The controversial electronic transaction levy (E-levy) introduced in the 2022 budget has been reduced to 1.5% from the initial 1.75%, according to Deputy Majority Leader, Alex Afenyo-Markin.
Parliament without the Minority has approved the government’s 2022 Budget Statement and Economic Policy, presented to the House by the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, on November 17, 2021.
Following two years of negotiations of the agreement on the oil blocks located in the Western Basin of the country, the Director of Petroleum at the Energy Ministry, Benjamin Kwame Asante has revealed that the final agreement of Ghana’s first oil bid and licensing round will be laid before parliament before the close of the year.
Ghana continues to make steady growth in the patronage of electronic products and services, as the third quarter performance report by the Ghana Interbank Payment and Settlement System (GhIPSS) shows a growth of over 146.1 percent in the volume of transactions in the first nine months of 2021.
The Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MOFA) on Monday officially opened the 37th National Farmers Day celebration with a colourful Agricultural Fair and Trade Exhibition at the Adisadel School Park in the historic City of Cape Coast.
A former Finance Minister, Dr. Kwabena Duffuor says the neglect of Technical and Vocational Training (TVET) might have contributed to high unemployment and rising poverty among the youth.
Operations Manager in charge of draw at the National Lottery Authority (NLA), Kwame Peasah, has debunked claims that NLA doesn’t have the required resources to pay winners of the lottery.
COCOBOD is projecting an ambitious target of raking in US$50billion in annual revenues from processing cocoa into other value-added products by the year 2030.
Fidelity Bank Ghana Limited has been adjudged the ‘Bank of the Year’ at the Fourth Edition of the Ghana Business Awards in Accra in recognition of its leadership role in the financial industry.
The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) says about 170 cartons of expired Charmé Sparkling Non-Alcoholic Red and White Grape Juice products have been retrieved from the Ghanaian market.
The Association of Ghana Industries (AGI) has commended the government for its decision to reverse the 50 per cent benchmark value policy on imported products, saying it would boost local production.
Ghana and Denmark have signed two climate change agreements on zero emissions in shipping and green umbrella water solutions for Danish projects in the country.
