Author: Ellen Dapaah
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Telcos Chamber pledges to address data affordability and sustainability issues
The Ghana Chamber of Telecommunications has pledged to address issues concerning data affordability and sustainability in the year 2022. According to the Chamber, there needs to be a broad consultation on how much data consumption can be balanced with the right investments so that consumers do not have to be on the losing end. The…
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NCA to consider extension of SIM card re-registration deadline
The National Communications Authority (NCA) has disclosed of plans to extend the March 31 deadline for the SIM card re-registration exercise if need be. This comes after several calls by Ghanaians for the NCA to change the date in order to ease tensions at the various re-registration centres. Director of Consumer and Corporate Affairs at…
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Akufo-Addo directs GRA to defer reversal of benchmark value discounts
The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has directed the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) to suspend the planned implementation of the reversal of the benchmark value discounts introduced to cushion Ghanaians against price hikes. At a meeting with officials of the GRA and other stakeholders, the President gave a deadline of January 17 for all consultations…
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MTN justifies decision to increase fibre broadband and turbonet bundle prices
MTN Ghana has justified the 50 percent increase in fibre broadband and turbonet bundle prices. The network company from January 4, introduced new rates of Fibre broadband and Turbonet bundle prices, increasing by almost 50% with 90 days validity. Customers of MTN Ghana and Ghanaians in general have since Tuesday complained about the astronomical increase…
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Update on SIM re-registration software will speed up process – Telcos Chamber
Several branches of telecommunication companies across the country continue to record long queues and crowds as customers rush to re-register their SIM cards. This is because the government has set March 31, 2022 as the deadline for the re-registration. Information from the Ghana Chamber of Telecommunication suggests that software developed by KelniGVG, the operator in…
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Benchmark value reversal: Food and Beverages Ass. laments lack of stakeholder consultation
The Food and Beverages Association has lamented the lack of stakeholder consultation regarding the government’s decision to reverse the 50% benchmark value reduction policy on some 43 selected items. The Association, along with the Ghana Union of Traders Association, has warned that consumers will soon be paying more for basic commodities affected by the policy…
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Telecom companies record long queues as Ghanaians rush to re-register SIM cards [Video]
With less than three months to the deadline of the SIM card re-registration exercise, several branches of telecommunication companies across the country continue to record long queues as customers rush to re-register their SIM cards. A trip to various branches of MTN, Vodafone and AirtelTigo saw many Ghanaians frustrated at the huge numbers converged at…
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66% of businesses want reduction of taxes to stabilize operations – IEA survey
The majority of businesses in the Greater Accra Region believe they need critical interventions from the government to improve the business environment in the coming months. According to the Institute of Economic Affairs 2021 Business Confidence Survey, 66 percent of businesses in Accra expect the government to reduce taxes and charges to bring stability to…
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Akufo-Addo announces government’s plans to address fertilizer shortage
President Nana Akufo-Addo has reiterated the government’s pledge in dealing with the problem of fertilizer shortage in the country. Speaking at the 37th Farmers’ Day celebration which crowned Alhaji Mashid Mohammed as the 2021 National Best Farmer, the President disclosed that the government, among other things, is collaborating with a Moroccan company to make fertilizers…
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2022 Budget: Seth Terkper describes revenue target as over-ambitious
Former Finance Minister, Seth Terkper, is asking for in-depth details into how the government plans to achieve some of its targets in the 2022 budget. One of such is the government’s revenue target which Mr. Terkper believes is over-ambitious. The government of Ghana is aiming at increasing the tax to GDP ratio from 16% to…