PREMIUM Een dagje winkelen, de energienota en tal van diensten worden duurder door de geplande btw-verhoging, © Jan Stads / Pix4Profs Plan van kabinetDe verhoging van de btw met 0,4 procent lijkt heel weinig, maar als ondernemers de nieuwe prijzen naar boven afronden, kan dit de inflatie fors opjagen. Gaat een bundel met vijf paar sokken van 17,99 euro straks ...
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Motie voor grenscontroles en het weren van asielzoekers aangenomen in Duitsland, Scholz kritisch
Parlementsleden van Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) vieren de uitslag van de stemming met fractieleider Alice Weidel. © ANP/EPA De Bondsdag, het Duitse parlement, heeft een motie over migratie aangenomen door omstreden steun van radicaal-rechts. Met deze niet-bindende motie wordt de regering opgeroepen tot maatregelen zoals permanente grenscontroles en het weren van asielzoekers. Buitenlandredactie 29-01-25, 18:21 Laatste update: 29-01-25, 20:28 De motie is aangenomen met 348 ...
Read More »LIVESTREAMING: Oliver Barker-Vormawor appears before Appointments Committee following summons
General News of Wednesday, 29 January 2025 Source: www.ghanaweb.com play videoOliver Barker-Vormawor is a lawyer and social activist Social activist Oliver Barker-Vormawor is set to appear before the Appointments Committee of Parliament after being summoned to substantiate his claims regarding alleged bribery by members of the committee. Barker-Vormawor accused committee members of accepting monetary bribes to expedite and approve ministerial nominees after their ...
Read More »‘Arrogance, Uncultured, Disrespectful’: Social media ‘roasts’ Petroleum Commission CEO for calling NPP MP ‘silly’ in Parliament
General News of Wednesday, 29 January 2025 Source: www.ghanaweb.com play videoActing Chief Executive Officer of the Petroleum Commission, Emeafa Hardcastle Some social media users have criticized the Acting Chief Executive Officer of the Petroleum Commission, Emeafa Hardcastle, over her altercation with the Member of Parliament for Nsawam Adoagyiri, Frank Annoh-Dompreh. A video of the incident, shared by Channel One TV, shows the ...
Read More »FULL TEXT: Bank of Ghana keeps policy rate unchanged at 27% after first MPC meeting of 2025
Business News of Monday, 27 January 2025 Source: www.ghanaweb.com Bank of Ghana Headquarters A. Global Developments 1. The momentum in global economic growth observed at the beginning of 2024 was sustained throughout the year. The January 2025 World Economic Outlook (WEO) report indicates an upward revision in growth from 3.2 percent in the October 2024 WEO to 3.3 percent. The ...
Read More »Finance minister inaugurates technical committee to draft legal framework for Ghana Gold Board
Business News of Monday, 27 January 2025 Source: www.ghanaweb.com The proposed GoldBod will serve as a specialized agency to oversee the marketing of Ghana’s gold The Minister of Finance, Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson, has inaugurated a Technical Committee tasked with drafting a comprehensive legal framework for the establishment of the Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod), a flagship initiative of President John Dramani Mahama aimed ...
Read More »‘If you don’t know, you don’t know’ – How NPP MP jabbed Ashanti Regional Minister designate over Ashantis paramountcies
General News of Tuesday, 28 January 2025 Source: www.ghanaweb.com Patrick Yaw Boamah and Dr. Frank Amoakohene The New Patriotic Party (NPP) Member of Parliament for Okaikwei Central, Patrick Yaw Boamah, on January 27, 2025, during the vetting of the Ashanti Regional Minister designate by the Appointments Committee of Parliament, caught him off guard with a question about paramountcies in the Ashanti region. ...
Read More »Mahama petitioned to remove EC Chair and three others
General News of Tuesday, 28 January 2025 Disclaimer Source: rainbowradioonline.com President John Mahama and Jean Mensa A Ghanaian citizen residing in the Volta region has petitioned President John Dramani Mahama to remove the Electoral Commission (EC) Chairperson, Jean Mensa, from office. He also wants the president to remove the two deputies, Samuel Tetteh and Dr. Bossman Eric Asare, as well as ...
Read More »Dollar posts worst week in 14 months as tariff risks subside
Business News of Sunday, 26 January 2025 Disclaimer Source: bloomberg.com DDollar is a major trading currency The dollar wrapped up its worst week in 14 months as currency traders grapple with lots of tariff talk, with no real action, from President Donald Trump. The Bloomberg Dollar Spot Index closed 1.6% lower from last Friday — the steepest one-week drop since November ...
Read More »President Mahama constitutes team to plan National Economic Dialogue
Economy of Sunday, 26 January 2025 Source: www.ghanaweb.com President John Dramani Mahama President John Dramani Mahama has formed a seven-member planning committee to prepare for the much-anticipated National Economic Dialogue (NED). This initiative is a key component of the President’s 120-day social contract with Ghanaians, aimed at addressing the country’s pressing development challenges. The announcement was made in a statement issued by ...
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