Gov’t must be deliberate in empowering businesspeople – Seidu Agongo
Businessman Seidu Agongo has urged the Ghanaian government to take a deliberate approach in empowering local businesspeople, emphasizing that economic growth depends on strategic...
Agongo: 35% bank loans senseless, Heritage Bank would’ve charged 20%
Businessman Seidu Agongo, the founder of Heritage Bank, has revealed that his motivation for establishing the bank was to address the high interest rates...
MoMo transactions hit GH¢649.2bn in only 2 months of 2025
The total value of mobile money transactions in the first two months of 2025 increased to GH¢649.2 billion.This represented a year-on-year growth of 64.68%.In...
Maiden OFIE Market fair records massive turn out
The Amanokrom Community Centre Park in the Akuapem North Constituency, Eastern Region, was buzzing with activity on the morning of Saturday, March 29, 2025,...
Divine Winners honours several farmers at maiden Vital 05 awards
Divine Winners Company Limited, a leading manufacturer of high-quality bio-stimulants and organic fertilizers, recently held a special awards ceremony in Tarkwa to recognize the...
Gideon Boako writes: BoG raises policy rate to 28%; a lesson for the Finance Minister?
When you advise the government, they won’t listen. But how do they feel now that their so-called “artificial” drop in T-bill rates - engineered...
ICU-Ghana appeals for reduction of 25% corporate tax on rural and community banks
The Industrial and Commercial Workers' Union(ICU-Ghana), has called for a reduction of the o25% Corporate Tax on the returns of the Rural and Community...
This is how much gov’t needs to settle customers of defunct fund management firms
The Director General of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Dr. James Klutse Avedzi, has revealed that the government requires GH₵4.3 billion to fully...
GRA dismisses claims of freezing Richard Armah Quaye’s accounts
The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has clarified that it has not frozen the bank accounts of Richard Nii Armah Quaye, founder of Bills Micro...
Sam George not being truthful about NITA’s finances – Mpraeso MP
The Member of Parliament (MP) for Mpraeso, Davis Ansah Opoku, has accused the Minister for Communications, Digital Technology, and Innovations, Samuel Nartey George, of...
Ghana’s public debt drops to GH¢726.7bn in December 2024
Ghana’s total public debt declined by GH¢15.8 billion month-on-month to GH¢726.7 billion in December 2024, according to the Bank of Ghana’s March 2025 Summary...
Cedi loses 5.3% to dollar in Q1 2025 – BoG
The Ghana cedi depreciated by 5.3% against the US dollar in the first quarter of 2025.
According to the Bank of Ghana, the local currency...
Amin Adam criticises reintroduction of Special Import Levy
The Ranking Member on the Finance Committee of Parliament and former Finance Minister, Dr. Mohammed Amin Adam, has criticised the reintroduction of the Special...
Amin Adam accuses government of diverting funds for Agenda 111 projects
Dr. Mohammed Amin Adam, the Ranking Member on the Finance Committee of Parliament and former Minister for Finance, has accused the government of diverting...
Amin Adam criticizes government for reintroducing sustainability levy
Dr. Mohammed Amin Adam, Ranking Member on the Finance Committee of Parliament and former Minister for Finance, has strongly criticised the government’s decision to...
Chamber of Autodata Ghana commits to promoting good market practices
Executives of the Chamber of Autodata Ghana, a leading industry body, have reaffirmed their commitment to shaping policies, regulations, and good market practices within...
Ghana signs $25bn deal for climate action and development
In a landmark development for Ghana’s environmental and socio-economic future, the country has secured a significant partnership with the private sector through a USD$...
Mahama proposes law to criminalize cocoa farm destruction for mining
president john dramani mahama has announced plans to introduce legislation criminalizing the destruction of cocoa farms for mining activities.
he argues that cocoa cultivation is...
GRA begins process to remove E-Levy, Betting Tax from compliance scheme
The Acting Commissioner-General of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA), Anthony Kwasi Sarpong, has revealed that the agency will immediately begin removing the electronic levy...
GPRTU rejects new tax proposal, calls for review
Just as Parliament has abolished the E-Levy, betting tax, and other nuisance levies, the Interior and Sanitation Ministers are pushing for new taxes to...
127 youth graduate from AngloGold Ashanti with start-up equipment
A total of 127 youth have graduated from the AngloGold Ashanti Enterprise and Skills Development Centre in Anyinam under the National Alternative Employment and...
Maiden edition of “Ofie Market Experience” comes alive on Saturday
The maiden Ofie Market Experience is scheduled to take place on Saturday, March 29, 2025, at the Amanokrom Community Centre Park in the Akuapem...
Abdallah Mashud appointed Technical Director of SSNIT
President John Mahama has appointed Abdallah Mashud, the Executive Director of the Africa Center for Retirement Research, as the Technical Director of the Social...
Mahama to assent to removal of E-Levy, Emission Levy, and Betting Tax – Finance Minister
The Minister for Finance, Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson, has expressed confidence that President John Dramani Mahama will swiftly assent to the recently passed bill...
Criminal probe to be launched into over 1,300 missing ECG containers – John Jinapor
The Minister for Energy and Green Transitions, John Abdulai Jinapor, has announced that a criminal investigation will be launched into the disappearance of over...
COVID-19 Levy to be abolished by end of this year – Deputy Finance Minister
Deputy Finance Minister Thomas Nyarko Ampem has assured that the COVID-19 levy is expected to be abolished by the end of the year.
According to...
I won’t continue with 1D1F tax exemption due to abuse – Ato Forson
The Minister of Finance, Cassiel Ato Forson, has announced that the government will discontinue the tax exemption policy under the One District, One Factory...
I don’t want to call it evil, but it was backward – Prof. Bokpin on scrapped E-Levy
Economics professor Godfred Alufar Bokpin has hailed the government’s decision to scrap the Electronic Transfer Levy (E-Levy), describing it as a much-needed correction to...
Mahama likely to assent to E-Levy repeal bill today
Deputy Finance Minister Thomas Nyarko Ampem has revealed that President John Mahama is expected to assent to the Electronic Transfer Levy (E-Levy) repeal bill...
Parliament approves repeal of betting tax
Parliament has approved the repeal of the controversial Betting Tax, along with taxes on gaming, lotteries, and the 1.5 per cent withholding tax on...
Parliament repeals E-Levy
Parliament officially repeals the Electronic Transaction Levy (E-Levy), which imposed a 1% charge on electronic transactions.
Introduced in 2022 under the Akufo-Addo administration, the levy...
NPA boss seeks security support for 24-hour fuel stations
The Chief Executive of the National Petroleum Authority (NPA), Godwin Kudzo Tameklo, has revealed that his outfit is working with various security agencies to...
Asuano Okro farmers lament low prices, seek market support
Okro farmers in Asuano, a farming community near Nkoranza in the Bono East Region, are facing severe financial difficulties due to the low prices...
Finance Minister announces cost-cutting measures
Finance Minister Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson has outlined a series of cost-cutting measures aimed at reducing government expenditure and ensuring prudent financial management.Speaking at...
No government directly creates jobs – Ken Thompson
Former Chief Executive Officer of Dalex Finance, Ken Thompson, has urged Ghanaians to change their perception of job creation, stressing that governments do not...
Government to pay $1.1bn to ENI for gas supply in 2025
Government will need to mobilize $1.1 billion in 2025 to settle payments owed to ENI for gas supply, including monthly invoices, Letter of Credit...
Bond market: Secondary market activities surge 65% to 907m
Activity in the secondary bond market surged 65% week-on-week to GH¢907 million from GH¢550 million the previous week.The February 2029 and February 2031 maturities...
Over 1,350 ECG containers can’t vanish at Tema Port – Energy Minister vows probe [Audio]
Energy Minister John Abdulai Jinapor has reacted to an investigative report on the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), revealing that over 1,350 containers meant...
Finance Minister defends 2025 budget as people-centered policy document
The Minister for Finance, Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson, has defended the 2025 Budget Statement, calling it a people-centred document aimed at addressing the economic...
GRA denies freezing accounts of BILLS Micro Credit chairman Richard Nii Armah Quaye
The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has refuted claims that it has frozen the financial accounts of Richard Nii Armah Quaye, the businessman and Chairman...