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Petrol, LPG prices to go up marginally – IES

The Institute for Energy Security (IES) is projecting an increase in prices of all petroleum products, for the next pricing window, beginning today October...

Ghana Link’s Dr Nick Danso Adjei adjudged Entrepreneur of the Year again

Accolades continue to pour in for Dr Nick Danso Adjei, the Executive Chairman of Ghana Link Network Services Ltd (Ghana Link), as he clinches...

We’ll treat GRA officials like criminals – Concerned spare parts dealers warn

A group identified as the Concerned Spare Parts Dealers Association at Abossey Okai has threatened to take action against officials of the Ghana Revenue...

Petrol prices to remain unchanged in October first pricing window – COPEC

Prices of petroleum products are likely to remain unchanged for the month of October. According to projections from the Chamber of Petroleum Consumers (COPEC), there...

Vodafone Ghana champions SME growth with Business Runway

Vodafone Ghana is leading the campaign to help small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the country with its Business Runway event. This event which is...

Coconut puts Ghana on the global world market

The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Ghana Export Promotion Authority (GEPA), Dr Efua Asabea Asare, has revealed Ghana's vision to invest and grow coconut...

Govt to borrow ¢2.57bn to refinance maturing bills

The government will borrow about ¢2.57 billion today, September 29, 2023, to refinance maturing bills worth ¢2.41 billion. This is coming after the country’s debt...

MTN Ghana,EOCO hold MoMo fraud training

MTN Mobile Money Limited in collaboration with the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) has begun its capacity-building training programme in Accra. This is aimed...

External debt restructuring: We hope Official Creditor Committee and government will find an agreement soon – IMF

The International Monetary Fund has reiterated its optimism that the Official Creditor Committee, and the Ghanaian government will find an agreement soon on the...

Tomato farmers at Ziope, V/R grapple with post-harvest losses

It is morning here in the hinterlands of the Ziope Traditional Area in the Agotime Ziope District of the Volta Region. Amada Vida leads three...

COPEC sends important message to NPA over Sentuo Refinery

The Chamber of Petroleum Consumers (COPEC) has appealed to the National Petroleum Authority (NPA) to ensure that Chinese company, Sentuo Refinery sticks to the...

GRA summons 11 shop owners over tax irregularities

Eleven shop managers have been summoned by the Domestic Tax Compliance Taskforce of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) for thorough investigations into their business...

Ghana lost $6.3 billion in reserves in 2 years

A country’s Gross International Reserves (GIR) includes the US dollar value of holdings of foreign exchange, special drawing rights, reserves position in the IMF,...

Ghana’s 2023 growth rate could be higher than 1.5% – Report

Ghana's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth outturn in 2023 could be higher than the 1.5% envisaged under the International Monetary Fund (IMF) programme, GCB...

Government secures GH₵3.9bn in reopened DDEP

The government has secured GH₵3.9 billion in the reopened Domestic Debt Exchange Programme (DDEP), the Ministry of Finance announced on Tuesday. This represents a significant...

Influx of Chinese tanker trucks will kill local businesses – Kwame Jantuah

Pressure is mounting on the government to address the influx of tanker trucks owned by Chinese companies in Ghana. A member of the Tanker Owners...

Ofori-Atta lauds giant step towards achieving climate prosperity

The Minister for Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta has disclosed that, the decision to establish an Independent Secretariat for Climate Vulnerable Forum and the V20 Group...

Monetary policy rate held steady at 30%

The Bank of Ghana has maintained the monetary policy rate at 30 percent after reviewing developments in the economy. This means that the lending rate...

New property rate regime – GRA identifies 10.12m properties

The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has completed billing over 10.12 million properties identified across the country for the purpose of property rate collection. This means...

Ghana’s total exports decline by 9%

Ghana has recorded a nine percentage point drop in its total export earnings. As of August 2023, total exports stood at US$10.76 billion. It is...

Ghanaian youth not employable – GUTA President

President of the Ghana Union of Traders Association (GUTA), Dr Joseph Obeng, has debunked claims that most youth are unemployed because there are no...

It’s difficult doing business in Ghana – D-Black

Musician and businessman Desmond Kwesi Blackmore, well-known as D-Black, says the harsh economic conditions are making doing business in Ghana very unattractive. According to him,...

CIMG Customer Satisfaction Index: UMB and 4 other banks lead the way in Customer Service in Ghana

Only five banks scored above the threshold of 98% in the 2022 Chartered Institute of Marketing Ghana Customer Satisfaction Index. This marks a significant improvement...

Ghana to earn $6.6bn annually from lithium when mining starts in 2026

Ghana will generate about $6.6 billion annually from lithium when the mining of the mineral begins in 2026.  Australian mining company, Atlantic Lithium Limited, is...

GRA clears air on allegation of harassment; recovers over ¢104,000 from upfront payments

The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) is fighting back claims that it is deliberately harassing members of the Ghana Union of Traders Association (GUTA) over...

No wrong doing in ‘GNPC-LITASCO’ Phase 6 financing – Energy Ministry hits back at Minority

The Ministry of Energy has debunked claims by the Minority in Parliament that the “GNPC-LITASCO’ re-financing arrangement is being done in secrecy without parliamentary...

MTN MoMo, ECG and Hubtel partner to provide enhanced Bill Payment Solutions to customers

MobileMoney Limited (MML) operators of (MTN MoMo) has partnered with the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) and Hubtel, an eCommerce platform to provide enhanced...

WAPCo’s commitment: Safeguarding West African Energy Supply

The West African Pipeline Company (WAPCo) has reaffirmed its unwavering commitment to the uninterrupted flow of natural gas to the countries it serves. The...

GUTA warns of dire consequences over GRA’s ‘harassments’

The Ghana Traders Union Association (GUTA) has warned of dire consequences if the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) continues to harass them over non-VAT compliance. GUTA...

Why are traders being suppressed? – GUTA quizzes GRA

The Ghana Union of Traders Association (GUTA) is up in arms with the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) over what they describe as harassment of...

GUTA charges members to resist GRA ‘harassment’

The Ghana Union of Traders (GUTA) has charged its members to resist any form of harassment and intimidation from officers of the Ghana Revenue...

Suppress appetite for high-interest loans – Gov’t told

The Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research (ISSER), has cautioned the government to suppress its appetite for high-interest loans. Director of ISSER, Professor Peter...

EIU revises cedi depreciation to dollar forecast to 23% in 2023; currency to remain 3rd weakest in Africa

The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) has revised its projected depreciation of the cedi to dollar in 2023 to about 23.0%, from the earlier 30.0%. According...

X (formerly Twitter) considers charging users for platform access

Elon Musk has suggested that all users of X, formerly called Twitter, may have to pay for access to the platform. In a conversation with...

Tanker Owners Union bares teeth at govt over Chinese trucks

The Executive Secretary of the Tanker Owners Union, Ignatius Koku Doe, has raised concerns over the influx of tanker trucks owned by Chinese companies. According to him, their checks...

Cedi expected to remain stable against dollar this week

The Ghana cedi is expected to remain relatively stable against the US dollar this week as risk-off investor sentiment cools off. Demand for US dollar...

Ghana’s IMF debt ranking a bad investor signal – Economist

Finance Lecturer at the University of Ghana Business School, Professor Lord Mensah has expressed fears that Ghana’s already dwindling investor confidence will further be...

NIA encourages financial institutions to prioritise Ghana Card identification

The National Identification Authority (NIA) has encouraged financial institutions to prioritize user verification using the Ghana Card for all transactions. Professor Kenneth Agyemang Attafuah, the...

BoG advised me to streamline Menzgold operations – NAM 1

Founder of Menzgold, Nana Appiah Mensah aka NAM 1, who is standing trial for allegedly using the company to defraud over 16,000 people of...

Get your first debt restructuring right – IMF to debt trapped nations

Ghana is debt-trapped and has maintained its position as Africa’s highest borrower from the International Monetary Fund (IMF). After trimming about ¢90 billion of its...