Author: Daniel Oduro-Mensah
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Traders bare teeth at GRA; issue ultimatum to govt over tax compliance exercise
Two trading associations in Ghana, the Traders Advocacy Group and the Abossey Okai Spare Parts Dealers Association, are urgently calling on the government to halt the Ghana Revenue Authority’s (GRA) initiative to deploy monitoring task forces for revenue collection. At separate press conferences on Monday, these traders raised concerns about what they describe as constant…
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Five business executives to be prosecuted over data privacy breaches
Five business executives suspected to have breached data protection laws have been arrested by a joint team operation led by the Data Protection Commission (DPC) and the Ghana Police Service. The Commission in a bid to ensure that businesses possess the required authorisation to process clients’ data embarked on an enforcement operation on Thursday to…
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Ghana’s economy grows by 3.2% in quarter two of 2023
The economy of Ghana saw a 3.2% growth in the second quarter of 2023 according to provisional data from the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS). When seasonally adjusted, the real GDP increased by 0.7 percent in the second quarter of 2023, a 0.1 percentage point lower than what was recorded in the first quarter of 2022.…
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Suspension of permits for new cement factories to boost local manufacturing sector
Government has explained that, the suspension of permits the construction of new factories for the manufacturing and bagging of Portland cement in the country will boost confidence within the local manufacturing sector. According to government, the temporary ban will create a coordinated mechanism for regulatory institutions to issue permits before the authorization of construction works.…