Help Me Succeed – New GRA Boss
Newly appointed Commissioner of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA), Kofi Nti, has asked staff members of the Authority to support him to succeed in his new role. Mr. Nti made the appeal at a brief...
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A Closer Look Into Ghana’s Future
Latest: The Other Side Of The Story After 59 long years of independence, Ghana still remains in a dilemma of developmental deficiency; a contagious disease our leaders inherited from birth, and a...
China’s Huge Debt Poses Big Headache For Central Bank
Chinese banks lent more money in January alone than the annual GDP of South Africa, as borrowers rushed to take advantage of government policies intended to stimulate the economy with easy credit....
Hungary Offers More Scholarship To Ghanaian Students
Colonel Dr Francis Quarshie (Rtd), the President of Ghana – Hungarian Union, has lauded Hungary for stepping up its offer of scholarships to Ghanaian students to study in the Eastern European...
Kofi Nti Takes Over As New Commissioner-General of GRA
Outgoing Commissioner-General of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA), Mr George Blankson, has handed over to a new GRA boss, Mr Emmanuel Kofi Nti, a Tax Policy Advisor. After seven years of heading the...
Blankson Out, Nti In
Banker and Economist, Mr. Emmanuel Kofi Nti has been appointed as the new Commissioner General of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA). He takes over from George Blankson. Mr. Emmanuel Kofi Nti who...
Oil & Gas Businessman Elected As Volta’s Council of State Rep
Mr. Francis Albert Seth Nyonyo, an Oil & Gas businessman was on Thursday February 16, 2017, elected to represent the Volta Region in the Council of State. The Council of State, which was created by...
Kofi Nti Named GRA Boss
A Tax Policy Advisor Mr. Kofi Nti has been named the new Commissioner-General of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA). Nti, a former staff of the Ministry of Finance during the administration of...
Kofi Nti Named GRA Boss
A Tax Policy Advisor Mr. Kofi Nti has been named the new Commissioner-General of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA). Nti, a former staff of the Ministry of Finance during the administration of...
C’cil of State Polls: I Didn’t Buy Votes – Ideal Fin. Boss
President of Groupe Ideal, Nii Kotei Dzani, has vehemently dismissed allegations that he bribed some delegates in the just-ended Council of State elections. Some of the contenders alleged Dr. Dzani...
UK Hints At New Trade Deal With Ghana
The United Kingdom, as suspected after Brexit, will “do a free trade deal” with Ghana, its Foreign Secretary, Boris Johnson, said in Accra, underpinning the argument of those who felt the country...
2017 Budget Must Reduce Cost of Doing Business
The first budget of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) must come out with policies that will reduce the cost of doing business in Ghana and meet the needs of Ghanaians, economists and captains of...
Otumfuo’s Mawerehene Floored
The Mawerehene of the Asante Monarch has lost his bid to represent the Ashanti Region on the Council of State. Baffour Osei Brentuo Hyiaman VI polled five votes. A sub-chief in the Asante Kingdom,...
Ideal Finance Boss Wins Gt Accra C’cil of State Race
The Chief Executive Officer of the Ideal Financial Holdings Dr. Nii Kotei Dzani has won the Greater Accra Council of State election. Dr. Dzani who was voted the Banking & Finance Entrepreneur for the...
Groupe Ideal Boss Nii Kotei Dzani Wins To Rep Gt. Accra
Economist Nii Kotei Dzani has been elected as the Greater Accra Region representative onto the Council of State. The 37-year-old won elections held on Thursday at the Ga West District Assembly Hall...
Heritage Fund Debate Builds Up
The decision by Nana Akufo-Addo’s administration to finance its flagship free Senior High School policy with petroleum revenues has stirred controversy about the usefulness of the Ghana Heritage...
UK Wage Growth Outpaces Inflation
Wages grew faster than the rate of inflation at the end of 2016, official figures show. In the three months to December, wages grew 2.6% on an annualised basis in the UK, according to the Office for...
Inflation Eases Further, Drops To 13.3% In January
Ghana’s inflation for the first month of 2017, January recorded 13.3 percent. The figure dropped by 2.8 percent from the 15.4 percent recorded in December 2016. Ghana started 2016 with an...
Government Must Stop Starving Statutory Funds
If government would not ensure adequate and timely transfers to its statutory funds, then it must as well collapse them, the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS), has said, calling for a review of the...
IMF Extension May Delay Disbursements – Dr. Assibey
Ghana risks a likely delay in the disbursement of funds from the International Monetary Fund from this year, following plans to extend the deal. This is the caution from Economist, Dr. Eric Osei...