot an electronic-commerce, gaming and bet taxes in April 2022. The GRA Commissioner-General,...

MTN Ghana introduces additional measures to improve experience at SIM registration centres

MTN Ghana has introduced new measures to reduce congestion and enhance customer experience at all its SIM registration centres across the country. Key among the...

Accept E-levy or IMF will ask us to cancel Free SHS – MP

Member of Parliament (MP) for New Juaben South, Michael Okyere Baafi, says if Ghanaians don't accept and pay the Electronic Transaction levy (E-Levy) then...

Artisans in Greater Accra supported under GNPC’s skilled artisans project

The Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC) Foundation is providing support to 341 artisans drawn from across the Greater Accra region to sit for the...

SEC strengthens its efforts to end Ponzi scheme operations

Director-General of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Rev. Daniel Ogbarmey Tetteh, has noted that efforts to apprehend operators of pyramid or Ponzi schemes...

Jute factory, other defunct industries at Asokwa to be revamped

The Chief Executive of the Asokwa Municipal Assembly has revealed plans to revive some defunct factories in the municipality. The Jute Factory, among others, according...

Fuel prices to go up by 30 pessewas – COPEC reveals

The Chamber of Petroleum Consumers Ghana (COPEC) has hinted that fuel prices could go up by 30 pesewas soon. According to COPEC’s Executive Secretary, Duncan...

Cement Manufacturers caution quality of cement on the Market

The Chamber of Cement Manufacturers, Ghana (COCMAG) is appealing to government to promote the production of quality cement by instituting a legal regulatory framework...

There is absolutely nothing good about E-Levy – Lydia Forson

Actress Lydia Forson has opposed the implementation of the new Electronic Transaction Levy. She indicated that there is nothing good about the levy. In a...

Dangote adds $950m to his personal worth as shares of his cement company rises

Aliko Dangote got off to a great start in 2022, adding about $950 million to his fortune since the year began. The Nigerian billionaire’s wealth...

Minister of Lands lauds progress of GIADEC’s Project 4 – VALCO Modernisation

The Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Samuel Abu Jinapor, has reiterated the government’s commitment towards the mordenisation of VALCO, to improve efficiency and...

Stanbic Bank clears air on arrest of customer in banking hall

Stanbic Bank Ghana has reacted to the arrest of a customer in the banking hall of one of its branches. The customer had alleged on...

Economic woes not entirely govt’s fault – Stephen Amoah

Member of Parliament for Nhyiaeso, Stephen Amoah, has intimated that government cannot be blamed entirely for the current economic woes of the country. Whilst admitting...

We are not kids – Gyedu-Blay Ambolley wants E-levy bill scrapped [Video]

Veteran highlife musician Gyedu-Blay Ambolley has waded into the ongoing E-levy debate which has been laid before Ghana’s Parliament awaiting the green light. According to...

Drivers union sets records straight on fare increment [Listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · GRTCC ON TRANSPORT FARES The Ghana Road Transport Coordinating Council (GRTCC) has confirmed that there would be an increment in transport fares very...

Netizens applaud Ghana Post for Valentine Initiative

It has always been a norm for people to celebrate love every year on 14th February by sending messages of love and affection to...

AU panel calls for Moody’s review of Ghana’s rating

An African Union-backed panel has urged Moody’s Investors Service to review an appeal by government against the rating agency’s downgrade of the country’s credit...

Sarkodie breaks silence on E-Levy debate

Rapper Sarkodie has finally waded into the ongoing debate about the proposed E-levy tax which has been laid before Ghana's parliament. The rapper said...

Kasapreko reacts to money laundering claims

The management of the Kasapreko Company Limited has denied engaging in money laundering activities that have led to financial loss to the state. Media reports...

Apiate explosion: Maxam fined $6 million

Maxam Ghana Limited, the company at the centre of the explosion that occurred at Apiate in the Prestea Huni-Valley Municipality of the Western Region, has...

Govt rolls out six tax relief measures to lessen hardships

As part of measures by the government to lessen the hardship on businesses and citizens, the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has announced six tax...

Bukom Banku sends ‘special’ message to Akufo-Addo over E-levy bill [Video]

Ghanaian boxer, Bukom Banku, whose real name is Braimah Kamoko, is the latest celebrity to speak against the controversial E-levy bill which has been...

E-levy should be scrapped; it doesn’t make sense – Kwaisey Pee [Video]

Highlife musician Kwaisey Pee says the controversial Electronic Transaction Levy (E-levy) should not be passed because it simply does not make sense. Speaking in an interview with Andy Dosty...

Pan-African classifieds champion Jiji acquires Tonaton.com, its main competitor in Ghana

Jiji, the biggest African marketplace platform, acquires Tonaton.com, part of Saltside Technologies AB. The deal is a milestone in Jiji's strategy to build a leading...

Fuel prices to cross ¢8 per litre by March – OMCs

Chief Executive of the Association of Oil Marketing Companies has revealed that consumers will have to pay more than ¢8 per litre for fuel...

Govt implements 6 tax relief measures

The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has started the implementation of six tax reliefs introduced by the government to lighten the tax burden on businesses...

Fuel prices to soon cross GH¢8 mark – COPEC predicts

The Chamber of Petroleum Consumers Ghana (COPEC) has advised the government to employ strategic measures to lessen the impact of the rise in petroleum...

You could be jailed for not paying contributions for house helps – SSNIT

Legal Services Manager for SSNIT, Emmanuel Sackey, has indicated that persons who fail to pay SSNIT contributions for their employees are liable to a...

Finance Ministry reacts to Moody’s downgrade of country’s rating

The Finance Ministry is appealing against the downgrade of the country’s credit rating to Caa1, from B3 and economic outlook to stable, from negative. It...

Ignore 30% transport fare increase – GRTCC

The Ghana Road Transport Coordinating Council (GRTCC) has refuted claims that transport fares are expected to go up by 30 per cent. According to General...

Bawumia launches e-Travel Card for accountability in travel allowances

Vice-President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has launched the e-Travel Card to facilitate accountability in travel allowances and other payments for local and foreign trips of...

Transport fares to go up by 30% from next week – Drivers Association

The Coalition of Transport Operators have disclosed that starting from Monday, February 7, transport fares will be increased by 30%. Speaking in an interview with...

Finance Minister to reintroduce E-levy at 1.5%

The Deputy Majority Leader has revealed that the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, will withdraw the controversial Electronic Transactions Levy (E-levy) in Parliament and re-introduce...

Ghana grants too many tax exemptions – World Bank

World Bank Country Director, Pierre Frank Laporte, says the only way Ghana can fix its debt to GDP ratio is not just by cutting...