Vodafone Ghana has launched a new promotion, dubbed ‘Vodafone PayDay’, as part of activities to mark the company’s 10th anniversary of operating in the country. The three-month long promotion will see thousands of customers win cash prizes ranging from 10 to thousands of Ghana cedis daily, weekly as well as...
All is set for the establishment of a US$2.2million pepper processing factory under the auspices of the ‘1D1F’ initiative at Tuobodom, the district capital of Techiman North in the Brong Ahafo Region. To that effect, the Techiman North District Assembly has allocated a ten-acre parcel of land to host the...
The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) says it has so far issued 1,090,338 Taxpayer Identification Numbers (TIN). Although it said the figure still falls way below expectation, the GRA urged persons who are yet to register for the Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN) to take steps to do so, as it begins...
Some loyal customers of AirtelTigo who won in the two newly introduced nationwide promotion, which recognizes customer loyalty, have been given cash and phones prizes, at a ceremony in Kumasi. Four of the eight customers, walked away with GHS1000.00 each while others also took home the latest Samsung Galaxy S9...
The Association of Ghana Industries (AGI) says it is open to more partnerships with either public or private investors to create industrial parks that have litigation-free lands and have the required infrastructure that enables businesses to thrive. “One of the key reasons industries are scattered around instead of concentrated in...
Despite an extended government ban on illegal mining and deployment of a joint task force to curb the menace, ‘galamsey’ activities along communities on the River Pra are still prevalent and slowing down efforts to help regain Ghana’s depleting fish stock. David Koomson, the Shama District co-management committee chairman said,...
Fisheries Advisor for the Sustainable Fisheries Management Project (SFMP), Kofi Agbogah, has called for the Fisheries Act to be amended to help support the Co-management Policy that has been identified globally as an international best practice in fisheries management. “Fisheries Co-management is a strategy for managing Common Pool Resources, whereby...
Individuals and Businesses from this month are likely to have their interest charged on facilities they access from commercial banks in the country reduced, because the Bank of Ghana (BoG) has set its maiden Ghana Reference Rate at 16.82%. This will see the cost of borrowing by businesses, especially the...
The Bank of Ghana and International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, have signed a cooperation agreement to provide technical support for organisational strengthening at the central bank, and development of Environmental and Social Risk Management (ESRM) guidelines for BoG and the banking industry. Under this...
The President of the Ghana National Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GNCCI), Nana Appiagyei Dankawoso I, has called on commercial banks to reduce their lending rates to reflect the recent cut in the Bank of Ghana’s policy rate. The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Bank of Ghana, last week,...