IMANI beats retreat: retracts ‘injurious statements’ against K.K. Sarpong and Fueltrade

Policy think tank, IMANI Africa, has apologised “unreservedly” to the Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC), Dr K. K. Sarpong, and Fueltrade Limited, a mid and upstream petroleum company, for “injurious statements” made against them on April 25, this year. In a three-paragraph press statement titled ‘Retraction and Apology to Dr […]

 AGM/AKER energy deal ratified-Paid interest reduced, free interest increased 

Parliament has approved the amended deal with AGM Petroleum for oil exploration in the Deep South West Tano oil block. The critical decision to accept the recommendations of Parliament’s Mines and Energy Committee was made through voice vote supervised by the Speaker, Prof Aaron Mike Oquaye, amidst opposition from the National Democratic Congress (NDC) minority. […]

PIAC angry with Finance Ministry over inclusion of GH¢440m oil revenue in 2019 budget

The Public Interest Accountability Committee (PIAC) has faulted the Finance Ministry for including some unspent GH¢440 million from 2017 in this year’s budget expenditure. PIAC has described as misleading a claim by the Ministry that the GH¢ 440 million unspent oil revenue in 2017 is part of its GH¢ 1.5 billion budgetary expenditure for this year. In […]

E-procurement will ensure transparency and efficiency in procurement process-Bawumia

The Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has assured that the recently launched e-procurement system will allow for efficiency and transparency in the procurement process. Dr. Bawumia who launched the Ghana Electronic Procurement System (GHANEPS) on April 30 2019 said ‘’ The eProcurement system is designed to address corruption in procurement procedures by minimising human face-to-face […]

MTN embarks on customer outreach in Ho, Koforidua and Cape Coast; upgrades customers to 4G

Mobile Telecommunications Giant, MTN has embarked on a customer outreach in Southern Ghana, encapsulating Ho in the Volta Region, Cape Coast in the Central Region and Koforidua in the Eastern Region. The customer outreach according to Prince Owusu Nyarko, Regional Senior Manager incharge of the South-West Business District of MTN, is aimed at creating a […]

Details: step by step procedures to follow to become a Free Zones Company

Investors are required to go through the following application procedure to obtain a Free Zones license Incorporate a company in Ghana with the Registrar General’s Department. Obtain and complete the GFZA Application Form (US$ 100) and submit with the following: Business Plan Copy of Certificate of Incorporation Copy of Certificate to Commence Business Copy of […]