Businesses and households can now breathe a deep sigh of relief, as the Ghana cedi has seen a shocking recovery against the US dollar as of the mid-December - appreciating by 63.7 percent. This comes as an unprecedented surprise, since just a few weeks ago the Ghana cedi was roughly...
The Ghana Revenue Authority has recovered in excess of US$93million and an additional GH¢421million from multinational and local companies operating in the country through its informants’ reward scheme. These were ordinarily taxes which the state could have lost as a result of the firms’ unwillingness to pay until the intervention...
Celebrated globally, World Digital Marketing Day (WDMD) falls on December 16th every year. It highlights digital marketing professionals' efforts in using digital platforms to reach customers by building brand awareness and promoting their clients' products and services. The term ‘digital marketing’ refers to advertising that works on digital channels to...
As the global aviation industry chalks up 119 years of chequered history, an aviation enthusiast - Capt. Victor Kwesi Amoah, who is an aviation mentor to children and the youth - unmasks activities slated for the industry’s 119th birthday. Friday 16th December 2022 marks another milestone with the industry’s 119th...
… One child at a time Millions of people go to bed hungry every night around the world. The need seems insurmountable but if we start small – by feeding our children – we can break the cycle of poverty and inequality. There’s enough food for everyone in the world and...
US president Joe Biden is hosting African leaders at this week’s summit, as a group. This has its advantages. The 50 African leaders have the opportunity to articulate their common interests and adopt common positions at the gathering in Washington, DC. The priorities they should be focusing on are the following. African...
The new Land Act, 2020 (Act 1036) will just add to the pile of already existing legislation in the land tenure system if efforts are not made to set up an implementation strategy to ensure it addresses prevailing gaps, the Executive Director of COLANDEF, Nana Ama Yirrah, has said. To...
… for outstanding AfCFTA awareness campaign A former Journalist of the Year for 2009/2010, Samuel Agyemang, has been awarded a silver medal at the most prestigious United Nation’s Correspondents Association (UNCA) Awards for year 2022 for his outstanding coverage on all issues surrounding the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA)...
Hits 50.3%  Consumer inflation has seen its biggest leap in nearly two decades, as data from the Ghana Statistical Service show it has increased by 9.9 percentage points over what was recorded in October. As opposed to market forecasts of approximately 44.8 percent levels of ±0.5 percent, consumer inflation managed...
The Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) has launched the Street Sweepers initiative to address the issue of waste management in the city of Accra. A collaboration between AMA and BetPawa - a gaming company and headline sponsor of the Ghana Premier League, the initiative will focus on four major ceremonial streets...