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E-levy: Check out Clemento Suarez’s letter to Akufo-Addo

Comedian, Clemento Suarez has taken to Instagram to express his frustration over the implementation of the controversial Electronic Transaction Levy popularly known as E-levy....

Transport fares to go up

The Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) is set to adjust transportation fares upwards from next week.The union said the increment is due to...

AMA gives traders one-week ultimatum to vacate streets, pavements

Market women and traders occupying streets and pedestrian walkways in the Central Business District of Accra have been given a one-week ultimatum to move into the...

E-levy: SEC, Finance Ministry begin discussions to exempt investment transactions

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has begun working with the Ministry of Finance (MoF) regarding the potential exemption of investment transactions from the...

E-levy: Panic withdrawals hit mobile money vendors – Spokesperson for Association

The Mobile Money Agents Association of Ghana has stated that there has been unprecedented panic withdrawals at the mobile money vending stations after five...

Basic Legal Q&As when setting up private liability company in Ghana

The Registrar General Department (RGD) is the only institution authorised to undertake the registration or incorporation of businesses in Ghana.But despite the...

E-Levy: Supreme Court dismisses application for interlocutory injunction

An interlocutory injunction application being sought by the Minority in parliament on the operationalisation of e-levy pending the determination of a substantive case before...

Nick Danso Adjei honored at 5th Ghana Business Leaders Excellence Awards

Executive Chairman of Ghana Link Network Services Limited, Nick Danso Adjei, has once again been acknowledged and honoured with a prestigious award.Mr Danso Adjei...

CEO of Ghana Link Network Services Ltd honored at 2022 maiden Ghana CEO Awards

The Ghana Link Network Services Limited, and its Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Nick Danso Adjei, have been honoured at the maiden edition of the...

EyesInDubai rolls out exciting travel packages

EyesInDubai, a travel and tour agency known to provide accommodation, travel and hospitality services, has released suitable travel packages to make travelling to Dubai...

Fuel shortage likely to occur – Chairman of Transport Petroleum and Chemical Workers Union reveals [Audio]

The National Chairperson of the General Transport Petroleum and Chemical Workers Union, Bernard Owusu, has hinted at a nationwide shortage of fuel.According to him,...

Suspend taxes on fuel – TUC

The Secretary-General of the Trades Union Congress (TUC), Dr Yaw Baah, has called for the suspension of taxes on fuel until prices are stabilised.He...

E-levy starts today, social media reacts

The implementation of the Electronic Transaction Levy (E-levy) commences today, May 1, as announced by the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA).This means a rate of...

E-levy: Mobile Money Agents send SOS message to members

The Mobile Money Agents Association, has called on agents across the country, to comply with the implementation of government’s 1.5%, which will take off...

KGL Group presents assorted items and cash to Chief Imam

KGL Group has presented assorted items and cash of 10,000 Ghana cedis to the National Chief Imam, Sheikh Osman Nuhu Sharubutu.The presentation is in...

E-levy will not affect tithes and offering – John Kumah

JoyNews/AdomNews · E-levy will not affect tithes and offering - Dr John KumahThe Deputy Finance Minister, Dr John Kumah, has denied the assertion that...

Prices of petrol, diesel to go up, but LPG to dip – COPEC

Some prices of petroleum products are expected to go up from May 1st, 2022, the Chamber of Petroleum Consumers (COPEC) has stated.Whilst prices of...

MTN Ghana partners Mobile Web Ghana to empower young girls on cyber security

As part of its contribution to empower young girls in Information and Communication Technology (ICT), MTN Ghana has partnered Mobile Web Ghana to train...

BoG warns public over ‘Sidicoin’ cryptocurrency investment scheme

The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has cautioned the public about an impending launch of a cryptocurrency investment scheme named “SIDICOIN” in Ghana.In a statement...

E-levy: FixTheCountry cautions GRA

Conveners of social advocacy group, FixTheCountry Movement, have issued a caution to the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA), urging the revenue agency, to hold on...

Ukraine war to cause biggest price shock in 50 years – World Bank

The war in Ukraine is set to cause the "largest commodity shock" since the 1970s, the World Bank has warned.In a new forecast, it...

Egg prices to go up by 30%

JoyNews/AdomNews · EGG PRICE UP AFTER RAMADAN 2The Ghana National Association of Poultry Farmers has announced that prices of eggs on the market will...

Shortage of eggs hit Kumasi market

There is a short supply of eggs in Kumasi, in the wake of a proposed 30 percent increase in prices of the nutritional commodity. Wholesalers...

Board Directors of COCOBOD receive inconvenience and overnight allowance – Ablakwa alleges

Member of Parliament for North Tongu constituency, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has alleged that, Board members of Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) are paid "inconvenience and...

MTN supports Kwahu to revamp its Easter Festival

In a bid to support the efforts of the Traditional Authorities in Kwahu to revive the Easter celebration, MTN Ghana has extended its assistance...

$50bn wiped off Netflix’s value as subscribers quit

Shares in Netflix have slumped by 35% after it revealed a sharp drop in subscribers and warned millions more are set to quit the...

Ghanaian youth should pay mind to real estate business – CEO of Aidens Homes

Chief Executive Officer of Aidens Homes and Apartment, Frank Agyapong, has urged Ghanaian youth to patronise real estate dream as the business leads to...

Not only blogs & YouTube, e-commerce space should be taxed entirely – Mark Okraku-Mantey [Video]

Deputy Tourism and Creative Arts Minister, Mark Okraku-Mantey, has voiced out the need for government to tax Ghanaians operating businesses in the e-commerce space.According...

3.5 million Ghanaians to be connected to internet by end of 2023

The about 3.5 million Ghanaians who are yet to be connected to data and voice networks will heave a sigh of relieve by the...

CBI Ghana signs $80m contract to build world’s largest Calcined Clay Cement plant in Ghana

CBI Ghana Limited, producers of Supacem Cement, has signed an $80million contract to construct the world’s largest Calcined Clay Cement plant, a 405,000-ton-per-annum plant...

Ghana’s inflation to end 2022 at 16.3% – IMF

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has revised its end-year inflation rate for Ghana in 2022 to 16.3%, from 8.8%.It is however forecasting 13% end-year...

Adom Kwawu Easter: Paragliding business booms as scores from diaspora patronise flying event [Video]

Two years after break from the paragliding event at the Odweanoma Mountain, Atibie, at Kwawu, many have registered to be part of the annual...

‘Susu’ collectors go digital

Microfinance institutions, especially traditional ‘susu’ collectors, are mostly characterized by paper and non-automated transaction processes. A new financial technology, Mobart, is however aiding susu collectors...

BoG registers ¢1.23bn profit in 2021

The Bank of Ghana (BoG) recorded a profit of ¢1.23 billion in 2021, lower than ¢1.57 billion was recorded in 2020, its 2021 Audited...

Jurgen Hyde: Young Ghanaian graduate finds success with farming

Jurgen Hyde, founder and CEO of Hyde Group of Companies, is earning success through hard work and support from his mentors.The young business owner...

Elon Musk offers to buy Twitter for $41 billion

Elon Musk has offered to buy Twitter for about $41 billion in cash, saying the social media company he has often criticized needs to go...

MTN gets banking licence in Nigeria

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has granted approval for the establishment of MTN's Mobile Money (MoMo) Payment Service Bank, MTN Nigeria announced on...

E-levy: Checkout transfers that will not attract 1.5% charge

The Electronic Transfer Levy, known as E-Levy, is set to be implemented next month 1 May 2022, thus the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has...

Salaries to be affected by E-levy or not : GRA sets records straight

Principal Revenue Officer, Project Management Unit at the GRA, Isaac Kobina Amoako, has clarified the notion that salaries will be affected by the Electronic...

ECG chases Judicial Service over GH¢762,000 debt

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has served disconnection notice on the Judicial Service over its alleged feet-dragging attitude towards the payment of its...