Monthly Archives: January 2025

BoG rates drop slightly, Cedi sells at GH¢15.85 at forex bureaus

Business News of Monday, 13 January 2025 Source: www.ghanaweb.com Cedi notes Ghana’s local currency, the cedi, has experienced marginal gains against major trading currencies, especially the dollar, at some forex bureaus. The Central Bank, in its daily update, noted that the cedi is trading at a buying price of GH¢14.74 and selling at GH¢14.75. The British Pound is being bought at ...

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President Mahama dissolves boards of state corporations and councils with immediate effect

Business News of Monday, 13 January 2025 Source: www.ghanaweb.com President John Dramani Mahama President John Dramani Mahama has immediately dissolved board membership of statutory boards, corporations, and councils. The dissolution is in accordance with the President Transition Act, 2012 (Act 845). By this order, all members of statutory boards, corporations, commissions, and councils appointed by former President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo or a ...

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It’s a game changer – World Bank Veep hails impactful SOCO projects

Business News of Monday, 13 January 2025 Source: www.ghanaweb.com Vice-President of the World Bank, West and Central Africa, Ousmane Diagana   The Vice-President of the World Bank for West and Central Africa, Ousmane Diagana, has hailed the transformative impact of the Gulf of Guinea Northern Regions Social Cohesion Project (SOCO) on the lives of people, particularly those in poor rural communities ...

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Reduce NPP MPs’ salaries, provide them with data to watch proceedings on TV – Asiedu Nketiah’s MP son on ‘Micro-Minority’

Politics of Monday, 13 January 2025 Source: www.ghanaweb.com play videoCharles Asiedu, Member of Parliament for Tano South Charles Asiedu, Member of Parliament for Tano South and son of National Democratic Congress (NDC) Chairman Johnson Asiedu Nketiah, has suggested that New Patriotic Party (NPP) MPs, who form the minority in Parliament, shouldn’t be allowed into the chamber but rather sit home and watch proceedings on television. ...

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More than one in eight Dutch people leave government bills unpaid: ‘Accept that not everything will come back’

Almost two million Dutch people, more than one in eight adults, are in arrears with the government. These are the Tax and Customs Administration, the CJIB or DUO and three other agencies. The number of debtors is falling, but the debts that remain are higher and persistent, reports Statistics Netherlands. Martijn Klerks 10-01-25, 03:00 Last update: 10-01-25, 10:51 To reduce the number of ...

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Surinamese on Dutch social assistance should be careful with sending euros to family

 09 January 2025  Jennifer Atmo  Lifestyle, Netherlands, Suriname Imagine: you live in the Netherlands, receive social assistance benefits and want to provide financial assistance to your family in Suriname (or elsewhere). Is that allowed? Many Surinamese Dutch people have that question, especially because social assistance is intended as a safety net for living in the Netherlands. Although Surinamese are not the largest group of ...

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Surinamers met Nederlandse bijstandsuitkering moeten oppassen met euro’s sturen naar familie

donderdag 9 januari 2025  Jennifer Atmo  Lifestyle, Nederland, Suriname Stel je voor: je woont in Nederland, krijgt een bijstandsuitkering en wilt je familie in Suriname (of elders) financieel bijstaan. Mag dat zomaar? Veel Surinaamse Nederlanders zitten met die vraag, vooral omdat bijstand bedoeld is als vangnet voor het levensonderhoud in Nederland. Hoewel Surinamers niet de grootste groep bijstandsontvangers zijn – die eer gaat naar ...

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More than one in eight Dutch people leave government bills unpaid: ‘Accept that not everything will come back’

Almost two million Dutch people, more than one in eight adults, are in arrears with the government. These are the Tax and Customs Administration, the CJIB or DUO and three other agencies. The number of debtors is falling, but the debts that remain are higher and persistent, reports Statistics Netherlands. Martijn Klerks 10-01-25, 03:00 Last update: 10-01-25, 10:51 To reduce the number of ...

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Gladde bruggen. © Gieny Westra. Eerst richting de -10 graden, vanaf woensdag wordt het weer wat zachter De komende week kan het de eerste paar dagen nog wat glad zijn. De afgelopen dagen was het her en der ook glad op de weg, maar vanaf woensdag wordt het weer wat zachter. Dat meldt Weeronline. Binnenlandredactie 12-01-25, 16:23 Laatste update: 17:02 Maandag begint met lage temperaturen, ...

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