Tourism & Hospitality playing a key role in the growth of African economies
Ethiopia, Tanzania, and Djibouti are the African countries among the 10 fastest growing economies globally in 2017. This is according to a data-shot by...
Minority threatens to throw out $15bln China deal
The Minority in Parliament says it will oppose the deal in which government of Ghana is seeking to access a whopping $15 billion facility...
Guard against harmful tax incentives – TUC
The Ghana Trades Union Congress (GTUC) has advised government to check the abuse in the tax incentive system, which has denied the country the...
NPP blasts NDC over cocoa lies
The majority in parliament – New Patriotic Party (NPP) – has asked cocoa farmers in particular and Ghanaians in general to disregard  the lies...
COCOBOD suspends works on cocoa roads
The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) has directed the Ghana Highway Authority to suspend works on roads in cocoa growing areas.The Board in a statement...
We’re co-operating with GRA over tax issues – Agambire’s firm
ACI Construction Company Limited, a subsidiary of Agams Holdings, says it is cooperating with the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) towards a speedy resolution of...
Majority hits back at Minority over subsidy of fertilizer
The NPP Majority in Parliament, led by its Spokesperson on Food, Agriculture and Cocoa Affairs, Kwame Asafo Adjei, has denied any wrong doing by...
China ready to support Ghana’s economic transformation – Chinese VP
The Vice President of the People’s Republic of China, H.E Li Yuanchao, has announced his country’s preparedness to partner Ghana to undertake a massive...
China powers ‘One District One Factory’ with $2bn
The NPP government’s ‘One District One Factory’ initiative has received a major boost following the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding for a funding...
Veep raps China
Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has appealed to the government and people of China to significantly invest in the country.“The six-month-old Akufo-Addo government is...
GPHA closes down unauthorised jetty
The Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority (GPHA) has stopped works on a jetty and storage facility under construction in Tema to receive liquefied petroleum...
Ghana is ready for ‘big things’ – Bawumia tells China Exim Bank
Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia has challenged the investor community to take advantage of Ghana’s competitive advantages, especially within the West Africa Sub-region, to make...
Audio: Cocoa prices not changed – Hackman Owusu Agyemang
The Board Chairman of the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) Hackman Owusu-Agyeman has debunked rumors about cocoa pricing for the next season.The National Democratic Congress...
Ghana is ready for big things – Bawumia to China Exim Bank
The Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has challenged the investor community to take advantage of Ghana’s competitive advantages, especially within the West Africa sub-region,...
US$3bn lost in export proceeds annually – BoG
Ghana loses more than US$3 billion annually from export proceeds, a third of the nation's export value, due to exporters flouting foreign account regulations,...
Reprieve as US spares Kenya Agoa ejection
Kenya no longer faces loss of duty-free access to the United States under Agoa trade benefits in relation to East Africa ban of used...
Hospitality Report for Ghana launched
Jumia Travel, Africa’s leading online hotel booking website has outdoored it’s Hospitality Report for Ghana at an event in Accra.
"Being Africa’s leading online travel...
Minority castigates Akufo-Addo gov”t over excuse not to increase cocoa price
The Minority in parliament has described as unacceptable government’s decision not to increase the producer price of cocoa for the 2017 crop season.The Ranking...
Minority lied – Cocobod reacts
The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) has refuted allegations by the Minority in parliament that it is treating farmers unfairly.“We would like to appeal to...
Rlg CEO Agambire declared wanted
The Group Chairman of Rlg Communications, Roland Agambire, has been declared wanted by the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA), the national tax regulatory agency for...
Telecom Giant MTN to continue delivering revolution to Ghanaians
Telecom giant MTN says their vision for the group is to lead the delivery of a new digital world by delivering a new digital...
Ghana fails in top 10 innovation prize list
A total of ten young African innovators, have been shortlisted by the African Innovation Foundation (AIF) to be awarded at a ceremony next month...
PIAC findings misleading – Ghana Gas
The Ghana National Gas Company has denied reports it has misappropriated some 47 million dollars revenue from gas sales.This is in response to a...
Jubilee Field shutdown cost production by 40%
Last years shutdown of the Jubilee Field reduced the countrys oil and gas production by 40%, a report by the Public Interest Accountability Committee...
Stop destroying cocoa farms for gold – COCOBOD warns
Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), Mr. Joseph Boahen Aidoo, has raised alarm over the destruction caused by activities of illegal...
Gov’t suspends mandatory ‘tow tax’
The government has suspended implementation of the controversial Road Safety Fee until further notice in response to public concerns.Deputy Roads and Highways Minister, Titus...
Jaguar Land Rover to create 5,000 jobs
Carmaker Jaguar Land Rover is to hire 5,000 staff to enhance its expertise in autonomous and electric technology.
The firm said it would hire 1,000...
GNPC appoints board secretary
Ms Matilda Ohene has been appointed as Secretary to the Eighth Board of Directors of the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC).Ms Ohene’s appointment took...
TEN gas wastes away whilst $952m required for fuel this year
Gas from the Tweneboah, Enyenra and Ntomme (TEN) field is being flared due to pipeline infrastructure delays that characterised the evacuation of gas from...
Ghana’s first locally bred rice on pilot in Volta Region
The Crop Research Institute (CRI) of the Centre for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) is test-planting Ghana's first locally bred rice varieties at Dzamlome...
CRI releases first rice varieties bred in Ghana
The Crop Research Institute (CRI) has released three locally bred rice varieties, the first in Ghana, to farmers at the Kadjebi in the Volta...
Savings and Loans companies urged to adhere to BoG standards
The Non-Bank Financial Institutions (NBFI) play a critical role in building a strong and viable financial sector for the development of the national economy,...
Crude oil production declined in 2016
Crude Oil production recorded a decline of 13 per cent in 2016 despite the fact that Ghana’s second major oil production field, the Tweneboa-Enyenra-Ntomme...
Farmers can now register trees on their farms
A Tree Tenure Policy would soon roll-out to provide farmers the legal right to claim ownership of commercial trees planted on their farms and...
Importers threaten to increase prices of goods
Importers have threatened to increase prices of goods if government implements a proposed 0.02 percent import tax.Samson Awingobit Asaki, Executive Secretary of the Importers...
Crude Oil production declined in 2016
Crude Oil production recorded a decline of 13 per cent in 2016 despite the fact that Ghana’s second major oil production field, the Tweneboa-Enyenra-Ntomme...
Government owes NITA GHC8 million
The National Information Technology Agency (NITA) says Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) currently owe it GH?8 million for internet services provided.NITA, therefore, has embarked...
Spare parts dealers jubilate over scrapping of import duties
Spare parts dealers at Abossey Okai and Suame Magazine have expressed joy at parliament’s passage of the Customs Amendment Bill that effectively scraps import...
Ghana wins rights to host 2012 FIG Working Week
Ghana’s capital, Accra will host the 2021 edition of the Working Week of the International Federation of Surveyors (FIG) after beating the city of...
Inflation rate falls to 12.6 percent in May
The annual inflation rate fell to 12.6 percent in May from the 13.0 percent recorded in April, due to general decline in prices for...