Category: General
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GRA to confiscate ECOWAS vehicles for exceeding 90 day entry period
The Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority(GRA) has stated that it will start confiscating vehicles from the ECOWAS region that stay in the country for more than 90 days without legal permission. This the Customs Division says it will do through the full implementation of Article 5 of the ECOWAS Protocol on the Free…
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Ogilvy leads African Sabre Awards taking 17 out of 37 awards
Ogilvy has emerged triumphant in the global PR industry’s prestigious SABRE Awards for the Africa Region, with Ogilvy offices capturing 43% of all trophies awarded. The SABRE Awards are the world’s largest PR awards programme, recognising superior achievement in branding and reputation in North America, EMEA, Asia-Pacific, Latin America, South Asia and Africa. The pan-African…
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Prof. Samuel Kobina Annim named new gov’t statistician
An Associate Professor of Economics, Professor Samuel Kobina Annim has been appointed as the new Government Statistician. He assumed duty on March 1, 2019. The appointment of Prof. Annim by President Akufo-Addo was recommended by the Public Services Commission. Prior to his coming into office, David Kombat was acting as the government’s statistician following the…
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Peasant farmers association welcomes Planting for Export policy
The Peasant Farmers Association of Ghana has welcomed government’s new Planting for Exports and Rural Development policy. “You know we have said it over and over again that they should listen to the problems or the challenges we face with managing the economy.So if government now comes to realize that there is a need for…
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Banks must prioritize fight against cyber fraud—Zenith Bank CEO
The Managing Director and CEO of Zenith Bank Henry Oroh has called on stakeholders in the banking sector to prioritize investment into systems and structures that will give them utmost protection from the rising incidence of cyber fraud in the country. Ghana lost over $220 million dollars to recorded cybercrime cases between 2016 and 2018,…
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Informal sector to pay taxes through Mobile Money—Dr. Bawumia
The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has announced that small scale self employed tax payers including commercial transport operators will soon pay taxes through mobile money. The authority says it is ready to launch an electronic payment platform for operators in the informal sector to improve tax collection. Currently only 200,000 taxable people in the informal…
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Asantehene commends MTN for consistency in Telecom sector
Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II has admonished telecommunication giant, MTN Ghana to work hard to maintain the successes it has chalked as a company. While commending the company for its consistency in delivering services to the Ghanaian populace, the Asante monarch urged management to continue assisting socio-economic development in the country. The Asantehene made the…
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Ghana signs double taxation agreements with 10 countries
The Government has signed double taxation agreements with 10 countries towards giving investors a stable and conducive tax scheme. The Government hopes that the signing of such agreements will encourage investments and in turn, facilitate the transfer of skills and technology. The countries are Belgium, Denmark, France, the United Kingdom, Switzerland, Mauritius, South Africa, Italy, Netherlands…