GRA apprehends 9 retail shops at Achimota Mall
Some nine retail shops operating in the Achimota Mall have been apprehended by the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) for non-registration and non-issuance of Value...
Used clothing dealers announce reduction in prices
The Used Clothing Dealers Association has announced a 30% reduction in the prices of their goods.The Public Relations Officer of the association, John Obiri-Yeboah,...
Taskforce to chase stubborn drivers over transport fares reduction [Listen]
JoyNews/AdomNews · Taskforce to chase stubborn drivers over transport fares reductionThe Ghana Road Transport Coordinating Council (GRTCC) and Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU)...
IMF Board approval for Ghana programme scheduled for January 2023 – Redd Intelligence
The approval of a programme for Ghana by the Board of the International Monetary Fund is expected to come off at the earliest in...
Alan calls for intensive investment in agric sector
The Trade and Industry Minister, Alan Kyerematen, has advocated for intensive investment in the agricultural sector as part of major plans to economically empower...
Govt suspends external debt payments
Government through the Finance Ministery has announced the suspension of the debt service payments on certain categories of external debts.The suspension, according to the...
2023 must be our comeback year – Ken Ofori-Atta
The Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta is promising a strong revival of the economy in 2023.He is therefore urging Parliament to support government in getting...
GRA retrieves over US$93m revenue via informants’ scheme
The Ghana Revenue Authority(GRA) has recovered in excess of US$ 93 million and an additional GH¢421million from multinational and local companies operating in the...
BOST discounts claims of diesel leakages
The Bulk Oil Storage and Transportation Company Limited (BOST), has discounted claims in the media that a liquid substance thought to have leaked from...
Transport fares reduced by 15.3 percent effective Monday
Road Transport Operators have reduced transport fares by 15.3% effective Monday, December 19.The move follows the recent downward trend of petroleum prices, a statement...
Fuel prices drop by more than ₵2 at pumps
Some Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) in the country have started reducing prices of fuel at the pumps from today, December 16, 2022. Leading marketing oil...
BoG give reasons for cedi’s stability against US dollar
The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has attributed the cedis’ recent gains to new set of monetary measures instituted by the central bank.According to the...
Cedi strengthens further as it goes for ¢8 to $1
The Ghanaian currency has continued to strengthen the trend against the US dollar and all the other major foreign currencies. The cedi in the last...
Abossey Okai spare parts dealers reduce prices of their wares
As the cedi keeps racing fast behind the dollar, spare parts dealers have reduced prices of their wares by about 10% to 20%.The Chairman...
Abossey Okai spare parts dealers send strong message to GPRTU over transport fares
The Abossey Okai Spare Parts Dealers Association has rejected the Ghana Private Road Transport Union’s (GPRTU) claim of increases in the prices of spare...
Over 50 shops at Abossey Okai closed down
Over 50 shops at the Abossey Okai Spare parts market have shut down their operations due to default in paying their loans.Some of the...
Number of advertised jobs shoot up by 11.7% – BoG
The number of jobs advertised in selected print and online media, which partially gauges labour demand in the economy, increased in October 2022 relative...
Cedi appreciation only short term, dollar may will rise again – Economist
Economics lecturer at the University of Ghana, Dr Priscilla Twumasi Baffour, has stated the reasons behind the stabilisation of the Ghana cedi against the...
Fuel prices to fall significantly from this date…
Prices of petroleum products are expected to fall significantly beginning this Friday, December 16, 2022, the Institute for Energy Security (IES) has projected.According to...
80% poultry ventures fold up — Association
The increasing importation of cheap frozen chicken for the local market, coupled with the lack of adequate support to the industry in the country,...
EOCO retrieves 37 imported stolen luxury vehicles
The Economic and Organized Crime Office (EOCO) in collaboration with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police have retrieved...
Govt petitioned over ‘outrageous’ increment in price of flour
The Ashanti Flour Users Association is petitioning the Ministry of Trade and Industry over hikes in prices of flour.A bag of flour which cost...
Rallying cedi gains significantly on IMF staff-level agreement announcement day
The Ghana cedi continued its rally against the US dollar and the other major foreign currencies yesterday, December 13, 2022, following the announcement of...
Cedi now ¢11.50 to $1
The Ghana cedi has ramped up in value against the dollar after appreciating by more than 20% in less than two weeks.Ghana’s currency enjoyed...
Cedi continues to gain, less than ¢12 needed for a dollar
The growth of the Ghana cedi continues unabated following the announcement by the International Monetary Fund that a Staff-Level Agreement has been reached with...
IMF reaches $3bn Staff-Level agreement with Ghana
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has reached a staff-level agreement with Ghana on economic policies and reforms to be supported by a new three-year...
Complement government’s efforts with Good Causes – Akufo-Addo charges NLA
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has charged the National Lottery Authority (NLA) to continue to complement the efforts of the government through its Good...
Govt, IMF to announce staff-level agreement today
Government and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) will announce a staff-level agreement today, Tuesday, December 13.The Ministry of Finance announced this in a post...
We’ll only reduce fares if… – GPRTU
The Ghana Private Road Transport Union of the Trade Union Congress (GPRTU) has indicated that the recent reduction in fuel prices is not significant...
Opera Square traders reduce prices of goods
Some traders in the Central Business District of Accra, specifically Opera Square, say they have reduced the prices of goods.JoyNews’ Hannah Odame in an...
Adjust prices to reflect appreciation of Cedi – GUTA to business community
The Ghana Union of Traders' Association (GUTA) has appealed to the business community for a reduction in goods and services to reflect the appreciation...
$92 Billion of lottery proceeds channeled into Good Causes worldwide – World Lottery boss
President of the World Lottery Association (WLA), Rebecca Paul, has revealed that Ninety-Two Billion Dollars ($92 Billion) from lottery proceeds globally were channeled to...
Ghana Cedi: From worst to best performer against dollar
Ghana cedi has been tagged by Bloomberg as the best performing currency against the US dollar this week.After being compared to some 150 currencies...
IGP Commends Dr Siaw Agyepong for his business ingenuity [Photos]
The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Dr George Akuffo Dampare, has showered praises on the Executive Chairman of the Jospong Group of Companies (JGC), Dr...
World Lottery Association commends NLA
The World Lottery Association(WLA) has recognised the National Lottery Authority’s (NLA) contributions to education, sports, and youth development and has commended it accordingly.This was...
Mahama urges private sector to support govt in these trying times
Former President John Mahama has charged the private sector not to relent in the current economic crises but work hard to avert a collapse....
Lemonade Finance presents John Dumelo in “For Mama”
Lemonade Finance is a cross-border payment solution that enables Africans in the Diaspora to send money to Ghana and other African countries. The App...
Chinese nationals release dogs on GRA tax officers at quarry site
Some Chinese nationals working at quarry sites at Kasoa in the Central region on Thursday, December 8, 2022, released dogs on officials of the...
Drivers’ sit-down strike action dire; we’re uncomfortable with it – GPRTU
The Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) says they are not happy embarking on a sit-down strike as drivers.According to the Union, the recent...
Chicken to sell above 70 cedis – Poultry Farmers
Brace yourself to pay more for chicken this festive season because the Ghana Poultry Farmers Association is estimating an upward adjustment in the price...