France Plans Ban On Petrol Cars By 2040
France is set to ban the sale of any car that uses petrol or diesel fuel by 2040, in what the ecology minister called a “revolution”. Nicolas Hulot announced the planned ban on fossil fuel...
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3% VAT Flat Rate Good – GUTA Counters AGI
The Ghana Union of Traders Association (GUTA) has presented a counter petition to the Finance Committee of Parliament, stating that it supports the implementation of the 3% VAT flat rate introduced...
Akufo-Addo Hopeful of Low Power Tariffs & Enhanced Generation
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo says it is the expectation of government and Ghanaians that the Offshore Cape Three Point (OCTP) partners will ensure prudent management of the Sankofa oil and...
Microsoft Announces ‘some’ Job Cuts
Microsoft said Thursday it was cutting an unspecified number of jobs amid reports the US tech giant was reorganizing its global sales operations. "Today, we are taking steps to notify some employees...
First Oil Flows From Sankofa Gye Nyame Oilfields
President Akufo-Addo has officially commissioned the Sankofa Gye Nyame field for the commencement of the commercial exploration of oil. The Sankofa Gye Nyame oil field is the third after the Jubilee...
Cocoa Farmers To Be Compensated
Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of COCOBOD, Joseph Boahen Aidoo, has disclosed that his outfit has mapped out a payment plan to compensate all cocoa farmers who will cut down their unproductive cocoa...
Minority Heads To Supreme Court Over the $2.25 Billion Bond
The Minority Caucus in Parliament has hinted that it will soon head to the Supreme Court (SC) to seek clarification on the $2.25billion bond issued by Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta which did not...
Gov’t Must Show More Commitment To Private Sector – Dr Nduom
Dr Papa Kwesi Nduom, the founder of the Progressive Peoples Party (PPP), has called on the Government to show more commitment towards supporting the private sector by creating the enabling...
Ghana Misses Digital Migration Deadline Again
Ghana cannot meet the September 21, 2017 deadline set for the migration from analogue to digital broadcasting, the Minister of Communications, Mrs Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, has said. The country missed...
Nana Addo Commissions FPSO Kufuor
The President ,Nana Akufo-Addo has commissioned the Floating Production Storage and Offloading Vessel (FPSO) John Agyekum Kufuor to formally kick-start the production of oil in commercial quantities...
Govt To Meet IMF Board Over Bailout – Finance Minister Hints
The Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta has disclosed that government is preparing to meet the board of the International Monetary Fund later this month. A team from the IMF led by Joël Toujas-Bernaté,...
Once Tax-Free, Saudi Arabia Starts Expat Levy
Saudi Arabia on Thursday said it had begun taxing foreigners working in the private sector as part of fiscal reforms aimed at coping with a drop in oil revenues. Long a tax-free haven for...
EMY Awards Adjudges CEO of l’AINE Services Woman of the Year
Chief Executive of L’AINE Services Limited, Dr. Mrs Ellen Hagan has been adjudged the “Ultimate Woman of the Year” (Yaa Asantewaa) Award at the just ended EMY Awards 2017, which was held at...
France To Ban Petrol and Diesel Vehicles
France plans to ban all petrol and diesel vehicles by 2040, the country’s new environment minister has announced. Nicolas Hulot made the announcement as he unveiled a series of measures as part of...
US Trade Gap Narrows In May On Record Exports
The US trade deficit shrank in May as American exports hit their highest level in two years, the Commerce Department reported Thursday. The narrowing deficit, which followed two straight increases,...
Akufo-Addo Turns Valve On FPSO John Agyekum Kufuor
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo is expected to turn the valve on the Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) barge – named after former president John Agyekum Kufuor – offshore...
EOCO Investigates Top EC Officials Over Missing GHC 480,000
The Economic and Organized Crime Office (EOCO) has begun investigating some officials of the Electoral Commission over the loss of 480,000 cedis from the Commission’s Endowment Fund. Documents...
EOCO Investigates Top EC Officials Over Missing Cash
Citi News has gathered the Economic and Organized Crime Office (EOCO) has begun investigations into the loss of 480,000 cedis from the Electoral Commission (EC)’s Endowment Fund. Documents sighted...
Moody’s Predicts Acceleration In Ghana’s ‘real’ GDP For 2017, 2018
Ghana’s B3 credit rating and stable outlook reflects its strong economic growth outlook and reduction in external imbalances, set against challenges which include a significant fiscal overrun in...
Bernard Avle, MTN CEO Inspire Patrons of 2017 Victory Business Summit
Director of News Programming at Citi FM and host of the Citi Breakfast Show on Monday patrons of the Victory Business Summit and Fair 2017 organized by the Victory branch of the Presbyterian church...