BUSINESS Timing of E-Levy wrong; 1.7% charge too much – Franklin Cudjoe 28th March 2022 Kumasi Online The president of IMANI Africa, Franklin Cudjoe has proposed that government consider reducing the Electronic Transaction Levy (E-levy) to 0.5%. According to him while the timing of the controversial E-Levy…
BUSINESS Fuel prices to be reduced by ¢1 from April 1 28th March 2022 Kumasi Online The Ghana Chamber of Bulk Oil Distributors (COBD) has forecasted an up to ¢1 per litre reduction in the price of petrol and diesel by April 1, 2022. This follows…
BUSINESS GUTA cries over cedi depreciation 15th March 2022 Kumasi Online The Ghana Union of Traders Association (GUTA) has asked government to implement a comprehensive plan in order to stablise the country’s depreciating currency. According to the Association, the continuous depreciation…
BUSINESS IES predicts fuel shortage as cedi depreciates further and oil prices soar 11th March 2022 Kumasi Online The Institute of Energy Security (IES), has indicated that the country could experience a fuel shortage in the coming days. Speaking on the Point Blank segment of Eyewitness News, the…
BUSINESS Ghana to engage global investors at Dubai Expo 4th March 2022 Kumasi Online Ghana is poised to showcase its immense investment opportunities to the international business community, on its National Day, slated for March 8, 2022, at the ongoing Dubai Expo. The country’s…
BUSINESS TOP STORIES Gov’t could struggle if revenue measures aren’t supported – John Kumah 3rd March 2022 Kumasi Online A Deputy Finance Minister, John Kumah says it may get to a time that government may not be able to fulfill some critical payment obligations if its revenue mobilization measures…
BUSINESS Lack of storage facilities causing local rice grains to dry up and lose value 1st March 2022 Kumasi Online Research has shown that although rice is the second most important staple food after maize in Ghana, only one-third of rice consumed here is produced locally. In the recent past,…
BUSINESS Cedi Named One Of The Worst African Currencies Currently 1st March 2022 Kumasi Online In a recent post, the Ghana cedi has been named as one of the worst-performing currencies in Africa currently. This is the third month into 2022 and the cedi has…
BUSINESS Ghana’s debt makes development impossible: here are some solutions 20th February 2022 Kumasi Online By the year 2000, the government of Ghana had borrowed so much that the country was in debt distress. It then subscribed to the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries initiative of…
BUSINESS Producer Price Inflation rises from 14.7% to 15.6% in January 2022 17th February 2022 Kumasi Online The year-on-year Producer Price Inflation (PPI) for all industries for the first month of 2022 has risen to 15.6 percent, up from the 14.7 percent recorded in December 2021. The…
