President assents to COVID-19 repeal law
President John Dramani Mahama yesterday assented to the COVID-19 Health Recovery Levy Repeal Act 2025. This effectively scraps the one per cent charge imposed on goods, services and imports since the... read more
Producer Price Inflation decreases
Ghana’s year-on-year Producer Price Index (PPI) fell to 46.7 per cent in September as compared to the August rate of 48.3 per cent. Mr Anthony Amuzu, Chief Statistician and Director of Surveys and... read more
UMB in 20-million-dollar loan facility deal
Universal Merchant Bank (UMB) and Ghana International Bank PLC, have entered into a 20-million-dollar loan facility that will boost medium-term financing for the corporate and SME sector in Ghana.... read more
Bee keepers schooled at Nkoranza
A five-day technical training workshop for 30 beekeepers from both Nkoranza Municipality and Nkoranza North District held at Nkoranza ended at the weekend. It educated participants on the effective... read more
Ghanaian companies embark on trade mission to Italy
Ghanaian business companies would, on October 29, 2014, participate in an Ecomondo Fair in Italy to strengthen business opportunities for both countries. The trade mission, which comprises 21... read more
Invest in Africa launches online platform for SMEs
Invest in Africa (IIA), an organisation focused on tackling shared private sector challenges, has launched the African Partner Pool (APP), Ghana’s first cross-sector online business directory for... read more
Rashid Abu knows no peace because of Shatta Wale
After controversial Ghanaian musician, Shatta Wale, allegedly assaulted him in the presence of his manager, Lawrence Nana Asiamah Hanson, aka Bull Dog, at his East Legon residence, the victim, Rashid... read more
African Parliamentarians Network against Corruption raises concerns about Petroleum Revenue Management Act
The African Parliamentarians Network against Corruption (APNAC) has raised concerns about the Petroleum Revenue Management Act. According to the group, the law in its current form has the tendency of... read more
Cocoa industry demands more Free zones enclaves
Stakeholders within the cocoa industry want government to create more free zone enclaves for manufacturing to increase value addition of raw materials before they are exported. Ghana has struggled to... read more
Gov’t calls for cool heads in Pension Fund Management saga
Government has called on labour to rescind its strike and reason with government in finding a longer lasting solution to the issue of pension fund management. A statement issued by the Ministry of... read more
S&P Downgrade: Ghana regaining investor confidence in danger
Ghana’s hopes of regaining the confidence of investors in the economy through an International Monetary Fund (IMF) bailout programme has suffered a jolt as credit rating agency Standard &... read more