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AUDIO: More cuts on imports duties soon – MP reveals

Member of Parliament for Assin Central, Kennedy Agyapong has revealed that there will be more cuts on import duties in 2019.Speaking on Adom TV’s...

NPA parries fuel shortage rumours

The National Petroleum Authority (NPA) is assuring consumers of petroleum products that there will be no fuel shortage in the country.Chief Executive Officer, Hassan...

Food insecurity: About 80% Northern farms submerged by floods

The country is likely to be hit by hunger if the torrential rains in the three Northern Region do not end anytime soon.About eighty...

Oil at four-year high after OPEC rebuffs Trump

Oil prices jumped more than 2 percent to a four-year high on Monday after OPEC declined to announce an immediate increase in production despite...

Sekondi fishermen worried about low market in bumper season

Fishermen and fish mongers at the Albert Bosomtwi Fishing harbour in Sekondi are losing out on the bumper season as there is no ready...

Possible fuel shortages to hit the country next week as tanker drivers strike

There could be fuel shortages in the coming days as tanker drivers across the country begin withdrawal of services starting Monday.The over 4,000 drivers...

StarTimes not taking over Ghana’s DTT infrastructure – Ursula

The Communications Ministry has reiterated its position that Ghana’s broadcasting space is not being handed over to Chinese firm StarTimes as is being perceived...

COCOBOD secures $1.3bn syndicated loan for 2018/19 season

Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) has secured a US$1.3 billion cocoa syndicated loan for 2018/2019 crop season.The first tranche of the amount which is $650...

Gov’t pulls planned five-year local currency bond Source

Ghana’s government decided not to proceed with a planned 5-year local currency bond slated for final pricing on Thursday due to unfavourable market conditions,...

Audio: Energy Minister tells Ghanaians to be grateful to ‘caring’ NPP gov’t over fuel price hikes

Energy Minister, John Peter Amewu, says Ghanaians should be grateful to “caring” President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and the NPP government for controlling prices...

ATL has not sacked workers – Abraham Koomson

The General Secretary of the Ghana Federation of Labour (GFL) has revealed no worker of Akomsombo Textile Limited (ATL) has been sacked.Abraham Koomson explained...

Withholding VAT kicks in Oct 1

The implementation of the seven per cent withholding Value Added Tax (WVAT) will take effect from October 1, 2018, the Controller and Accountant General,...

Startimes project will only collapse Ghanaian broadcasting jobs – GIBA

The Ghana Independent Broadcasters Association (GIBA) says a new agreement between the government of Ghana and StarTimes dubbed "Access to Satellite TV for 300...

Fuel hikes: This is just the beginning as COPEC hints of more increases

The Chamber of Petroleum Consumers (COPEC) is hinting at more increases in fuel prices across the country.According to COPEC, in the next two weeks, depending...

SEC postpones crunch Menzgold meeting over lack of information

The much-awaited meeting between the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and embattled gold dealership firm Menzgold Ghana Limited has been moved to Thursday.According to...

Gov’t begins pilot to digitise NHIS cards

The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) will roll out an electronic renewal of National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) cards nationwide by the end of...

COPEC calls for dialogue on escalating fuel prices

The Chamber of Petroleum Consumers Ghana (COPEC-Ghana) is calling for a stakeholder-dialogue on the recent fuel prices in the country.Speaking on Asempas FM’s Ekosii...

Market women now using dollar rate to price goods – Allotey Jacobs asserts

The continuous decline of the cedi is having adverse effect on the socio-economic conditions of Ghanaians.So far, the depreciation of the local currency is...

Photos: Fuel prices up at pumps

There’s resentment in parts of the country as up to 3.5 percent fuel price increases take effect at the pumps today, crossing the dreaded...

Oil companies deny ¢40.5m payments that ended up in Chief of Staff account

Bulk Oil Distributors have denied paying ¢40.5m in 'security fees' after revelations, it ended up 'illegally' in the office of the Chief of Staff's...

Coca-Cola preparing to make cannabis drink

Coca-Cola is in ‘serious talks’ to develop cannabis-infused drinks as more countries move to legalise the drug.The Atlanta based drinks giant, which own over...

GIBA fights gov’t-Startimes satellite TV project

The Ghana Independent Broadcasters Association (GIBA) says a new agreement between the government and StarTimes dubbed Access to Satellite TV for 300 Villages in...

300 villages to benefit from China-aided satellite TV project

The Ministry of Communications in collaboration with StarTimes will on September 26 launch the commencement of the nationwide ‘300 village satellite TV project’.The ceremony...

Seth Terkper now lecturer at University of Ghana

Ghana’s former Finance Minister, Seth Terkper, has been appointed a part-time lecturer at the University of Ghana Business School.Mr Terkper served as Finance Minister...

Seven state institutions crushing Menzgold

The seventh state institution; the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), has finally succeeded in temporally shutting down the Ghanaian gold dealership company, Menzgold, effective...

Panic withdrawals could collapse economy – Paa Kwesi Nduom

In the wake of the crisis in the...

Admit cedi situation is bad – Alabi flays Bawumia

Presidential aspirant of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has advised the vice president, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia to come clean on the true state of...

Government seeking strategic investor for Komenda Sugar factory

The president, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo says government is in the process of finding a strategic investor to revive the “debt-ridden and idle” Komenda...

Finance Minister backs GRA’s new initiatives to increase tax mobilisation

The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has introduced ‘the Ghana Revenue Enhancement and Transformation (GREAT) project’ to improve upon professionalism through change in tax management...

Kotoka International Airport Terminal 3 opens to passenger traffic

The Terminal 3 of the Kotoka International Airport became fully operational on September 15, 2018 following the completion of tests and simulation exercises.The opening...

PZ Cussons launches ‘Camel Buy and Fly’ promotion

PZ Cussons Ghana Limited has launched a Camel promotion dubbed ‘Camel Buy and Fly promotion’ to reward loyal consumers with an all-expense paid trip...

Menzgold taps top British law firm to fight SEC regulatory battles

Menzgold has ramped up its legal firepower as it has hired one of the leading British law firms Baker & McKenzie LLP as it...

We’re not out to destroy anyone’s business –SEC

The Securities and Exchange Commission says it is not out there to destroy anyone’s business but only committed to its statutory mandate.“SEC is not...

Your deposits are safe; uniCredit tells customers

The management of financial services company, uniCredit has dispelled rumours that the consolidation of its sister company UniBank has taken a toll on them.In...

BoG injects more dollars into economy

The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has stepped up its supply of United States (US) dollars to meet daily demands for foreign exchange as global...

BoG injects more dollars into economy

The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has stepped up...

Menzgold halts gold vault market services ‘temporarily’

Management of Menzgold has announced Thursday morning that it has temporarily halted its collectables and any new business related to its gold vault market...

Panic withdrawals hit Menzgold

Scores of customers of gold trading company, Menzgold Ghana Limited, are trooping to the premises of the company to withdraw their investments.This has come...

Inflation for August hits 9.9%

Inflation nears double-digit as Ghana Statistical Service blames the August 9.9% inflation rate on the cedi's free fall.The year on year inflation for the...

Panic withdrawals hit Menzgold

Scores of customers of gold trading company, Menzgold Ghana Limited, are trooping to the premises of the company to withdraw their investments.This has come...