Category: Top Stories
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IIPGH to enter coding education partnership with Telecoms Chamber
The Institute of ICT Professionals, Ghana, (IIPGH), is proposing a partnership with the Ghana Chamber of Telecommunications to promote and sustain its coding program in schools within three regions namely, Volta, Eastern and Central regions. The partnership, which forms part of the Institute’s Coding Caravan initiative is part of efforts to scale up its coding…
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Over 15.7 million Ghana cards issued so far – NIA boss
Over 15.7 million Ghanaians current have received their Ghana cards, the Executive Secretary of the National Identification Authority (NIA), Prof. Kenneth Agyemang Attafuah, has disclosed. Speaking to Bernard Koku Avle on the Citi Breakfast Show on Thursday, July 21, 2022, Prof. Attafuah said data available to him reveals that 16,969,034 persons have registered for the…
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About GH¢5 billion was paid as bribe in private, public sectors in 2021 – GSS
A survey by the Ghana Statistical Service and its partners has revealed that an estimated amount of GH¢5 billion was paid as bribes in the year 2021. The report dubbed ‘2021 Ghana Integrity of Public Services Survey’ indicates that 26.7% public sector officials and 9.1% private sector players engaged in bribery acts. The survey was…
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Stabilizing the Cedi: Gov’t urged to introduce more strategies to diversify country’s export base
Economist, Dr. Patrick Asuming is calling on government to introduce more measures to broaden the country’s export base and increase domestic production in its quest to stabilize the cedi in the long term. This comes on the back of government’s introduction of a new policy decision for the Bank of Ghana (BoG) to have first…
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Over-concentration on consumption taxes hurting our revenue mobilization drive – Tax analyst
Ahead of the presentation of the 2022 mid-year budget review on Monday, July 25, 2022, government is being urged to announce clear measures that will lead to the collection of more property and income taxes compared to consumer taxes. According to Tax Analyst, Francis Timore Boi, the over-reliance on consumer taxes in the country is…
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Scores of traders count losses again after 7th flooding at Kejetia market
Scores of traders at the New Kejetia Market in Kumasi are once again counting their losses after some pipes in the facility burst and led to flooding, which has caused destruction to their goods. During Citi News’ visit to the market on Wednesday morning, the affected persons were seen scooping water out of their shops.…
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Committee set up to probe alleged military brutalities on small scale miners at Obuasi
The Lands and Natural Resources Ministry has set up a committee to look into alleged military brutalities on some miners in Obuasi. Reports indicate that some miners under the government’s community mining scheme encroached on a concession currently being mined by AngloGold Ashanti. The Concerned Small Scale Miners Association and the Minority have called for a…
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Parliament approves $750 million loan agreement with Afrexim Bank
Parliament has approved a $750 million loan agreement with the Afrexim Bank for funding infrastructure projects and budget support. This comes despite a last-minute attempt to arrest the motion on grounds of lack of a quorum. The loan is part of a $1 billion dollar facility, the government is seeking to shore up its reserves…
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MPR must be maintained due to slowdown in inflation curve – Economist proposes
Economist with GCB Capital Limited, Courage Boti has suggested that the Monetary Policy Committee should maintain the current monetary policy rate despite calls by other stakeholders to increase it to stem inflation. Although the country’s inflation rate increased to 29.8 percent in June, the 2.2 percentage point gap compared to what was recorded the previous…
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Monetary Policy Committee begins 107th meeting to assess economy
The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Bank of Ghana (BoG) is scheduled to begin its regular meetings from today, Wednesday, July 20, 2022, through to Friday, the July 22, 2022. The 107th meeting of the Monetary Policy Committee is to review developments in the economy and take the necessary steps to ensure financial and…