Business

The Member of Parliament for Madina Francis-Xavier Sosu said the government’s 1.75 per cent tax on mobile money transactions will serve as a disincentive to persons establishing new businesses. Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta announced the MoMo tax when he presented...

Energy Think Tank, Africa Centre for Energy Policy (ACEP) has called on government to immediately apply some estimated accumulated balance of GHS948 million in the Price Stabilization and Recovery Levy (PSRL) Account to cushion petroleum consumers. ACEP believes in order...

Ghana is likely to face another sanction and restriction from exporting fishery products to Europe by the European Commission. According to the Commission, the warning is based on Ghana’s inability to comply with its duties under international law and in...

The Executive Secretary of the Importers and Exporters Association of Ghana, Samson Asaki Awingobit, has lauded the Integrated Customs Management System (ICUMS) for raking in a profit of 18.1 billion cedis to government almost a year of deploying the...

An Economist Emmanuel Amoah-Darkwah has expressed fears that Ghana’s high public debt could have implications on future developments. He asserted that the spate at which the country’s debt is shooting up, it could result in a situation that leads...

According to the latest Bank of Ghana (BoG) Summary of Economic and Financial Data, Ghana's public debt stock increased by GH₵3 billion to GH₵304.6 billion in March 2021. This equates to 70.2% of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP), which is...

Africa will only be able to realise full benefits of the Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) if there is full commitment of African states, said the Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia. Addressing a virtual UPSA Law School's 1st African...

Government’s decision to cause a re-registration of all mobile phone sim cards has been applauded by some giant players in the telecommunication industry. Government through the Ministry of Communication and Digitisation has given mobile phone users up to the 31st...