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Ken Ofori-Atta Presents 2017 Budget
Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta today presented the 2017 Budget and economic statement to the house of parliament. The...
US Jobless Claims Hit 44-Year Low At End of February
The tight US labor market produced another record low for new claims for unemployment insurance last week, which hit...
GHC16billion Will Be Allocated To Wages, Salaries – Ofori-Atta
GH¢16billion will be used for wages and salaries alone in 2017, Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta has told parliament as...
Taxes On Airline Fares, Spare Parts Abolished
The Financed Minister Ken Ofori Atta has announced major tax cuts in government’s first budget presented to...
Government To Roll Out NPP Version of ‘operation Feed Yourself’
The last time Ken Ofori-Atta presented a budget it was perhaps before a small group of NPP bigwigs and he did so as...
Taxes On Imported Spare Parts; Kayayei Abolished
The Akufo-Addo government has abolished import duty taxes on spare parts as it promised during the campaign for...
Government To Scrap Petrol Duty – Ofori-Atta
Government also intends to reduce the special petroleum tax rate from 17.5% to 15%.(file photo) Excise duty on...
Continental CEO Eyes New Business From Opel-Peugeot Deal
Continental (CONG. DE) expects a possible tie-up between PSA Peugeot Citroen (PEUP.PA) and General Motors' (GM.N) Opel...
We Can’t Borrow Our Way Out
Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, has emphasized the need to “trigger” a national sense of urgency as an effective...
Dollar Rises, Global Stocks Hold Highs On March Fed Rate Hike Bets
European stocks held near 15-month highs and the dollar strengthened against other top global currencies on Thursday on...
AB InBev Suffers First Core Profit Decline On Brazil Slump
Anheuser-Busch InBev, the world's largest brewer, suffered its first decline in core earnings since its formation over...
Deutsche Telekom CEO Says Keen On U.S. Mobile Consolidation
Deutsche Telekom is keen for its T-Mobile US subsidiary to take part in a consolidation of the U. S. mobile market and...
Reducing Statutory Fund Allocations Will Slow Development – James Avedzi
Deputy Minority Leader in Parliament, James Klutse Avedzi, has kicked against the possible review of the law to reduce...
We’ll Restore Fiscal Discipline – Ofori-Atta
The government of Nana Addo Dankwa Akuffo-Addo will restore fiscal discipline in the Ghanaian economy and reverse its...
Kenya Tipped To Create 7,500 Super Rich People In 9 Years
Kenya has been tipped to create at least 7,500 new dollar millionaires in the next nine years as Nairobi grows to be...
U.S. Dollar Stocks Continue To Decline
A NEW report has raised fears that the United States dollar could be completely wiped out of the Zimbabwean market,...
What the 2017(q2-Q4) Budget Must Address
Bankruptcy arises when creditors are reluctant to lend or give credit to you mainly because of the fact that you can...
High Expectations As New NPP Government Presents Maiden Budget
There are high expectations among the citizenry as the barely two-month old New Patriotic Party (NPP) government...
Emirates Marks 1st Year On World’s A380 Non-Stop Route Longest
Upgrading the aircraft type to the double-decker A380 on its daily non-stop service connecting Dubai and Auckland was...