Monthly Archives: October 2018

Treinkaartje en abonnement in 2019 fors duurder

De Nederlandse Spoorwegen verhogen per 1 januari de prijzen van treinkaartjes en abonnementen. De prijsverhoging is volgens het spoorbedrijf vooral nodig door de verhoging van het btw-tarief voor het openbaar vervoer, van 6 naar 9 procent. NS vindt de btw-verhoging een slechte zaak omdat meer mensen zullen kiezen voor alternatief vervoer en niet voor het duurzame ov. ,,Tweedeklas reizen wordt, ...

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Frankrijk neemt afscheid van zijn tolpoorten

De Franse overheid wil de tolpoortjes vervangen door een automatisch systeem zoals in Portugal of Noorwegen. Reizigers hebben een tolkastje nodig of moeten zich online registreren. Tolpoorten zorgen voor opstoppingen en dus ook voor vertraging en extra milieuvervuiling. Om het verkeer vlotter door te laten stromen heeft de Franse overheid een wetsontwerp opgesteld om ze allemaal te laten verwijderen, zo ...

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Ghana’s pepper faces ban from EU markets

Less than 12 months after the ban on the export of five vegetable crops to the EU market was lifted, Ghana faces another ban on its exports. This time, exported pepper is in danger of being blacklisted over questions of quality. About 24,000 tonnes of pepper is exported from Ghana to the EU annually. The Vegetable Producers and Exporters Association ...

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Ghanaians to benefit from drop in world crude prices; appreciation of cedi soon – NPA boss

Motorists should brace themselves for some good news in the coming pricing window as the National Petroleum Authority hints of a possible reduction in fuel prices. The Chief Executive Officer of the Authority, Hassan Tampuli has suggested that the current trend being witnessed on the market has given a positive indication and is likely to result in prices at the ...

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Government taking steps to safeguard the economy – Bawumia

Government is taking the necessary steps to put in place safeguards to ensure the macroeconomic gains made in the last 21 months are not reversed, Vice President Bawumia has disclosed. A key component of these measures is the expected passage, by the end of the year, of a Fiscal Responsibility Law to cap the budget deficit not to exceed 5% ...

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Bank of Ghana releases list of licensed banks in Ghana

The Bank of Ghana has released a list of banks that are duly licensed and of good standing in the country. The Central Bank is the institution mandated to supervise and regulate the operations of all financial institutions in the country. It is hoped that realising the list of licensed banks will help restore customers’ confidence in the banking sector. ...

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Fuel prices to go down – NPA

The National Petroleum Authority (NPA) says prices of petroleum products are likely to be reduced in the next pricing window as a result of the appreciation of the Ghana cedi against the US dollar and decrease in the price of petroleum products on the world market. The Authority says in line with the deregulation policy these positive developments would be ...

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SC gives AG, Kwabena Bomfeh 7 days to file joint statement on National Cathedral case

The Supreme Court has ordered parties in the case in which the Attorney General has been sued over government’s decision to build a national cathedral, to file a joint statement of issues within seven days. According to the court constituted by seven-member justices presided over by Justice Julius Ansah, it wants to expedite proceedings in the case. Meanwhile, when the ...

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