Finance
GRA did not auction COCOBOD’s chemicals, fertilizers, others
Accra: Management of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has urged the public to disregard a false publication on GRA’s auctioning of COCOBOD’s chemicals and fertilizers.
The article alleged that Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) was unable to pay import dut…
Assembly cuts sod to construct ultra-modern market at Kpone
Kpone: The Kpone-Katamanso Municipal Assembly (KKMA) has cut the sod for the construction of an ultra-modern market facility at Kpone in the Greater Region to boost trading activities in the municipality.
Mr Samuel Okoe Amanquah, the Kpone-Katamanso …
Ghana loses over 500,000 hectares of Cocoa farms to Swollen Shoot Viral Disease
Accra: Mr Joseph Boahen Aidoo, the Chief Executive of Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), says over 500,000 hectares of Cocoa farms in Ghana have been lost to the Cocoa Swollen Shoot Viral Disease (CSSVD).
He said this was posing a major
I will create millionaires from small-scale mining industry – Dr Bawumia
Accra: Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia, the Flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party, has laid out a comprehensive vision for the mining sector, which would help to effectively regulate the industry, especially small-scale miners and protect the environm…
GUTA to sign accountability agreement with political leaders
Accra: The Ghana Union of Traders Association (GUTA) has declared that it will sign a social contract with political leaders vying for the presidency in 2025. This agreement would be based on their economic policies and manifesto commitments.
Dr. Jos…
Geopolitical tensions, stalled external debts restructuring detrimental to Ghana’s disinflation trends
Accra: Fitch Solutions, an international rating agency, says Ghana’s disinflationary trends could be hampered by geopolitical concerns and stalled foreign debt restructuring,
In a report detailing Ghana’s inflation and interest dynamics, the rating a…
DANIDA Alumni Network holds forum on sustainable agriculture
Tolon: The DANIDA Alumni Network has held a forum with farmers in the Tolon District of the Northern Region to share knowledge on sustainable agricultural practices.
The forum was to discuss ideas and opportunities and formalise what is known as
Government suspends 15 per cent electricity VAT for stakeholder engagement
Accra: The government has announced the suspension of the implementation of the 15 per cent Value Added Tax (VAT) on electricity consumption.
The suspension, the Ministry of Finance, in a statement copied to the Ghana News Agency on Wednesday, Februa…