economy
Inflation Rate Hits 17.2% In September
Inflation rate for the month of September hit 17.2 per cent compared to the 16.9 per cent recorded in August 2016. This...
Tigo Wins CIMG Telco of the Year
Outperforming its competitors in the industry, Tigo was adjudged Telecommunications Company of the Year at the 2016...
Tackling Inequality Vital To Ending Extreme Poverty By 2030
A new World Bank study on poverty and shared prosperity says that extreme poverty worldwide continues to fall despite...
Taxation Battle Over Multinational Companies Non-Compliance
“Sadly, the compliance level of the oil and gas exploration and production companies in payment of levies and taxes...
Competition Forced Cement Price Drop In Ghana – Trade Ministry
The Minister of Trades and Industry, Ekow Spio-Garbrah has explained that prices of cement in the country have reduced...
DKM Customers Angry With Official Liquidator
Aggrieved customers of DKM Diamond Microfinance Limited in the Upper East Region have expressed dissatisfaction over a...
Ghana Makes Progress In Management of Economy
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has stated that Ghana is making progress in its economic management but cautioned...
We’re Not Afraid of Ghana’s Competition – Dangote
Dangote Group, manufacturer of Dangote brand of Cement, said it remains determined to expand its operations in Ghana in...
Dangote Rejects Accusations of Threatening Ghana’s Cement Industry
Cement manufacturing company Dangote has rejected accusations leveled against it by some local operators that its...
Aging Fund For Artistes Is Wrong – Socrate Safo Tells Mahama
Controversial movie producer Socrate Sarfo has described president Mahama’s plan to create fund for aging artistes...
Inflation Shoots Up To 17.2%
Inflation has shot up from 16.9% in August to 17.2% in September 2016. Inflation for imported items also rose from...
Ghana’s Debt To GDP To Hit 70% Mark – Economist
Ghana’s debt to GDP ratio could hit the 70 percent threshold if the base rate for calculating the figure, is adjusted...
Banks Welcome Minimum Capital Revision
Some banks in Ghana have lauded the decision by the central bank to increase the minimum capital requirement of banks....
Analyst Allays Fears December Polls Will Negatively Affect Stock Market
A stock exchange analyst, Winslow Sackeyfio, has allayed fears Ghana’s December 7 general elections will have a...
Elections Pose No Major Risks But IMF Thinks Otherwise
The December 7 elections do not pose any major risks to Ghana’s economic rebalancing or its ability to implement the...
Interest Rates Killing Businesses, Suffocating Consumers
Ghana's current policy rate set by the Bank of Ghana is 26 per cent. Such a rate may be considered to be too high given...
Minister Push For Brown Card Recognition In Francophone Countries
The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Mr. Emmanuel Bombande has called on the Council of...
NPP Promises To End ‘dumsor’
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has outlined an elaborate plan aimed at dealing decisively with the energy crises that...
Kufuor’s Claim On Per Capita Income & Middle Income Status Half True
Former President, John Agyekum Kufour’s claim about Ghana’s per capita income and middle income status were found...