Category: Government
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Find out why Exxonmobil, BP pulled out of bidding rounds–ACEP demands
The Africa Center for Energy Policy (ACEP) has charged the Ministry of Energy to undertake some serious introspection to find out why big companies like ExxonMobil and British Petroleum, (BP) pulled out of the competitive bidding process for the 3 oil blocks put on offer by the Government. Out of the 14 companies that were…
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Fast track discussions on products qualified under AFTA—PEF to gov’t
The Private Enterprise Federation (PEF) has called on government, the Ghana Revenue Authority and other stakeholders in trade and industry to speed up discussions to identify which products would be allowed into the country from other African countries when the African Free Trade Agreement(AFTA) is fully implemented later this year. The IMF has warned domestic…
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Producer Price Inflation for April records 7.1 percent
The Producer Price Inflation (PPI) rate for April 2019 has hit 7.1 percent. This shows a monthly change rate of 0.9 percent when compared to March 2019. The PPI measures the average change over time in the prices received by domestic producers for their goods and services. Speaking at a press conference, the Government Statistician…
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Scrap appointment of SOEs chief executives by President — Institute of Directors
President of the Institute of Directors of Ghana, Rockson Dogbegah has called for the scrapping of the appointment of CEOs of State Owned Enterprises by the President. According to him, presidential appointments of heads for such entities have contributed to their decline in performance and contribution towards GDP over the years. President Akufo-Addo in April…
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Govt will engage private sector to drive technological dev’t—Dr. Bawumia
The Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has reiterated that government will engage the private sector to drive the technological needs of the country. This, he said will create competition to enable the private sector deliver at a reasonable cost. Dr. Bawumia was speaking at the Third Africa Leadership Conference organized by the International Advertising Association…
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Ghana marks World Telecommunications Day
Ghana has joined the rest of the world today in observing the 2019 World Telecommunications and Information Society Day (WTISD) under the theme: “Bridging the standardisation gap”. This year marks the 50th anniversary of the celebration since its inception in 1969. The day was observed to raise awareness of the importance of the theme as…
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Ghana signs MoU with Slovenia on economic co-operation
Ghana and Slovenia have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) towards developing and strengthening economic co-operation to exploit the wide range of investments and business opportunities between them for the wellbeing of their citizens. Dr. Mohammed Awal, the Minister for Business Development, signed for Ghana while Slovenia’s Deputy Foreign Minister, Dobran Bozic, signed for his…
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Beneficial ownership register to be ready in 6 months — Registrar-General
The Registrar-General is still in the process of developing a beneficial ownership register which they say will be completed in the next six months. The register, when completed by the end of the year, will allow all stakeholders access to one single platform which will make business very smooth and easy to access. Speaking to…
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Registrar-General happy with ruling against journalist
The Registrar-General Jemima Oware has expressed satisfaction with the ruling by the National Media Commission (NMC), directing investigative journalist Emmanuel Kosi Senyo to retract and apologise to the registrar. The NMC directed the journalist and Editor of the Awake newspaper, Emmanuel Efo Kosi Senyo, to retract and apologise to the Registrar-General, Jemima Oware following his…
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Digitization of state agencies improving revenue collection—Dr. Bawumia
The Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has announced that the digital initiatives undertaken by the government is beginning to yield results. Dr. Bawumia disclosed that some state institutions that were migrated to digital platforms are recording improvements in revenue collection. The Ports, Lands Commission, Ministry of Tourism and the Passport Office are a few state…