The National Programme of Action for the implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCTA) will be based on seven clusters. The seven clusters which includes trade policy, trade facilitation, productive capacity, trade related infrastructure, trade finance, trade information, and factor market integration will help boost intra-African trade. Speaking at the end of a […]
The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has cautioned importers to ensure that the right tax stamps are affixed to the right products. Besides cautioning, the GRA also took the opportunity to educate importers on the essence of its tax stamp authenticator mobile application (app) to help check the authenticity of imported products. The mobile app also […]
The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) has advised the public to ensure that discussion on the cocoa sector and in particular, the producer price paid to cocoa farmers for their produce, was guided by facts and not sentiments. In a response to recent comments on the producer price of cocoa by Citizens Watch, a think tank, […]
Public servants who have been affected by the closure of three banks recently, have been advised by the Controller and Accountant General’s Department (CAGD) to open fresh accounts with banks of their choice so they can receive their salaries. It is estimated that 1,975 public servants on the government payroll accessed their salaries through the […]
The National Lottery Authority says it has completed the Registration and Licensing Processes for all illegal Lotto Operators who have paid up the prescribed fees to the Authority. According to a statement issued by the Public Relations Unit of the Authority, those who have complied will be issued with licenses to enable them carry out […]
Chairman of the McDan Group of Companies, Dr. Daniel McKorley has announced the selection of the top 20 Businesses in the 2019 edition of the McDan Entrepreneurship Challenge. Dr. McKorley who is the brain behind the Challenge, announced that the selected businesses will be rewarded with the needed financial injection to scale up their operations. […]
By Elvis DARKO, Accra Twenty out of the 23 savings and loans companies and finance houses shut down by the Bank of Ghana (BoG) recorded a combined negative capital of GH₵2.3 billion (GH₵2,301,948,311). They are made up of 16 savings and loans companies and seven finance houses. Only Sterling Financial Services Limited did not record […]
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo says his government is fully committed to making investments in trade-related infrastructure, as well as enhancing the country’s production capacity, in order to reap the full benefits of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). He said government’s initiatives such as the ‘One District, One Factory’ policy, the development of […]
Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, has advised young entrepreneurs in Africa to focus on Information and Communication Technology (ICT) and Agriculture. According to him, these are the two main sectors that are worth investing in and that the youth must focus their energies and resources on them. The business magnate who was speaking at the […]
The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has given the assurance that funds are available to pay depositors of the 23 savings and loans companies and finance house companies that have been shut down. “In line with the Government’s commitment to protect depositors’ funds, the Government has made funds available to enable the Receiver pay depositors after […]
A study by Agency for Health and Food Security (AHEFS), a non-governmental organisation (NGO) has revealed that Ghana spends over US$100 million on the importation of vegetables annually. The vegetables, mostly tomatoes and onions, according to the study, were mostly imported from the neighbouring Togo, Cote Côte d’Ivoire and Burkina Faso. Speaking at a media […]
The Business Development Ministry has announced the creation of about 4,750 jobs under one of its capacity building initiatives. According to the ministry, the jobs were created under its capacity building programme for young entrepreneurs. Minister for Business Development, Dr Ibrahim Mohammed Awal, in his interaction with journalists at the Information Ministry’s Meet-the-Press Series yesterday, […]
