Ghana’s economy will only recover post-Akufo-Addo govt – Haruna Iddrisu
Former Minority Leader, Haruna Iddrisu, says, the ailing Ghanaian economy will only recover after the Akufo-Addo-led government has left office, insisting the mismanagement of...
MobileMoney Limited receives GSMA mobile money certification
Mobile Money Limited (MML/MTN Momo) has successfully achieved the Global System for Mobile Communications Association (GSMA) Mobile Money certification.MML was robustly assessed against eight...
Ghana receives $200m from World Bank to diversify and modernise agric sector
The Government of Ghana has received approval for $200 million in financing from the International Development Association (IDA) for the Ghana Tree Crop Diversification...
LPG Marketers Association warns of LPG shortage
The Liquified Petroleum Gas (LPG) Marketers Association has issued a warning regarding a potential shortage of LPG if the looming strike by the Ghana...
MASLOC signs MoU with Association of Small Industries
The Microfinance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC) and the Association of Small Industries (ASSI) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen their...
Ofori-Atta on track to revive economy – IMF Mission Team
The International Monetary Fund is optimistic the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, and his team are on track to revive Ghana’s economy.According to Fund’s Mission...
Banks expected to start using armoured bullion vans from July 1 – ABOG President
President of the Association of Bullion Operators Ghana (ABOG), Alhaji Iddi Sumaila, has said that banks in Ghana are expected to start using armored...
Professional bodies that fail to register will not be recognised – Registrar of Companies
https://www.youtube.com/embed/dPwIPqxv3YkRegistrar of Companies, Jemima Oware, says professional bodies are required to register their organisations and memberships with the Registrar of Companies to remain a...
AirtelTigo rebrands as AT
Telecommunications network AirtelTigo has announced its official rebranding as AT, effective from Thursday, June 22, 2023.In November 2017, Airtel and Tigo merged to form...
Govt needs to pull brakes on TOR-Torrentco partnership – Jinapor
Ranking Member on Mines and Energy Committee in Parliament, John Jinapor, has called on government to pull the brakes on the TOR-Torentco partnership.The...
Ghana Link Chairman welcomes OSP’s request for ICUMS access
The Chairman of Ghana Link Network Services Ltd (Ghana Link), Dr. Nick Danso Adjei, has expressed as welcoming news by the Office of the...
TOR senior staff back Torentco lease
The Senior Staff Union of Tema Oil Refinery (TOR) has declared support for the ongoing negotiations by management to engage Torentco Asset Management (TAM)...
EBID signs 3 loan agreements worth $30 million and € 20 million with 3 companies
The ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development (EBID) continues its commitment to fostering economic growth and development in the ECOWAS region through strategic investments.Today,...
Pressure on cedi to continue; depreciated 0.85% to dollar last week
The Ghana cedi would continue to remain under some pressure this week, following the unexpected increase in inflation and the prospect of an interest...
Company offers to refund €2m for prosecution of Dr Ato Forson, others to end
Private Company, Big Sea Trading LLC, has written to the Attorney General communicating its decision to refund € 2 million to the state.This will...
$3bn IMF deal: Let’s brace ourselves for the needed reforms – Finance Minister
Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta, has reiterated that securing the International Monetary Fund (IMF) programme is not an end to Ghana’s current challenges.He said...
Akufo-Addo, Caribbean leaders to headline Afreximbank’s 2023 Annual Meetings in Accra
President Akufo-Addo and other leading African and Caribbean figures will be among the top headliners at the 30th Annual Meetings of the African Export-Import Bank...
1D1F: APPEB launches new standard LPG cylinders
APPEB cylinder manufacturing company limited under the "One District One factory" (1D1F) project has launched locally produced fire-resistant cylinders.The product has a distinct orange...
Ghana’s economy showing signs of stabilisation – IMF
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff team, led by Stéphane Roudet, has acknowledged that Ghana’s economy is bouncing back barely a month after the...
Mobile money fraud increased 117% in 2022 – BoG Report
Mo money fraudsters succeeded in stealing GH¢26 million from Ghanaians in 2022, representing a significant 117% increase from GH¢12 million a year before.Per the...
Financial expert urges BOG to take stronger action against Illegal financial institutions
A senior financial lecturer at the University of Ghana Business School, Dr Benjamin Amoah, is calling on the Bank of Ghana to take a...
Akufo-Addo outlines 8-point agenda to revamp economy
Government is rolling out significant incentives to drive interest in commercial agriculture with the ultimate aim of revamping the ailing economy.Under the Novel Agricultural...
LPG price to fall by about 7.0% from tomorrow
The price of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) is expected to fall by about 7.0% from tomorrow, June 16, 2023.According to the LPG Marketers Association,...
Consumer Protection Agency accuses British Airways of charging additional $50 ticket fee
The Consumer Protection Agency (CPA) has accused British Airways of an additional $50 being charged for ticket fees.CPA has further alleged that the...
Fuel prices to rise marginally in next pricing window – COPEC
Petroleum prices in Ghana are set to experience a slight increase in the upcoming pricing window of June, except for Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG),...
May inflation rises marginally to 42.2% after four consecutive decreases
Inflation for May 2023 has experienced a marginal increase, rising from 41.2% in April 2023 to 42.2%.The Government Statistician, Prof. Samuel Kobina Annim, disclosed...
Stay away from these unlicensed entities – BoG warns [Read]
The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has warned the public against doing any form of transactions with some 97 unlicensed entities that are engaged in...
1D1F: Full list of companies who have received GHS14.4m govt funds
The Minister of Trade and Industry, Kobina Tahir (KT) Hammond, has given a detailed account to Parliament of entities which have benefitted from the...
Cocoa prices bullish in first four months of 2023 – BoG
Cocoa prices were generally bullish in the first four months of 2023, data from the Bank of Ghana has revealed.This, according to the Central...
Cedi gained 0.43% to dollar last week; outlook favourable
The Ghana cedi gained a favourable 0.43% against the US dollar in the retail market last week.It traded at a mid-rate of ¢11.73 to...
NPA given mandate to prosecute crimes in petroleum industry
The National Petroleum Authority (NPA) has been given the prosecutorial powers by the Attorney General to prosecute crimes in the oil supply chain in...
Publish names of third party dealers involved in ‘Gold for Oil’ programme -CSOs
Some Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) in the energy sector have challenged government to publish the names of third-party dealers involved in the ‘Gold for...
IMF programme: There is light ahead – Council of state chair to Ghanaians
The Chairman of the Council of State, Nana Otuo Siriboe II, has urged Ghanaians to unite in support of the government’s recovery programme, and...
Ghana returns to gold top spot as output jumps 32%
Ghana recorded a 32% increase in gold production last year, enabling it to win back the top spot from South Africa as the largest...
Govt issues one-month ultimatum for merchant subscribers to register SIMs
The Ministry of Communications has announced that almost 280,000 merchant SIMs have not been registered, offering fraudsters an opportunity to use them in perpetuating...
GRA busts 6 businesses for failing to issue VAT invoices
Three hotels are among six businesses that were busted by the Enforcement and Tax Compliance Team of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) for not...
Ghana: How mobile money is driving remittances Â
The impact of Covid-19 continues to be felt across the globe, with many countries and their citizens struggling to bounce back from the economic...
GRA taskforce arrests managers of enterprises over tax infractions Â
The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) taskforce has arrested four managers of enterprises in Accra for not issuing tax invoices.The companies are Buildmart Company Ghana...
World trade now slowing sharply – Fitch
Global trade is now slowing sharply after a rapid post-pandemic recovery in 2021 and 2022, Fitch Ratings has revealed in a new report.Monetary tightening,...
IMF staff mission to visit Ghana this week to track progress of Economic Recovery Programme
An International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff are expected in Accra this week as part of a mission visit to track progress of Ghana’s Economic...