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Green Investment Bank Sold To Australian Firm Macquarie

The bank was set up in 2012 to fund renewable energy projects The Green Investment Bank (GIB), set up by the UK...

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Britain Loses 1bn Pounds Through VAT Fraud, Error By Amazon, EBay Sellers

Britain is losing up to 1 billion pounds a year in value added tax (VAT) because of fraud or error by sellers using...

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Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif Awaits Ruling

Pakistan's Supreme Court is to issue its ruling on corruption claims which could determine the political fate of Prime...

International

GM Says Venezuela Has Seized Its Car Plant

General Motors says it will immediately halt operations in Venezuela after its plant in the country was unexpectedly...

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Ghana Must Do More To Deal With Debt Challenges

Government would have to step up efforts in dealing with the country’s debt levels, the International Monetary Fund...

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Panama Papers: Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif Awaits Ruling

Pakistan’s Supreme Court is to issue its ruling on corruption claims which could determine the political fate of...

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Oil Producers ‘might Have To’ Extend Output Cuts

Saudi Arabia's energy minister said on Thursday that oil-producing countries might have to extend output cuts agreed...

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Local Engineers Take Charge of Ghana Gas

Local engineers at the Ghana National Gas Company (Ghana Gas) have finally taken over technical operations of the...

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Oil Producers ‘might Have To’ Extend Output Cuts

Saudi Arabia's energy minister said on Thursday that oil-producing countries might have to extend output cuts agreed...

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Average Deposit Rate Drops Again In 2017

The average interest offered by banks on customer deposits has dropped by about 0.4 percent between February and March...

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IMF Backs Ghana’s Domestic Borrowing Drive To Check Ballooning Debts

Government’s decision to turn to the domestic market for loans to finance key projects has received the support of...

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Japan’s Exports Jump In March

Japanese exports recorded their biggest gain in more than two years in March, official data showed Thursday, in a sign...

Business

Ghana Cannot Contain Two Single Window Operators

A Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry, Mr. Carlos Ahenkorah has observed that Ghana as a country and signatory to the...

Business

NPRA Reduces Informal Sector Registration Fees

The National Pensions Regulatory Authority (NPRA), has reduced its exorbitant informal sector scheme registration fees...

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Ghana Too Small To Have Two Single Window Operators

A Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry, Mr. Carlos Ahenkorah, says Ghana, a signatory to the WTO Trade Facilitation...

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Stop Charging VAT On Financial Services

The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has warned financial institutions to discontinue charging Value Added Tax (VAT) on...

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GRA Discontinues VAT On Financial Services

Tax cut is intended to some relieves to financial institutions The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has discontinued the...

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Fed’s Fischer Says Rate Hikes Unlikely To Roil World Markets

As the global recovery has taken firmer hold, gradual US interest rate increases are unlikely to roil world markets or...

Business

Achimota Retail Centre Launches Promotion

The management of Achimota Retail Centre (ARC) has launched a promotion to give an opportunity to three of its loyal...