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Scrapping of E-Levy: We live to see if Mahama’s government will stand by their word – Kofi Bentil

Business News of Thursday, 9 January 2025 Disclaimer Source: mynewsgh.com Kofi Bentil, Vice President of IMANI Africa Kofi Bentil, a Vice President of the policy think tank IMANI Africa, has described the E-Levy as the most hated tax he has ever encountered. The E-Levy is a tax imposed on all electronic money transfers, except those explicitly excluded by law. The Electronic ...

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John Mahama hints at plans to privatise ECG

Business News of Thursday, 9 January 2025 Source: www.ghanaweb.com President John Dramani Mahama In a bid to address financial mismanagement, inadequate service delivery, and inefficiencies in the energy sector that may have dire consequences for Ghanaians, President John Dramani Mahama has announced that the government is considering the privatization of Ghana’s power distribution company, the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG). This move aims ...

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Mahama to scrap import duty on vehicles & equipment for industrial and agricultural purposes in 1st 100 days Source: JoyNews Research Desk 8 January 2025 5:19pm

President John Dramani Mahama’s first 100 days are expected to feature a series of “scrapping” measures and tough decisions aimed at eliminating controversial tax handles introduced by the Akufo-Addo administration. In fact, in the National Democratic Congress (NDC) 2024 Manifesto, President Mahama promised to scrap four taxes, including import duty on selected vehicles, in his first 100 days as President ...

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Automobilisten massaal oververzekerd: honderden euro’s te veel premie

Automobilisten betalen vaak te veel premie. © Persbureau Heitink Van de groep automobilisten die genoeg hebben aan een goedkope WA-verzekering, kiest minder dan 30 procent daarvoor. Dat blijkt uit onderzoek van Independer, uitgevoerd door Q&A Research. De grote meerderheid kiest dus een ruimere dekking en betaalt meer dan nodig. Erik Kouwenhoven 09-01-25, 06:15 Laatste update: 10:05 Een soortgelijke trend is zichtbaar bij bestuurders ...

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2025 Economic Outlook: Cedi projected to close year at GH¢17.70 to $1 – Report

Business News of Monday, 6 January 2025 Source: www.ghanaweb.com   Ghanaian cedi and US dollar notes Databank Research has unveiled its 2025 economic projections for Ghana, presenting an optimistic outlook for the country’s currency. According to the report, the Ghanaian cedi is expected to end 2025 at approximately GH¢17.70 to the US dollar, with a margin of error of ±GHp20. This ...

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Time will vindicate your efforts – Agya Koo’s message to Nana Addo sparks reactions

Entertainment of Wednesday, 8 January 2025 Source: www.ghanaweb.com   Kumawood actor, Agya Koo While the newly-elected president, John Dramani Mahama, was being inaugurated, Kumawood actor Agya Koo was incurring the wrath of netizens on social media after he took to X to express his gratitude and admiration for Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo as he transitions out of office. In his heartfelt message ...

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‘Keep the lights on as we did’ – Herbert Krapa to NDC government

Business News of Wednesday, 8 January 2025 Disclaimer Source: mynewsgh.com Herbert Krapa, Former Energy Minister Former Energy Minister Herbert Krapa has called on the National Democratic Congress (NDC) government to provide an uninterrupted power supply for the people of Ghana. According to him, the current administration has no excuse for failing to deliver consistent electricity, as the previous government successfully did ...

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We have kept energy sector legacy debt at $2.5 billion – Akufo-Addo

Business News of Saturday, 4 January 2025 Disclaimer Source: GNA play videoPresident Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo President Nana Akufo-Addo has stated that his government kept the energy sector’s legacy debt at $2.5 billion, the same level it inherited. Delivering his final State of the Nation address in Parliament on Friday, he said his administration had also averted the projected US$12.5 billion debt scenario, ...

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Contagious variant of mpox is spreading like an oil slick: ‘First case in the Netherlands could be a matter of time’

A highly contagious variant of the mpox virus is now also circulating in Europe. Infections have already been detected in various countries around us – England, Belgium and now France – but the Netherlands has been spared for the time being. How big is the chance that we will follow and how bad is that? Edwin van der Aa 07-01-25, 15:10 Last ...

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Prijzen van voedingsmiddelen, dranken en tabak stuwen inflatie, ook energie werd duurder

De hogere inflatie is het gevolg van iets harder gestegen prijzen van voedingsmiddelen, dranken en tabak. © ANP De inflatie in Nederland is in december iets verder opgelopen tot 4,1 procent op jaarbasis, van 4 procent in november. Dat meldt het Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (CBS) in een snelle raming. Economieredactie 07-01-25, 06:52 Laatste update: 10:35 De hogere inflatie is het gevolg ...

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