unveils customer service charter The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) is seeking to raise its annual tax revenue targets in the coming years to improve the country’s tax to Gross Domestic Product (GDP) ratio, the Authority’s Board Chair, Dr. Anthony Oteng Gyasi, has disclosed. Dr. Gyasi, who was speaking to...
assures bank will leverage brand equity to turn tide around The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of UMB Bank, Nana Dwemoh Benneh, has said that for financial institutions, in general, and banks in particular, to successfully navigate the current economic downturn, there is the need to place added emphasis...
Government and the investor community must take advantage of the current crises and difficulties the country is battling with to tap into promising areas and sectors, German Ambassador to Ghana, Daniel Krull, has urged. In his view, identifying promising sectors, investing in and leveraging them is a determinant of the...
GOIL  has donated 10 multi-purpose hospital beds valued over GHs40,000 to Asuom Health Centre at Asuom in the Kwaebibirem Municipality of the Eastern region. Making the presentation at Asuom, the Public Relations Manager of GOIL, Mr. Robert Kyere said, GOIL received a distress request of hospital beds from two natives...
Energy experts are pushing for consideration of nuclear in the energy mix of countries across the African continent, as energy transition takes centre-stage in the efforts to address fast-occurring global climatic changes. Ghana, for instance, has committed to achieving net zero carbon emissions by 2070 while pursuing other steps to...
The Development Bank Ghana has signed onto the United Nations Global Compact, thus committing to responsible business practices in the areas of human rights, labour, the environment and corruption. The United Nations Global Compact is a United Nations pact that enjoins its signatories - mostly businesses and firms worldwide -...
Energy sector experts at the Africa Energy Conference (AEC) have maintained that decisions on the selection of energy mix for Africa’s industrialisation must be based on available power generation resources to ensure sustainability. According to the experts drawn from different countries, Africa must first set its parameters which classify what...
The Volta River Authority (VRA) has successfully turned around the company’s fortunes after six years of recording losses, as it made profit of GH¢112.76million in 2021 - with management poised to keep up the momentum. This is the second year running that the Authority, the country’s largest power producer, has...
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has reiterated his commitment to working hand-in-hand with chiefs, traditional rulers and all stakeholders in the fight against galamsey. According to President Akufo-Addo: “It is obvious that if we are to win the fight, you and I have to take the lead and collaborate closely...
Government has increased the producer price of cocoa to GH¢12,800.00 per tonne, which translates into GH¢800 per bag of 64 kg. gross weight for the 2022/ 2023 cocoa crop season. This represents an increase of 21 percent from GH¢10,560 per tonne, taking effect from Friday, October 14, 2022. Announcing the new...