The Ghana Committed Drivers Association and the National Concerned Drivers Association have served notice that they have increased transport fares by 30%.
President Nana Akufo Addo has appointed two new Deputy Chief Executive Officers for the National Petroleum Authority (NPA) to start work officially on March 1, 2022.
In a frantic effort to achieve an ambitious 80.3 billion Ghana cedis tax revenue target for the year 2022 and also attain a tax to GDP ratio of up to 16.5%, the government has initiated moves to widen the tax net and broaden the tax scope.
The Public Accounts Committee of Parliament (PAC) has directed the Ministry of Fisheries and Aquaculture Development to refund some $17,397 or its cedi equivalent to the government chest within two weeks.
The Minority in Parliament has called on the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) to with immediate effect suspend the recent increase in electricity charges which took effect from 1st February 2022.
As part of efforts to boost the credibility of the stock market, the Ghana Stock Exchange will soon conclude processes for the establishment of an investor credit rating agency for players on the market.
The Ghana Insurance Association (GIA) – umbrella body of all licenced insurance and reinsurance companies in Ghana – has warned that henceforth the insuring public must insist on having a GIA stamp on all documents for both Life and Non-Life insurance.
Investors in the world’s biggest mining companies will this month be watching for signs that mounting cost pressures and the impacts of slowing Chinese growth could further erode record earnings.
President Akufo-Addo has reappointed Second Deputy Governor of Bank of Ghana, Mrs. Elsie Addo Awadzi, for a second term with effective 14th February 2022.
Cocoa production in Ghana and Ivory Coast for the year ending 2021 is said to have significantly dropped, according to figures from the International Cocoa Organization (ICCO).
