Mr Peter Elolo Darrah, Chief Revenue Officer of Ho Small Tax Office of the Ghana Revenue Authority has said about 7,000 applications for the Tax Identification Number (TIN) are outstanding to be cleared soon.
He assured all applicants w…
The Government will soon establish 22 Sector Skills Councils (SSCs) to develop occupational standards and skills solutions for their industry sectors.
Dr Fred Kyei Asamoah, the Executive Director, Council for Technical and Vocational Ed…
The National Commission on Civic Education (NCCE) in the Volta Region has engaged over 1000 communities on tax compliance in the second phase of its tax sensitisation campaign.
The campaign is aimed at helping the Ghana Revenue Authorit…
The prospects of around 800 million of the world's poorest people remain dire. The global economy is experiencing a moderate upturn, and momentum around sustainable investing is growing, the UN said today.
But the vast majority of inves…
The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has organised a day’s symposium for students of the University of Professional Studies and University of Ghana, Legon, to build their understanding and the need to follow the country’s Tax Compliance polic…
Sales objections are par for the course when it comes to sales. It is more often than not that you will hear an objection to your sales pitch, so how do you deal with it?
Many small business owners don’t have a background in sales and t…
Spring is a time of new life, longer days, and - for those who really know how to celebrate the end of a long winter - a moment to review your investment portfolio.
Better known as a season to spring clean around the house, this time of…
The Nyonkopa Cocoa Buying Limited, a subsidiary of Barry Callebaut Group, manufacturers of quality chocolate and cocoa products has initiated a project to support and reward cocoa farmers as part of the implementation of its sustainabilit…
The Energy Commission is working on a Legislative Instrument (LI) that would regulate importation of electrical cables into the country. According to the Ghana Standards Authority (GSA), the lack of an LI has partly contributed to the infl…
The Ghana National Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GNCCI) has cut the sod for the construction of the office complex for its National Secretariat. Since its inception in 1961, the Chamber has carried out its activities from rented apartm…
Ghana and Japan have agreed to work towards strengthening economic and social partnerships between the two countries.
The commitment was mutually expressed by Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta of Ghana and Deputy Prime Minister, Taro Aso…
Organisations and companies, which used the e-zwich to pay various remunerations, have made a lot of savings from the biometric card, the Ghana Interbank Payment and Settlement System (GhIPSS) has said.
The savings stem from a fall in t…
Komet Resources Inc. is delighted to have generated record gold sales of CA$1,354,000 in the first quarter of 2018, with a production cash cost of CA$1,038,000 for 27.5 kilos of gold from the Guiro mine located in Burkina Faso. This …
The London Stock Exchange has appointed a new chief executive to replace Xavier Rolet, who quit last November amid a bruising boardroom row.
David Schwimmer, who has spent 20 years at investment bank Goldman Sachs, will take up the post…
Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) operating within the Ahafo Mine catchment area of Newmont Ghana Gold Limited (NGGL) on Wednesday condemned the disaster that occurred at the company’s plant site recently, killing six people and injuring …
The Environmental Protection Agency(EPA), has closed down a container structure being used to sell fuel in beer bottles and gallons at Kojokrom in the Sekondi/Takoradi Metropolis.
Acting on a tip off, the EPA officials from the Western …
Professor George Gyan-Baffour, the Minister of Planning, has lauded the Government’s eight year national development plan, which is the Coordinated Programme of Economic and Social Development Policies (CPESDP) for the period 2017-2024.
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The National Pension Regulatory Authority (NPRA) has urged workers in the informal sector to patronise the Third-Tier voluntary pension scheme for a more secured financial wall.
Mr Emmanuel Awuku Dagbanu, Corporate Affairs Manager of th…
Volkswagen has replaced its chief executive with Herbert Diess, who takes on responsibility for the entire company after overseeing the VW brand.
He takes over from Matthias Mueller, who was appointed in 2015 at the height of the diesel…
A banking consultant and former Deputy Governor of the Bank of Ghana (BoG), Mr Emmanuel Asiedu-Mante, has advised President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, to stay out of a central bank directive asking all banks to recapitalise to GH¢400 mil…
The Council of State has advised indigenous banks which cannot meet the Bank of Ghana’s (BoG’s) capital requirements to enter into mergers in order to compete favourably and ensure sanity in the banking sector.
The advice was given afte…
More strategic investment in Africa’s ports can accelerate growth and development by strengthening trade – PwC report
Despite the high volumes of goods that require transport, the development and integration of ports in Africa’s wider l…
WhiteCap Cocoa Holdings LLC, a privately-held agri-business, based in Ghana and the United States, is pleased to announce the development of a 3,000-acre cocoa farm in the Dormaa Ahenkro District of the Brong Ahafo Region in eastern Ghana.…
Global trade has seen its most rapid growth in six years, says the World Trade Organization's annual analysis.
But the positive news could be put at risk by tit-for-tat tariff wars that have broken out, according to the head of the WTO,…
Women in Sandema in the Builsa-North district have condemned the rate of bush burning in the area and said the annual practice had a toll on their economic activities.
Madam Alangguoh Kaba, 55 year old and a trader from Chiana in the K…
Ghana Standards Authority (GSA) says it would start the implementation of its EasyPASS Programme for selected products imported into Ghana from May 1, 2018.
The EasyPASS programme is a facilitation scheme where conformity of regulated i…
The Ghana Chamber of Mines has called for calm as investigations into the tragic deaths of six individuals at the Ahafo Mine site of Newmont Ghana are completed.
“While we await the report from the Minerals Commission’s investigations, …
The year on year inflation rate for March 2018 fell slightly to 10.4 per cent compared with the 10.6 per cent recorded in February 2018, the Ghana Statistical Service said on Wednesday.
Mr Baah Wadieh, the Acting Government Statistician…
The Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs) have been urged to take advantage of the Ghana Integrated Financial Management Information System (GIFMIS) to improve on their Internally Generated Fund (IGF).
Mr Eugene Asante…
Ford Motor Co’s (F.N) premium Lincoln brand plans to build as many as five new vehicles in China by 2022, according to two U.S. sources, in a move to expand sales in the world’s largest vehicle market that would also blunt the impact of tr…
Toy store giant Toys R Us has received bids of more than $1bn from prospective buyers for a majority stake in its Asia business, a lawyer for the firm said.
The US-based firm has operations around the globe, but filed for bankruptcy pro…
The owner of British Airways may bid for Norwegian Air Shuttle, the fast-expanding budget airline.
Buying the airline would allow International Airlines Group to increase its market share amid rising competition from low-cost carriers.
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Officials from the Bank of Ghana (BoG), led by the first Deputy Governor, Dr Maxwell Opoku Afari, have met their counterparts at the Bank of Japan in Tokyo for an exchange of ideas meant to improve the operations of the former.
The me…
Ghana’s economy grew provisionally by 8.5 percent in 2017 compared to 3.7 percent recorded in 2016, the Ghana Statistical Service said on Wednesday.
Acting Government Statistician, Mr Baah Wadieh, who announced this, attributed the grow…
Baker McKenzie's Global Transactions Forecast, developed in association with Oxford Economics predicts that financial sector M&A in Africa and the Middle East will drop to US$9 billion in 2018, down sharply from US$29.5 billion in 2017. Th…
Iran's currency, the rial, lost some 20% against the US dollar in two weeks as Iranians rushed to hedge against depreciation of their assets. Some fear an imminent collapse of the nuclear deal and return of economic sanctions.
"We are s…
Hostex powering Food & Hospitality Africa and IFEA will once again host a platform for sharing innovation, opportunity and industry knowledge over the course of a three-day tradeshow, known within the hospitality, foodservice and retail se…
Shares in Asos have fallen despite the online fashion retailer posting a 10% rise in half-year profits to £29.9m.
The firm said retail sales jumped 27% to £1.13bn for the six months to 28 February compared with the same period in the pr…
Ms Regina Eddy, Policy and Engagement Coordinator of the Fall Armyworm (FAW) Taskforce of the USAID Bureau of Food Security, says the pest has come to stay in Africa, and governments must find the appropriate solutions to manage the impact…
Mr Norbert Ambaahikpiengu, the Jirapa Municipal Director of National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) has urged Ghanaians to cultivate the habit of paying their taxes regularly no matter how small to help develop the nation.
Regula…
The Public Interest and Accountability Committee (PIAC), has revealed in its 2017 Projects inspection report, that 50 per cent of projects claimed to have been funded with petroleum revenues are non-existent.
The report was launched on …
The 2017 projects inspections report of the Public Interest and Accountability Committee (PIAC), has revealed that over 50 per cent oil funded schools projects show signs of deterioration in less than three years after completion.
Dr St…
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has expressed the need to build a wealthy nation and improve living conditions of Ghanaians by showing solidarity to each other in the wake of any adversity.
He explained that working for the prospe…
In coordination with the Chemical Export Council, the Egyptian Exporters Association “ExpoLink” organizes its second trade mission to “Accra”, the Ghanaian capital. The mission lasts for four days from 11 April to 14 April 2018.
This mi…
Mr Robert Poku Kyei, the Technical Advisor at the Office of the Senior Minister, has called on the business community to enhance the quality of their products to become competitive in the global market.
He said this would help increase …
Profits at Tesco have soared as the UK's biggest supermarket continues its revival under boss Dave Lewis.
The group reported pre-tax profits of £1.3bn for the year to 24 February, up from £145m for the previous year, as UK like-for-like…
The Director of the Economic and Organised Crimes Office, Mr K. K. Amoah, says his outfit has neither arrested nor detained the former Managing Director of the erstwhile Capital Bank, Reverend Fritzgerald Odonkor.
He told Graphic Online…
The Minister of Food and Agriculture, Dr Owusu Afriyie Akoto, is wooing Czech investors to the agricultural sector in Ghana.
He has told Czech investors that Ghana has some of the best policies for foreign investors and urged them to…
MTN (MTN.com) has announced a collaboration with Africa’s leading independent banking group, Ecobank Transnational Incorporated (ETI) (Ecobank.com), enabling both companies to leverage each other’s assets that will ultimately offer more v…
A European Banking Authority study showed how pay has rebounded in banking, whose spectacular crash ten years ago triggered state bailouts and has depressed profitability since.
While most of Europe’s high earners each made between 1 an…
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