Category: Top Stories
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Real estate players confident of a yuletide boom despite omicron concerns
The Real estate industry in Ghana was negatively impacted by the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite this, players in the space were confident of a boost this year following the availability of vaccines which proves to have a level of efficacy. However, with news of the new Omicron variant of the virus, what are…
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Ministry of Finance denies dropping GH¢2.4 million e-levy service charge
The Ministry of Finance has dismissed allegations that the GH¢241,933,000 allocations in the Appropriations Bill for the Electronic Transactions Levy services have been dropped. It also denied claims that a private firm will be contracted to collect the levy on behalf of the government. The ministry also noted that the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) is…
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MOFA urges tomato traders not to buy from Burkina Faso this festive season
The Ministry of Food and Agriculture is urging tomato traders in the country to desist from travelling to Burkina-Faso to buy tomatoes this festive season as local producers will be able to supply enough to meet their demand. The Tomato traders and transporters association embarked on a strike in February this year due to what…
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2022 economic outlook positive, but potential risks must be monitored – BoG Governor
Governor of the Bank of Ghana, Dr. Ernest Addison has assured of intensified surveillance of the economy to ensure that the unpredictabilities surrounding food prices, petroleum price adjustments, among others do not exert inflationary pressures on the country’s economic outlook for 2022. Ghana’s inflation rate for 2021 has witnessed an upward trend in recent times.…
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GSE rewards stakeholders and staff on its 30th anniversary awards and dinner night
The Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE) has celebrated various stakeholders at its 30th anniversary awards and dinner night, which was rescheduled due to COVID-19 last year. Long-serving staff and various stakeholders who have contributed in diverse ways to the growth and the development of the Exchange received several awards. The awards ceremony was graced by the…
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Telco’s committed to March deadline for sim registration exercise – Dr. Ken Ashigbey
With a little over 3 months to the end of the ongoing SIM registration exercise, the CEO of the Ghana Chamber of Telecommunications Ing. Dr. Kenneth Ashigbey says his members are committed to helping government achieve its ambitious target of registering all SIM cards by the end of March 2022. According to the government, the…
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PIAC advocates operationalization of Accra railway lines
The Public Interest and Accountability Committee (PIAC) has charged the government to empower the Ghana Railway Authority to operationalize the railway lines in Accra to rake in the revenues needed for the country’s development. The committee made this call during its inspection of some projects partially funded with oil money in the Greater Accra Region.…
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Access Bank builds SMES capacity on digitalization
In keeping with its commitment to be the number one go-to SME Bank, Access Bank (Ghana) Plc has organized its fifth SME engagement with customers, through a capacity building workshop in Takoradi. The workshop was aimed at empowering SMEs with knowledge on digitalization for business growth in partnership with Open Labs. Speaking at the workshop,…
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IMF austerity measures affecting recruitment of critical workforce—ActionAid’s report
A new report released by ActionAid Ghana in partnership with Public Services International and Education International has confirmed concerns raised by experts in the finance and tax industry on Ghana’s alarming debt crisis. Titled “The Public Versus Austerity: The wage bill constraints”, the report analyses trends in public sector wage bill in education and health…
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Kotoka Airport: Airlines to pay $3,500 on each unvaccinated passenger they bring in
As the omicron variant of covid-19 threatens to erode gains made in the fight against the pandemic, Ghana’s health authorities and the Aviation Authority, have issued strict guidelines to airlines flying passengers into the country. In a statement announcing new plans to guard against another wave of COVID-19 infections, the authorities said effective Tuesday, December…