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10% allocation to agric not bad – CEO of Chamber of Agribusiness

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Chamber of Agribusiness, Anthony Morrison, has agreed on the 10% allocation of spending on agriculture demanded by peasant farmers...

Private citizen lodges complaint with SP against La Bianca Company Ltd

A Ghanaian with an interest in ensuring good governance and accountability of state institutions has lodged a complaint with the Special Prosecutor (SP).Mr Asare...

Banks wrote off ¢1.37bn as bad debt in 8-months of 2021

Banks in Ghana wrote off ¢1.37 billion as bad debt in August this year, the Income Statement of the 23 banks published by the...

Treepz Ghana to pilot app-based mass transit in Accra

Treepz Ghana has signed an agreement with HM Evolution Services Ltd, a leading transport company in Ghana, to pilot app-based mass transportation solutions within...

Importers kick against review of ‘benchmark value’ review

The Importers and Exporters Association of Ghana has cautioned the government against the intended review of the 50 percent benchmark value given to importers.Mr...

Ghana, Tanzania, Ethiopia, 30 others on World Bank’s heavily indebted poor countries’ list

There are currently about 34 African countries on the World Bank and IMF’s heavily indebted countries’ list, according to data obtained by Business Insider...

GRA reverses 50% Benchmark Value policy on 32 categories of items

Effective Monday, November 15, the removal of the 50% Benchmark Values on 32 categories of items at the ports will be begin.The Ghana Revenue...

CPC boss honoured [Photos]

Managing Director of Cocoa Processing Company (CPC), Nana Agyenim Boateng I, who also doubles as Chief of Amoaman in the Atwimah Nwabiagya North District, has been...

Price of beans shoots up by 100 percent

Sellers of gari and beans popularly called ‘gob3’ or ‘Red Red’ in the Ashanti Region, especially in Kumasi, are no more selling the dish...

Customs on high alert over restricted goods entering Ghana

The Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority is on high alert over prohibited or restricted goods entering the country through Tema port.Tasked with...

Enterprise Group ranked amongst top 100 African Insurers

The Enterprise Group has secured a place amongst the top insurance brands in Africa.The Group was ranked 47th in this year’s ‘Top African Insurers...

Bird flu scare: Minister makes shocking revelation

The Minister of Food and Agriculture, Dr Owusu Afriyie Akoto, has said Ghana needs GHS43m to arrest the wiping away of fowls in the...

Wilmar Africa wins CIMG Agro-Processing Business of the Year

Wilmar Africa Limited, producers of Frytol Vegetable Oil and Fortune Rice, won the 'Agro-based Business of the Year’ 2020 at the just ended Chartered...

NPA reacts to calls to scrap taxes on fuel

Communications Manager at the National Petroleum Authority, Mohammed Abdul Kudus, has explained that scrapping or reducing levies in the price build-up of fuel could...

MTN Ghana CEO adjudged ‘CIMG Marketing Man of the Year 2020’

The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of MTN Ghana, Selorm Adadevoh, has been adjudged the Marketing Man of the Year 2020 at the 32nd Annual...

Hold on – Transport operators told over intended strike action [Audio]

The Private Transport Operators who have threatened to embark on a strike action if the government does not reduce taxes on fuel has...

16 driver unions give govt 48 hours to reduce fuel prices

Sixteen driver unions are demanding that the government scraps some taxes on petroleum products.According to the unions, they have identified at least five taxes...

Check out how much Ghana spends on fish imports yearly

Ghana currently imports 60 per cent of local fish requirements annually, amounting to $150 million in real terms.The country consumes a million tonnes of...

Drivers prefer reduction in fuel price to increase in transport fares [Video]

Some transport operators in Kumasi are calling on the government to help reduce fuel prices, rather than working at increasing transport fares.They say rampant...

Why power demand in next 10 years will exceed 6k megawatts – GRIDCo reveals

The Ghana Grid Company (GRIDCo) says demand for power in the next 10 years will exceed 6,000 megawatts due to the growing economic expansion...

UG Chancellor sends important message to business owners

Chancellor of the University of Ghana, Dr Mary Chinery-Hesse, has urged local business owners to establish strong brands that will make them competitive on...

Finance Minister to present 2022 budget on November 15

The Deputy Majority Leader, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, has informed Parliament that the 2022 Budget Statement and Economic Policy of Government would be presented on 15th...

MTN Ghana launches 25th anniversary Special Awards Scheme for journalists

Telecommunications giant, MTN Ghana, as part of its ongoing 25th anniversary celebration, has launched a special award scheme for journalists across the country.The award...

Akufo-Addo invites investors from Japan

President Nana Akufo-Addo has invited investors from Japan to take advantage of the various opportunities that exist in the country and invest in the...

Senyo Hosi sends strong message to govt over fuel prices

The Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Chamber of Bulk Oil Distributors, Senyo Hosi, has bemoaned the country’s high cost of fuel prices.According to...

MyMTN App gains one million users

MTN Ghana has chalked one million customers on its free self-service app, ‘myMTN’ since its launch in 2019.MyMTN app allows MTN customers to manage...

NPA boss commends fuel retail outlets

The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the National Petroleum Authority, Dr Mustapha Abdul-Hamid, says the rate of failure of Ghana's fuel retail outlets in...

Capital Bank case: I’m a nation builder – Ato Essien

The founder of the defunct Capital Bank, William Ato Essien Thursday morning described himself as a nation builder whose work was the engine of growth for...

Okraku Mantey wades into Finance Minister’s payroll comment

The Deputy Tourism Minister, Mark Okraku Mantey, has encouraged the youth to be creative and innovative in starting their own businesses.According to him, the...

2022 budget: Don’t reverse 50% benchmark value – GUTA begs

The Ghana Union of Traders Association (GUTA) is appealing to the government not to reverse the policy on the 50% reduction on the benchmark...

Asantehene launches Entrepreneurship Challenge; 10,000 to benefit in 5 years

About 10,000 businesses and start-ups are up to benefit from a new initiative by the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II.Dubbed the Otumfuo Entrepreneurship...

Major boost for companies under 1D1F as Parliament approves tax waivers

Parliament has granted tax exemptions totalling Eleven Million, Four Hundred and Forty-One Thousand, Six Hundred and Thirty-Eight United States Dollars and Thirty-Two Cents (USD...

Digital technology is a robust means of driving the economy forward-Veep

Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia says in this era of fourth industrial revolution, digital technology is the most robust and efficient way to drive the...

Why we blocked entrance to China Mall – West Hills Mall

Management of West Hills Mall has described as misleading, claims that the entrance to China Mall was blocked due to competition between the two...

Govt completes takeover of AirtelTigo

The Government of Ghana has fully acquired 100 percent shares in telecommunication network AirtelTigo, along with all customers, assets, and liabilities.With this, the telecommunication...

Black Friday: Ghanaians set to enjoy amazing deals on Jumia

Jumia, Africa’s leading e-commerce platform, has launched the 9th edition of its Jumia Black Friday dubbed It’s Black Friday every day focusing on consumers'...

Mövenpick Ambassador Hotel Accra celebrates 10 years of success with its dedicated team members and partners

Mövenpick Ambassador Hotel Accra held its 10th Anniversary Corporate Soirée on Saturday 30 October 2021, where a glowing tribute was paid to all hardworking...

Ghana Card to enable citizens abroad travel without visas – Bawumia [Audio]

Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has revealed that Ghana’s unique biometric identification card, the Ghanacard, will soon become an electronic passport for all Ghanaians.Delivering...

Full Speech: Bawumia’s Digitalization address at Ashesi University

Ladies and Gentlemen,Thank you very much for the opportunity to speak at Ashesi University this evening. This is one of the leading and most...

Ghana’s cocoa production generates heated debate in Parliament

Ghana’s Cocoa Production brought a heated debate on the floor of Parliament Tuesday.The heated debate brought members of both the Majority and Minority debunking assertion...