The Executive Secretary of the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission, Dr. Ishmael Ackah, has attributed the failure of the Commission to automatically adjust utility tariffs in 2021 to the absence of a board. It has been argued that the recent hike in utility tariffs by a whopping 27.15% and 21.55% for electricity and water respectively is […]
The National Lottery Authority (NLA) has reacted to comments by popular master of ceremonies (MC), Kwasi Kyei Darkwah, (KKD) on why a contract with Ghana Television (GTV) to broadcast lotto draw was terminated. KKD in a TV/radio comment had questioned why United Television (UTV) was the TV station now broadcasting lotto draws instead of the national broadcaster, […]
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has reiterated his determination to steer the economy back on the path of growth. He has, however, called on the clergy to pray with him in this challenging period to enable him to execute that mandate. The President, who stood in front of the Moderator of the Presbyterian Church of […]
The boom in digital payment platforms and digital banking systems have come with its own risks and cost to the financial industry. Latest figures from the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE) indicates that the global financial industry loses about US$67 billion to fraud related activities annually. The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime […]
The National Communications Authority has denied an application by the Vodafone Group to transfer 70% majority Shares in Vodafone Ghana to the Telecel Group. The NCA in a press release issued today said the application did not meet the regulatory threshold for the approval to be granted. “In January 2022, the NCA received an application for the […]
OF every cedi collected in tax revenue this year, more than 55 pesewas will be used to service the debt. When measured against this year’s projected total revenue and grants, debt service cost is estimated to wipe off more than 43 pesewas of every one cedi that will be accrued to the state. This follows […]
The company that produces Verna mineral water has initiated a product recall from the market following some factory defect. Products that are being recalled have the batch numbers TW/5 20:14 B, TW/5 20: 15 B, TW/5 20: 16 B, TW/ 5 20: 17 B, TW/ 5 20: 22 B. In a statement issued by the […]
The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has denied allegations that it has printed GH¢22.04 billion in new money to finance the 2022 budget without recourse to Parliament. It said the amount being referred to represented claims on government, and not new currency printed to support the government’s budget. In a press statement dated July 26, 2022, […]
The government will use today’s mid-year budget review (MYBR) to address the myriad of challenges facing the Nation Builders Corps (NABCo) programme that was introduced in 2018 to provide jobs for the teaming youth. It is expected that it would announce a comprehensive exercise to integrate the beneficiaries into the YouStart programme, another initiative of […]
The Head of Consumer Services at the National Petroleum Authority (NPA), Eunice Budu Nyarko, has appealed to the public to purchase fuel only from filling stations with certification. She said stations with green Ghana Standards Authority (GSA) stickers were always the go-to places for petroleum products, since those stations were regularly monitored by the NPA […]
The Mid-Year Review of the Budget Statement and Economic Policy of the Government and Supplementary Estimate for the 2022 financial year in Parliament has been postponed to July 27, 2022. The review is in pursuance of the Public Financial Management Act, 2016 (Act 921). The Majority Leader and the Leader of Government Business in Parliament, […]
Officials of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) will commence negotiations with the government today on a possible programme to support Ghana’s homegrown economic policies. The IMF team – led by the Mission Chief for Ghana, Carlo Sdralevich – will have in-person meetings with the Finance Ministry, the Economic Management and the Presidency from July 6 […]
