economy
How Ghanaians Reacted To Akufo-Addo’s Tax Cuts
Thursday March 2 is a day many in Ghana will remember for a long time to come. It was the day the country's Finance...
Betrayal of Trust Caused ECOWAS Parliament Fiasco – Majority Leader
Majority Leader, Osei Kyei Mensah-Bonsu, has described Ghana’s recent ECOWAS Parliament fiasco as an act borne out of...
Comcast’s NBCU Discloses $500 Mn Stake In Snap
Comcast Corp's NBCUniversal on Friday disclosed it has taken a $500 million stake in Snap, the messaging service which...
Spare Parts Dealers To Cut Prices
Spare parts dealers at Abossey Okai in Accra have pledged to reduce the prices of their goods owing to the removal of...
Tigo, Airtel Merge
Operators of Tigo and Airtel Friday announced that they have, through their respective subsidiaries, entered into an...
Government Scraps 11 ‘Nuisance’ Taxes
Government yesterday announced in Parliament that it has abolished some 11 taxes it termed ‘nuisance’ taxes and...
Airtel, Tigo Sign Agreement To Seal Merger
Telecom operators, Airtel Ghana and Tigo, have signed an agreement to seal their merger. The two companies, Millicom...
CEPS Officers Sue GRA Over Dues
Eight officers of the Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) have hauled the Authority before an Accra...
Dangote’s Production Levels To Stop Nigeria From Importing Cement
Following continuous increase in its production capacity, foremost cement manufacturer, Dangote Cement Plc, has finally...
Global Stocks Off Highs, Dollar Edges Lower As Fed Rate Rise Looms
The dollar retreated on Friday after two days of gains while world stocks pulled further back from all-time highs as...
Electricity VAT Must Go
Although the government of Ghana has scrapped some taxes and reduced others as a way of bringing down the cost of doing...
‘Asempa’ Budget ‘shallow’, A Run-Away-From-Reality
Former Deputy Finance minister Mona Quartey has predicted the Akufo-Addo government will backtrack on its economic...
Textile Workers Hit the Streets Next Week Over ‘deceptive’ Budget
The Textile and Garment Workers Union of the Ghana Trades Union Congress (TUC) is set to demonstrate on 9th March,...
VAT Removal Will Revamp Domestic Aviation Industry – Players
The domestic aviation industry has welcomed the removal of the 17.5% tax on domestic airline tickets. Chief Operations...
Shared Bikes Grind Shanghai’s Gears
Shanghai has impounded thousands of brightly coloured bikes placed on city streets by cycle-sharing companies, in the...
Ghana Bags US$207m From Oil, 29% Dip
Ghana made US$207.79 million (GH?811.68 million) from oil liftings in 2016, Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta has said in...
2017 Budget Brings Huge Relief To Spare Parts Dealers, Kayayei
AUTO (spare) parts dealers across the country will soon heave a sigh of relief after the announcement by the Minister...
Populist and 419 Budget Is A Jeopardy For the Medium Term
A former Deputy Finance Minister under the Mahama led administration, Ato Forson has predicted doom for the country...
IMANI’s Quick Picks From Ghana’s Post 2016 Election Budget
Yesterday, Ghana’s Finance Minister, Mr. Ken Ofori- Atta presented his maiden budget to Parliament. The minister...