Import Restriction Bill: GUTA sends strong message to Trade Minister
The Ghana Union of Traders Association (GUTA), has expressed concerns about the Import Restrictions Bill, spearheaded by the Minister of Trade and Industry, KT...
Import Restriction Bill: Trade Minister not being honest – FABAG
The Food and Beverages Association of Ghana (FABAG) has accused the Trade Minister, Kobina Tahir (KT) Hammond of dishonesty after engagements on the proposed...
Peasant farmers question import restrictions without strategy to support agricultural sector
The Peasant Farmers Association is questioning the government's decision to restrict the importation of 22 items without a defined strategy to support the agricultural...
Social media on fire over MTN data price increments
MTN Ghana recently announced adjustments to the prices of its data services, citing high operational costs as the driving force behind the decision.Customers were...
High Court grants GRA power to recover GH₵179.4m
An Accra High Court has issued a landmark ruling on the tax assessment of Maersk Drillship IV Singapore, declaring that its income arising from...
GUTA’s proposal to gov’t over Import Restrictions Bill
The Ghana Union of Traders Association (GUTA) has called on the government to provide details and timelines for the implementation of the Import Restrictions...
Check out the new MTN data prices
Telecommunications giant MTN Ghana has officially released its updated tariffs, effective today, November 28, 2023.In an advertisement featured in the November 28, 2023 edition...
How will I be corrupted by giving you the license to import strategic products? – K.T Hammond
The Minister of Trade and Industry, Kobina Tahir Hammond has downplayed suggestions that the strategic products legislative instrument (L.I) will induce corruption at the...
TOR-Torrentco deal shouldn’t happen at all – Energy expert
The Executive Director of the Africa Center for Energy Policy (ACEP), Benjamin Boakye, has said that there are credible entities that can be engaged to ensure...
No bank is on liquidity support – Dr Addison
The Governor of the Bank of Ghana (BoG), Dr Ernest Addison, has said that no bank is currently on liquidity support in Ghana although an intervention was made to...
Right quantities of products will be imported to prevent shortage and inflation – K.T Hammond
The Trade and Industry Minister, K.T. Hammond, has assured the populace that the proposed Legislative Instrument (LI) on Export and Import, specifically focusing on...
Minority has stabbed me in the back – K.T Hammond
The Minister of Trade and Industry, Kobina Tahir Hammond, known to many as K. T. Hammond, has expressed feeling betrayed by the Minority in...
Economic activity continues to recover beyond half-year 2023 – BoG
The Bank of Ghana has pointed out that economic activity continued to recover beyond the first half of 2023.According to the Central Bank’s Monetary...
Gold4oil policy not responsible for manganese-laden fuel – BOST
The Bulk Oil Storage and Transportation Company Limited has rejected claims of importing manganese-laden fuel under the government’s Gold-for-Oil Policy.Recent reports have suggested that...
24-hour economy feasible in Ghana – Lecturer
Senior lecturer at the Department of Finance at the University of Cape Coast (UCC) says the 24-hour economy is feasible in Ghana.Dr Seyram Kawor...
Total Mobile Money transactions in 10 months of 2023 reach ¢1.527trn
The total Mobile Money transactions in the first 10 months of 2023 have reached a record ¢1.527 trillion cedis, the Bank of Ghana has...
GUTA, 5 other groups petition parliament over import restriction bill
Six business groups including the Ghana Union of Traders Association (GUTA) have petitioned Parliament to reject the Trade Ministry's proposed import restrictions bill.The...
Court affirms GRA’s GH¢19m tax liability against MTN Ghana
The High Court, Accra, has affirmed a GH¢19 million tax liability imposed by the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) on Scancom PLC, owners of MTN...
Ecobank-JoyNews Habitat Fair ends with discount offers [Photos]
The 2023 edition of the Ecobank-JoyNews Habitat Fair which kicked off at the Accra International Conference Centre came to a close on Sunday, November 26,...
SMT Ghana introduces Hitachi equipment to boost the mining industry
SMT Ghana, official distributor of Hitachi Construction and Mining Equipment (HCME) range has held an Open Day event to showcase the latest Hitachi product...
Restricting imports the right way to go but the approach is problematic – Ricketts-Hagan
A former Deputy Finance Minister and Member of Parliament for Cape Coast South, George Kweku Ricketts-Hagan, has expressed support for the introduction of the...
MTN to increase prices from November 28
Telecommunications giant, MTN Ghana has announced plans to implement price adjustments across all its products and services, effective November 28, 2023.This move will result...
Cedi depreciates 25.8% to dollar since January 2023 – BoG
The Ghana cedi has lost about 25.8% in value against the US dollar as of November 2023, the Bank of Ghana has disclosed.According to...
Attorney General speaks on TOR-Torentco partnership deal
The Office of the Attorney General and Ministry of Justice has said it cannot vouch for the credibility of Torentco Asset Management Limited (TAML)...
We are not engaged in a dubious deal – TOR management
The management of the Tema Oil Refinery (TOR) has debunked claims of engaging in a murky proposed partnership agreement with the Tema Energy and...
Focusing on existing tax payers a ‘lazy approach’ – Bawumia criticises GRA
Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has urged the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) to utilize the linkage between the Ghana Card and Tax Identification Number...
Ghana to receive €145.9m German support
Germany has proposed to support Ghana with 145.9 million euros on technical and financial co-operation on three critical areas of the economy.The areas are...
Torentco-TOR deal shady, OSP will unravel a lot if probed – Petroleum Workers Union
The General Transport, Petroleum, and Chemical Workers Union of the Trades Union Congress (TUC) Ghana has insisted that the lease agreement between the Tema...
Reduce e-levy, introduce 0.5% charge on cashouts – Telecos Chamber to govt
The Ghana Chamber of Telecommunications (GCT) has called on the government to lower the Electronic Transfer Levy (E-levy) from 1% to 0.5% and impose...
Over 90 million people connected through Huawei, ITU’s Partner2Connect Digital Coalition
Leading ICT Company, Huawei has announced it has already brought connectivity to 90 million people in remote regions in nearly 80 countries following its pledge...
AfricaCom: MTN South Africa, Huawei bag ‘sustainability champion’ award
MTN South Africa and Huawei has been adjudged the “Sustainability Champion of the Year” at the 2023 AfricaCom Awards.The award is in recognition...
Telecom firms paid ¢6.07bn as taxes to government in 2022
The telecommunication industry paid a total of ¢6.07 billion as taxes to the government and allied agencies in 2022, the 2022 Mobile Industry Transparency...
We won’t stop oil exploitation – Energy Minister
The country has only started the exploitation of its petroleum resources and cannot sacrifice it midstream on the altar of energy transition, the Minister...
Gov’t pushing for law to ban import of ‘yemuadie’, rice, others without committee approval
The government is pushing to establish a regulation that will restrict the importation of what they call strategic products.This development is set to take...
Electroland Ghana launches UNICOOL air conditioners
Electroland Ghana Limited (EGL), largest distributor of Samsung, Midea and other brands of household appliances in the country, has introduced a revolutionary inverter air...
GRA commends Damongo sector Commander
The Damongo Collection point of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) of the Custom and Excise Division in the Savannah Region, has for a second...
OSP orders TOR to suspend proposed deal with Tema Energy Limited
The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has ordered management of the Tema Oil Refinery (TOR) to suspend its proposed partnership with Tema Energy...
1D1F needs thorough investigation – Prof Gatsi
The Dean of the School of Business of the University of Cape Coast (UCC), Professor John Gatsi, has called for a ‘proper investigation into and...
Ghana has a huge food market for investment- Fairtrade boss
Managing Director of Fairtrade, Pau Marz, has noted that, with almost 40 million population, Ghana has a huge food market for Investment.He added that,...
See Ghana’s top 10 food imports and exports
The recently released Ghana 2023 mid-year Trade Report by the Ghana Statistical Service delves into the intricate landscape of the country's food product trade,...