General News of Monday, 1 April 2024     Source: Asaase News   GHAThe trains will be tested on the new 100km Tema to Mpakadan railway line prior to commissioning Government has taken delivery of the first unit of two modern trains procured from Poland for railway transport in the country. The first train for Ghana Railways to operate both regional and long-distance ...

Business News of Saturday, 30 March 2024 Source: www.ghanaweb.com Former Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta Former Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta, has said that he was not perturbed when scores of Ghanaians were calling for his resignation while in office. He noted that even when the calls for his dismissal had heightened, he was focused on how he could put measures ...

Business News of Tuesday, 19 March 2024 Source: GNA Asenso-Boakye   Francis Asenso-Boakye, the Minister-designate for Roads and Highways says fixing the road network in Kumasi is a top priority of the government. He said a robust Kumasi road network was critical to national development considering the strategic location of the city which serves as a link to several other cities ...

Business News of Friday, 22 March 2024 Disclaimer Source: thebftonline.comFile photo of the Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park & Mausoleum   The tourism sector generated approximately US$3billion during the 2023 operational year from inbound tourist arrivals, against a projected US$3.4billion, according to the Ghana Tourism Authority (GTA). At the launch of the 2022 Tourism Report last year, the Ministry of Tourism, Arts ...

Business News of Wednesday, 20 March 2024 Disclaimer Source: GNA Kristalina Georgieva, IMF Managing Director   The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has signalled that Ghana’s path to economic stability will be a painful one, but remains optimistic about the country emerging resilient from the current challenges. The Fund has, therefore, encouraged Ghanaians to be moderate with their expectations of the government and continue ...

Business News of Thursday, 21 March 2024 Source: starrfm.com.gh Tema Port | File photo The Ghana National Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GNCCI) has revealed that the country is losing out on huge revenue generation margins as some shipping vessels are now diverting their traffic to the neighbouring port of Togo. The chamber asserts this is due to the exorbitant charges ...

Business News of Sunday, 17 March 2024 Source: www.ghanaweb.com   Logos of Ghana’ major telecom operators – MTN, AirtelTigo and Telecel   Internet connectivity has become a very topical issue since March 14, 2024, when it was confirmed that undersea cables that serve most West African countries had been disrupted. Ghana’s three telecommunications outfits recorded massive drops in data service quality ...

Business News of Thursday, 14 March 2024 Source: www.ghanaweb.com   Terminal 3 of the Kotoka International Airport The Ghana Airports Company Limited (GACL) has announced that it will put on hold its earlier proposal to charge a $20 fee on all round-trip airline tickets from May 1, 2024. An earlier statement revealed that the fee was to be imposed on baggage ...

Business News of Saturday, 16 March 2024 Source: www.ghanaweb.com NCA Headquarters in Accra | File photo The National Communication Authority (NCA) has announced that repairs to undersea cables that have adversely affected data services in the country will take a minimum of five weeks. In the NCA’s 4th update on the internet situation in the country, the regulator indicated that the ...

Business News of Sunday, 17 March 2024 Source: www.ghanaweb.com   Dr. Mohamed Amin Adam, Minister of Finance and IMF MD, Kristalina Georgieva   The Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Madam Kristalina Georgieva, has arrived in Accra ahead of bilateral talks with President Akufo-Addo, Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia, Finance Minister Mohammed Amin Adam, Bank of Governor Ernest Addison, and other high-ranking ...