An 11-member new board of the Minerals Development Fund has been inaugurated with Kwaku Sakyi-Addo as the board chairman. Inaugurating the board, the Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Mr Samuel Abu Jinapor charged the members to provide strategic policy direction for the efficient utilisation of funds. He urged the 11-member board to make judicious use […]
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, says Ghana’s economy rebounding faster from the ravages of COVID-19 than envisioned, following a slow rate of growth in 2020. Speaking at the maiden edition of the Presidential Business Support, on Tuesday, 14th September 2021, at the Kempinski Hotel, President Akufo-Addo noted the support offered by the private sector, coupled […]
The Ghana Airports Company Limited (GACL) has commenced investigations into the circumstances that caused the aborted takeoff of KLM flight on Friday, September 3, 2021. The GACL in a statement said the pilot of the flight reported a bird strike close to the windshield of the aircraft. “The Rescue and Fire Fighting Service (RFFS) of […]
The Minister of Communications and Digitalisation, Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, has said Ghanaians and foreigners who do not have the Ghana Card cannot re-register their SIM cards beginning October 2021. Speaking at a press conference in the capital Accra on Sunday, she said the exercise is mandatory for all citizens and non-citizens living in Ghana. Owusu-Ekuful announced that […]
A New Patriotic Party (NPP) stalwart, Gabby Asare Otchere-Darko, has been appointed the new chair of the Ghana hub of the Commonwealth Enterprise and Investment Council (CWEIC). CWEIC is a commercial, not-for-profit membership organisation with an official mandate from the Commonwealth Heads of Government to facilitate trade and investment throughout the 54 Commonwealth member nations. Otchere-Darko is one […]
The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has included the Students Loan Trust Fund (SLTF) in the Credit Reporting System (CRS). This means that details of students who borrow from the trust will be included in the credit reference bureau to keep their credit behaviour profile. The measure is to boost the recovery efforts of the SLTF […]
The Institute for Energy Security (IES) projects that price of fuel on the domestic market at the various pumps are set to dip for the second pricing-window of August 2021. According to the IES, this is due to the various change in prices of the commodities on the international market is expected to affect local […]
The Deputy Minister for Finance has said government’s efforts have resulted in a decline in the country’s unemployment rate. Mr. John Kumah, interacting with host of PM Express Business Edition, George Wiafe on Thursday stated that reports from the World Bank and other reputable international bodies peg Ghana’s unemployment rate at 7.2 per cent. “It […]
Government has announced a new initiative known as “One Million jobs initiative” to aggressively respond to the need of the country, particularly in the areas of job creation and employment. The “One Million jobs initiative” will help to promote growth in SMEs, support new ventures, and stimulate innovation and start-ups. The Minister of Finance, Ken […]
The Minister of Finance, Mr Ken Ofori-Atta, will today lay before Parliament, the 2021 mid-year budget review for its consideration and adoption. The budget review, which is in accordance with Article 179 of the 1992 Constitution and the Public Financial Management Act 921, will give the fiscal authority an opportunity to revise macroeconomic targets and […]
About 14 million people have been identified as eligible taxpayers after a successful integration of the Ghana Card and Tax Identification Numbers (TINs), an exercise which started on April 1, this year. The Commissioner-General of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA), Mr Ammishaddai Owusu-Amoah, who made this known, said out of the number, only six million […]
The management of the Bulk Oil Storage and Transportation Company Limited (BOST) has saved $20 million on claims it would have paid to eight Bulk Distribution Companies (BDCs). The Managing Director of BOST, Mr Edwin Alfred Provencal, who disclosed this to the Daily Graphic in an exclusive interview, said the companies had put in a […]
