President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo says the Electronic Transaction Levy would make a significant contribution to revenue mobilisation and the management of the national economy. The Majority on Tuesday passed the 1.5 per cent Electronic Transaction Levy (E-Levy) after Minority members staged a walkout. However, delivering the State of the Nation Address (SONA) on Wednesday, … The post E-Levy
The Public Procurement Authority (PPA) says it will push for the passage of a Legislative Instrument (LI) to make it mandatory for all public entities to publish their procurement information on the Ghana Electronic Procurement System (GHANEPS). The Authority said the move had become necessary as it had emerged that majority of public institutions were … The post PPA
The Internet café businesses, which emerged in the early 1990s and hit a boom in 2000s have now taken a nosedive as available data indicates that there are about 41.69 million mobile connections in Ghana as at January 2021. The number of mobile connections in Ghana increased by 3.1 million (+8.1 per cent) between January … The post Internet café business slowing down appeared
Ghana, Cameroon, Senegal, Morocco and Tunisia will be the five national teams to represent Africa at the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. The playoffs ended on Tuesday evening with some interesting results as the Indomitable Lions of Cameroon stunned Algeria in Algiers to book a place in Qatar. The Desert Foxes took 1-0 advantage … The post Africa’s line up for Qatar
The Black Stars of Ghana will know their 2022 Federation of International Football Association (FIFA) World Cup opponents, when a draw is held in Doha on Friday, April 1, 2022. The Black Stars booked a spot in Qatar after edging Nigeria on the away goal rule having played 1-1 in the second leg encounter in … The post Black Stars to know World Cup group opponents
MPEG LA says it has sued Samsung Electronics GmbH for patents infringements in a German court. In a press release copied to Ghana Business News, the provider of one-stop licenses for standards and other technology platforms, says it brought the action in Landgericht Düsseldorf, Germany against Samsung Electronics GmbH (“Samsung”) for infringement of patents in … The post MPEG
Christopher Dapaah, Project Coordinator, Tax Justice Coalition has recommended that Ghana should start reducing some of the exemptions package given to corporate organizations under the excuse of attracting Foreign Direct Investments (FDIs), which has not benefited the nation. According to him, the country’s oil finds in addition to other resources and capacities as well as … The post Tax
The Supreme Court has fixed April 5, to deliver its decision on a review application filed by James Gyekye Quayson, the embattled Assin North Member of Parliament. The nine-member panel gave the date after it had listened to arguments by lawyers for parties in the case. Mr Tsatsu Tsikata in the morning prayed the court … The post Supreme Court
Erratic and increasing volumes of rainfall caused by climate change is adversely affecting agriculture production in Northern Ghana, a Study, conducted by WaterAid Ghana, water and sanitation focused organisation has revealed. Farmers are unable to study the incessant changing weather conditions and rainfall pattern leading to wrong cropping time which results in poor yields, posing … The post Climate
The Central Region chapter of the Ghana Hoteliers Association (GHA) has projected that the industry will bounce back to normalcy by next year. According to them, the restrictions on conferences and related activities would not have immediate impact on the revenue of the hospitality industry. They said as much as 2022 had a better prospect … The post We will return
Villey Acheampong, a businessman who has been charged for allegedly defrauding by false pretense a colleague has been granted a GH¢700, 000 bail by an Accra Circuit Court. Acheampong allegedly took the money under the pretext of selling to his colleague a six-bedroom building at Baatsona, near Accra. Unknown to the complainant, Acheampong had already … The post Businessman
The Akufo-Addo-led Government is building enablers and efficient systems to de-risk Ghana’s agricultural sector to drive transformation and engender growth, Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia has said. He outlined various policies and programmes including the digitalisation of public sector institutions, rolling out of unique national identity cards (Ghana-Card), Mobile Money Interoperability Payment System, and National Digital … The post We’re
The Forestry Commission, through its surveillance taskforce, has arrested 55 illegal miners in the Atewa Forest Reserve over the last six months. Madam Joyce Ofori Kwafo, Head, Corporate Affairs and Media Relations, Forestry Commission, in an interview with the Ghana News Agency, said a total of 15 different operations carried out between October and March … The post Forestry
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