Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia Thu, 8 Feb 2024Source: www.ghanaweb.com Dr Frank Banor, a development economist has sang the praises of the Vice President and presidential candidate of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia after his just ended public lecture dubbed, “Ghana’s Next Chapter”. According to him, the policies pronounced by the NPP’s presidential candidate were practical. Commenting on Dr. Bawumia’s public lecture ...

  Business News of Wednesday, 7 February 2024 Source: www.ghanaweb.com Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia The Vice President of Ghana and flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has said he will abolish taxes on electronic transactions, gambling, and emissions if he is elected president in the upcoming general elections. He said this when he gave a lecture on ...

Business News of Sunday, 4 February 2024 Source: www.ghanaweb.com play videoClick Here to Watch in Twi VAT on electricity Reports have revealed that the government has reached a unanimous decision to drop the 15% Value Added Tax on electricity. According to Asaase News sources, cabinet held a meeting on February 2 where this decision was taken. The report added that the ...

  Alan Kyerematen is a former Minister of Trade and Industry Former Trades’ Minister and 2024 Independent Presidential Aspirant and Leader for the Movement of Change, Alan Kwadwo Kyerematen has taken a swipe at the finance minister, asserting Ken Ofori-Atta cannot take credit for the marginal improvements in the economy. The economy, after a torrid 2022 saw inflation hit an ...

General News of Saturday, 27 January 2024 Source: GIADEC File Photo Ghana is set to benefit from a new alumina refinery following the successful selection of a strategic partner that will work with the Ghana Integrated Aluminium Development Corporation (GIADEC) to deliver Project 3A, one of four (4) projects being executed under the Integrated Aluminium Industry (IAI) projects. President Akufo-Addo who ...

Business News of Saturday, 13 January 2024 Source: classfmonline.com Business News of Saturday, 13 January 2024   Kristalina Georgieva is the IMF Managing Director Following the announcement of an agreement being reached by Ghana and its official creditors under the Group of 20 Common Framework for Debt Treatment, Ms Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), has welcomed the deal. ...

Business News of Friday, 19 January 2024 Source: Joy Business Ken Ofori-Atta, Minister of Finance The Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, has expressed his personal commitment to fiscal discipline, assuring he will avoid budget overruns in 2024, ahead of the elections in December. “We have moved inflation from over 54.1% in December 2022 to about 23.2% in December 2023 and you think ...

General News of Saturday, 20 January 2024 Source: www.ghanaweb.live International Monetary Fund (IMF) The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has granted its approval for Ghana to receive an additional $600 million in the second tranche of a $3 billion, 36-month Extended Credit Facility (ECF) Arrangement. The announcement, made in a statement on Friday, January 19, 2024, signifies the successful completion of the ...

Business News of Thursday, 18 January 2024 Source: thebftonline.com Secondhand clothing As the country grapples with a severe environmental crisis due to the hazardous consequences of secondhand clothing waste, a levy has been proposed to better manage the situation. Across every part of the country, once-vibrant landscapes and communities are now under siege as pollution from discarded garments takes a torturous ...

Business News of Wednesday, 17 January 2024 Source: Reuters Ken Ofori-Atta Ghana will reengage with its international bondholders from next week, finance minister Ken Ofori-Atta told Reuters on Monday, as the country seeks to build on the momentum of a deal last week to restructure $5.4 billion of official creditor debt. The West African country will seek to continue discussions after ...