Ghana’s total public debt as at the end of 2011 stood at GH¢23.6 billion, equivalent to 44.2 per cent of Gross Domestic Product compared to GH¢17.6 billion (38.1 per cent of GDP) in 2010, Central Bank Governor Mr Kwesi Amissah-Arthur said in Accra on Wednesday
A day’s stakeholders’ workshop is underway in Accra to discuss ways of plugging loopholes in Ghana’s tax system caused by transfer pricing manipulation by some Multinational Enterprises (MNEs)
Continue reading …The 2,473 million dollar Perishable Cargo Centre (PCC) at Kotoka International Airport (KIA) built under the Millennium Challenge Account (MCA) was on Wednesday handed over to the Government
Continue reading …About 500 customers with huge sums of savings with a financial institution in Sunyani are in a limbo following the freezing of its assets by the Bank of Ghana (BOG)
Continue reading …The NEPAD Agency has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Fairtrade Africa, to promote socio-economic development through trade
Continue reading …Dr Toni Aubynn, Chief Executive of Ghana Chamber of Mines (GCM), has called for the allocation of 30 per cent of total mineral royalties to mining communities for infrastructural development
Continue reading …The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) on Wednesday announced a one percentage point increase in the policy rate to 13.5 per cent from 12.5 per cent
Continue reading …The rate of inflation ticks up in January to 8.7 percent from 8.58 percent in December with inflation in transport and goods and services leading the change
Continue reading …A World Bank report says African countries are losing billions of dollars in potential trade earnings annually because of high trade barriers with neighboring countries. The report said t was easier for Africa to trade with the rest of the world than with itself
Continue reading …Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs) have been urged to establish Micro and Small Scale Enterprises Committees in their localities to assist people involved in Household Enterprises (HE) to improve on their trades
Continue reading …The Sunyani Cooperative Food Crop Processors Society, has advocated regulation of the food processing industry in Ghana, to help address challenges confronting the sector
Continue reading …The Minority in Parliament, on Tuesday objected to a presentation of a paper on addendum to a master facility agreement between the Government of Ghana and the China Development Bank for 3.0 billion dollar loan to finance Infrastructure Development Projects under the Ghana Shared Growth and Development Agenda
Continue reading …The Nine oil companies operating at the Takoradi Air-Force Base are to pay all outstanding electricity bills with immediate effect or face ejection from the base, the Chief of Air Staff of the Ghana Armed Forces, Air Vice-Marshal Michael Samson-Oje, has said
Continue reading …South African Airline (SAA) has officially received Four-Star Airline ranking for 2012 by SKYTRAX, an independent, global airline rating organisation. The ranking recognises the sustained improvement in SAA onboard product and service, together with many changes to airport product and service levels
Continue reading …The focus of the Youth Enterprise and Skills Development Centre (YESDEC), a private-public sector partnership, is to make successful entrepreneurs out of young artisans. The Centre, therefore, provides training to young artisans aged 18 to 45 years to improve on their production and management skills with support to go into production
Continue reading …The National Communications Authority (NCA) has set a new Interconnect termination rate regime for Telecommunications Operators, for 2012 to 2014 operational year
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