Business
Abolish 2% import levy too – Importers Association plead
The Executive Secretary of the Importers and Exporters Association of Ghana, Samson Awingobit, has lauded government for his announcement of a cancellation of the 1 percent import levy. He is however appealing to the government to scrap the 2 percent levy, which largely affects second-hand clothing dealers. “If parliament accepts this budget and approve it, ...
The Executive Secretary of the Importers and Exporters Association of Ghana, Samson Awingobit, has lauded government for his announcement
World News
U.S. aircraft carrier to enter South Korea for joint military drill
A nuclear-powered U.S. aircraft carrier is scheduled to enter South Korea’s southern port city of Busan on March 15 for joint springtime war games, Yonhap news agency reported on Friday. USS Carl Vinson aircraft carrier will come into the Busan port to participate in the Foal Eagle field training exercises, the U.S.-South Korea combined forces […]
Technology
Namibia’s telecommunication firm introduces cutting-edge wireless broadband technology in Zambia
Namibia’s telecommunication operator on Thursday announced the installation of its cutting-edge wireless broadband technology in Zambia which reduces signal interference and enables greater coverage with less infrastructure. Paratus Telecom Group, one of Namibia’s privately-owned telecommunication firm which operates in Zambia under its subsidiary Paratus Telecom Zambia, said the JET Bi-Directional Beamforming PtMP base station system […]
Special Reports
South Korea’s headline inflation stays at high level on expensive oil products
South Korea’s headline inflation stayed at a high level due to higher oil prices, a government report showed Friday. Consumer prices rose 1.9 percent in February from a year earlier, according to Statistics Korea. The consumer price inflation slightly fell from 2.0 percent in January, but it stayed at a higher level compared with recent […]
Developed Economies
U.S. trade policies potentially “devastating” for New Zealand – farming industry
New Zealand’s pillar farming industry has voiced dismay at the trade policies of the new United States administration under President Donald Trump. The Federated Farmers industry association on Friday issued a statement saying Trump’s “willingness to shun international trade conventions will have serious and deeply felt implications for New Zealand’s export trade.” “The new president’s […]
Special Reports
New Zealand issues plans for crackdown on multinational tax avoidance
The New Zealand government Friday unveiled plans to crack down on multinationals that profit from exploiting tax loopholes. Three consultation papers proposed new measures in line with international recommendations to strengthen the taxing of large multinationals, Finance Minister Steven Joyce and Revenue Minister Judith Collins said in a statement. “Our broad-based low rate tax system […]
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March 18-22: Ghana to host Queen’s Baton relay ahead of 2018 Commonwealth Games
The Queen’s Baton Relay (QBR) will visit the country from 18th to 22nd March, 2017 ahead of the 2018 XXI Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, the Ghana Olympic Committee (GOC) has announced. The QBR, which has been the traditional curtain-raiser to the Commonwealth Games since the 1958 Games in Cardiff, will be received by His …
The Queen’s Baton Relay (QBR) will visit the country from 18th to 22nd March, 2017 ahead of the 2018 XXI Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, the Ghana Olympic Committee
entertainment
Kojo Antwi pulls out of GHAMRO race
Politics in the Arts sector can be very daunting; if you do not have a thick skin, just the words of some players could affect you psychologically and emotionally.
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