Parliamentary committee to push for tax waivers for local printers
The Parliamentary Select Committee on Education has promised to make a strong case for the removal of import duties on raw materials for the...
Telecel to re-engage government over Vodafone Ghana takeover
African Focus Telecom Company, Telecel has indicated that it will re-engage the Government of Ghana over its takeover bid for Vodafone Ghana’s operations.This is...
AMA commissions 665 market sheds at Makola
The Mayor of Accra, Elizabeth Kwatsoe Tawiah Sackey, has commissioned a refurbished shed at the 31st Makola market.The rehabilitation of the dilapidated structure, which began...
Asia’s richest men battling to dominate 5G in India
India's largest auction for 5G airwaves has ended after seven days, potentially setting the stage for a battle of supremacy over India's digital future...
E-VAT policy approved; government projects ¢750m in revenue
The government is aiming to raise ¢750 million after the Value Added Tax Amendment bill, which implements the E-VAT policy, was approved.The reviewed tax...
Ghanaians react to Caveman’s ‘Erotica Watch’ billboard
Caveman Watches, a Ghanaian-owned, globally endorsed watch brand, has got Ghanaians talking with one of its many creative timepieces, the "Caveman Erotica’.The innovative timepiece"Caveman...
T-bills oversubscribed by 92% due to high interest rates
Government Treasury Bills were oversubscribed by about 92% for the 4th week running, as a result of the high-interest rates prevailing in the country.According...
SIM re-registration: Mobile Money Agents Association makes fresh appeal
Mobile Money Agents Association has called on the government to involve them in the SIM re-registration process.Speaking on The Probe on JoyNews, the Public...
LPG Marketers Association join tanker drivers; declares indefinite strike
Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) Marketing Association of Ghana has joined the sit-down strike declared by the Ghana National Petroleum Tanker Drivers Union.The move, they...
BOST reacts to Minority’s allegation on office construction cost
The Bulk Oil Storage and Transportation Company (BOST) has rejected allegations by the Minority that government has inflated the cost of its new office...
Apple and Amazon sales up despite rising pricing
Amazon and Apple posted better than expected sales, reassuring investors that the tech giants will be able to weather slowdowns in global economies.Amazon forecast...
Instagram U-turns on TikTok-style revamp
Instagram says it is pausing a rollout of new features on its app following backlash online from users, influencers and celebrities.Among the new features...
SIM card re-registration: Extend exercise to January 2023 – MoMo agents to govt
The Mobile Money Agents Association of Ghana has pleaded with government to extend the deadline for the SIM card re-registration exercise.According to them, the...
Scrapping E-levy is a ‘no-no’ – Ken Ofori-Atta
Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, says the government is not willing to scrap the e-levy.According to him, taking into consideration the rapid digitalization of the...
US economy shrinks, sparks recession fears
The US economy has shrunk for the second quarter in a row, a milestone that in many countries would be considered an economic recession.That...
China signals it could miss economic growth target
China has signalled that it may miss its annual economic growth target, as Covid restrictions weigh on the world's second largest economy.On Thursday, the...
Govt inflates new BOST office construction by 100% – Minority alleges
The Minority in Parliament has alleged that government has padded the contract sum meant for an office space for the Bulk Oil Storage and...
Countries with cheapest mobile data: Where does Ghana rank?
Ghana has made it onto the list of countries with the cheapest mobile data in the world.This conclusion came from a survey conducted by The...
SIM registration: MTN agents hit market, communities to meet deadline
Telecommunication against, MTN Ghana has initiated a strategy to re-register millions of its customers as the SIM registration exercise draws to a close at...
MTN in talks to buy Telkom
Telecom giant, MTN, is in talks to buy South Africa’s incumbent operator, Telkom.As South Africa’s second- and third-largest mobile operators, if approved the deal...
Banking sector clean-up: Nduom, Duffuor et al were not treated fairly – Adongo
JoyNews/AdomNews · Nduom, Duffuor et al were not treated fairly - AdongoMember of Parliament for Bolgatanga Central, Isaac Adongo, has said Ghanaian banks have...
Fuel prices may drop from August 1 – COPEC
Prices of petroleum products may go down between 3% and 6% from August 1, 2022.According to the Chamber of Petroleum Consumers (COPEC), the expected...
Gas prices soar as Russia cuts German supply
Gas prices have soared after Russia further cut gas supplies to Germany and other central European countries after threatening to earlier this week.European gas...
Facebook sales fall for the first time
The owner of Facebook and Instagram was hit by a fall in advertising sales in the three months to July which caused the first...
We haven’t printed ¢22.04bn to support govt’s budget – BoG
The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has dismissed claims by the Minority in Parliament that it has printed ¢22.04 billion to finance government’s budget.In a...
EU allows get-out clause in Russian gas cut deal
European Union members have agreed to cut gas use in case Russia halts supplies but some countries will have exemptions to avoid rationing.EU members,...
UK set for slowest growth of all richest countries
The UK is set for the slowest growth of the G7 richest economies next year, the International Monetary Fund has warned.It is predicting UK...
Walmart issues profit warning as prices rise
US retail giant Walmart has warned over its profits for the second time since May, as the soaring cost of food and fuel hits...
NABCo trainees send SOS message to govt as programme ends in 2 months
JoyNews/AdomNews · NABCo trainees send SOS message to govt as programme ends in 2 monthsSome trainees of the Nation Builder’s Corps (NaBCo) have appealed...
Registrar General’s Department to delete about 500k firms from Companies Register
The newly launched Office of the Registrar of Companies (ORC) is set to delete close to 500,000 companies from its database.This is for not...
Amazon raises Prime subscription price
Amazon is to raise the price of its Prime service for UK customers.From September, monthly subscriptions will go up £1 to £8.99 and annual...
IMF bailout a short-term measure – Ofori-Atta
Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta has said that the government’s decision to seek an International Monetary Fund (IMF) bailout is a short-term measure of the...
BoG has printed ¢22b without parliamentary approval – Ato Forson alleges
Former Deputy Finance Minister, Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson has accused the government of encouraging the Bank of Ghana to print an amount of GH¢22 billion without...
You are digging your grave to jail – Adongo tells Ofori-Atta
Member of Parliament (MP) for Bolgatanga Central Constituency, Isaac Adongo, has hit at Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta following the presentation of the 2022 mid-year...
2022 Mid-Year Budget Review: Ofori-Atta admits hardships
The Finance Minister has admitted that the economic outlook of the country “has darkened significantly”, a development that is making life unbearable for citizens.Mr...
Free SHS under review or not: Ofori-Atta sets records straight
The Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, has said the Free Senior High School (SHS) and TVET education are not under review.Presenting the 2022 Mid-Year Budget...
We’re staying within 2022 appropriation; we are not seeking additional funds – Ofori-Atta
Government says it will use the windfall from the upstream petroleum sector to make up for its revenue shortfall in the 2022 budget. The Finance...
Full text: Ken Ofori-Atta’s 2022 Mid-Year Budget Review speech
The Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, has presented the 2022 Mid-Year Budget Review to Parliament for approval.Below is the full statement delivered on July 25,...
Minority MPs chant ‘away’ as Ofori-Atta presents 2022 mid-year budget
The Members of Parliament (MPs) on the Minority side have chanted calls for the Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta, to resign.The call by the...
Musk denies affair with Google co-founder’s wife
Tesla boss Elon Musk has denied having an affair with Nicole Shanahan, the wife of Google co-founder, Sergey Brin.Mr Musk's comments came after the...