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GRA retrieves over US$93 million revenue via informants’ scheme

Business News of Monday, 19 December 2022   The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) is the revenue arm of government The Ghana Revenue Authority has recovered in excess of US$ 93 million and an additional GH¢421million from multinational and local companies operating in the country through its informants’ reward scheme. These were ordinarily taxes which the state could have lost as a result ...

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Government to suspend debt service payments under certain categories – MoF

Business News of Monday, 19 December 2022 Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta Government through the Ministry of Finance has said it will suspend all debt service payments under certain categories of the country’s external debt component. The move according to government is an interim emergency measure pending further agreement with the relevant creditors while some analysts have described it as Ghana ...

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Cedi stages shocking comeback with 63% gain against dollar

Business News of Monday, 19 December 2022 File photo of Ghana cedis and dollar notes Businesses and households can now breathe a deep sigh of relief, as the Ghana cedi has seen a shocking recovery against the US dollar as of mid-December – appreciating by 63.7 percent. This comes as an unprecedented surprise, since just a few weeks ago the ...

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Cedi stages shocking comeback with 63% gain against dollar

Business News of Monday, 19 December 2022   File photo of Ghana cedis and dollar notes Businesses and households can now breathe a deep sigh of relief, as the Ghana cedi has seen a shocking recovery against the US dollar as of mid-December – appreciating by 63.7 percent. This comes as an unprecedented surprise, since just a few weeks ago ...

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Obuasi gets first Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

Health News of Monday, 19 December 2022 Participants who were at the commissioning cutting a cake   Anglogold Ashanti Health Foundation (AGAHF) has commissioned a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at the cost of GHC660,000. This is the first and only well-equipped Neonatal Intensive Care Unit in Obuasi. The idea to put up the facility according to the Executive Director ...

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LIVESTREAMING: Ken Ofori-Atta holds press briefing on the economy

General News of Monday, 19 December 2022 play videoFinance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta The Ministry of Finance is holding a press conference to provide an update on the Ghanaian economy. This comes after Ghana and the International Monetary Fund on December 13 reached a staff-level agreement for an amount of US$3 billion under an Extended Credit Facility covering a three-year period. Although the ...

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42% of Covid vaccines wasted as Volta residents resist vaccination

  Volta region is the least region vaccinated against covid-19 out of 16 regions in Ghana Residents of the Volta Region in Ghana are resisting being vaccinated against the Covid-19 pandemic, a situation which is leading to the wastage of vaccines, the authorities have said. Available statistics from the Ghana Health Service (GHS) indicate that only 28.1 per cent of ...

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Dit verandert er op 1 januari en heeft invloed op jouw portemonnee

Op 1 januari veranderen er weer veel regels. Check hier de gevolgen en ga goed voorbereid het nieuwe jaar in. Laurens Kok 16-12-22, 13:30 Laatste update: 15:06 Een nieuw jaar betekent nieuwe regels. Voor de zorg, ons inkomen of de energierekening. We hebben voor jou zoveel mogelijk wijzigingen op een rij gezet. Zorgpremies 2023 bekend: forse stijging meest gekozen polissen Verdien je nu ...

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NSA demand $2M from Black Stars World Cup money – Report

Sports News of Friday, 16 December 2022 The Black Stars of Ghana The National Sports Authority have reportedly demanded $2 million out of the money given to FIFA for the participation of the Black Stars in the 2022 FIFA World Cup. The Black Stars who made their 4th appearance in the FIFA World Cup earned $9 million from exiting the group stages of the ...

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