Some commuters in the Ashanti Regional capital of Kumasi have expressed positive reactions to the recent reduction in transport fares by the Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU).
They say the reduction in fares is timely and necessary, since fuel prices have reduced significantly over the past few weeks; and...
Stakeholders in the aquaculture subsector have called on the Fisheries Commission (FC) and the Ghana Standards Authority (GSA) to develop a Residue Monitoring Plan as part of measures to guarantee safe and high quality fish for consumers in line with international standards and export requirements.
This call was contained in...
The Managing Director of Ghana Airports Company Limited, Mrs. Pamela Djamson-Tettey, has been honoured by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo.
Mrs. Pamela Djamson-Tettey received a Legacy & Gadia State Award at this year’s Gold Award ceremony of the Head of State Awards Scheme.
The ceremony was held at the Jubilee House...
Some nine retail shops operating in the Achimota Mall have been apprehended by the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) for non-registration and non-issuance of Value Added Tax (VAT) receipts to customers.
The nine shops - Ara Outdoor Playground, Nady’s Collection, Body Basics, The Hair Village, MV, Life Healthcare Company, Bijou Jewellery,...
The Court of Appeal has, in a unanimous decision of a three-member panel, held that the judicial review application filed before the High Court challenging the revocation of the operating licence of a defunct microfinance company, TI Microfinance Limited, by the Bank of Ghana (BoG), was wrong in law.
The...
The Real Estate Agency Council (REAC) - a statutory body established by an act of Parliament to regulate the operations of real estate agencies - has stated its intention to embark on massive data collection and property registration exercises to build a robust system for property valuation in the...
Stakeholders in all sectors of the Ghanaian economy, including regulators, financial institutions and financial technology (Fintech) companies, have been urged to embrace technological change.
This is to ensure that the opportunities in the Fintech space are realised to drive foreign capital investment, especially remittances into Ghana to support economic growth...
On December 14th, Rahama Wright, Founder/CEO of Shea Yeleen Enterprises (Shea Yeleen, and the Yeleen Beauty Makerspace) took part in the Prosper Africa Deal Room at the U.S.-Africa Leaders’ Summit in Washington, DC to address leading U.S. and African businesses, investors and government leaders about fostering economic and community...
Communications and Digitalisation Minister Ursula Owusu-Ekuful says having a lot more women participating in the Ghanaian Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) ecosystem will spur the country’s economic growth.
Citing the Council on Foreign Relations, an American think-tank specialising in U.S. foreign policy and international relations, she argued in a...
After four decades of fostering integration through trade and finance, the global economy has begun a painful process of fragmentation. Initially driven by wealthy countries – namely, the United States under former President Donald Trump and the United Kingdom, following the Brexit referendum – several geopolitical forces have combined...
