Nana Baah Boakye, Executive Director of the National Board for Small Scale Industry (NBSSI), on Wednesday said multiple taxes paid by small and medium scale entrepreneurs is a major obstacle retarding their growth.
He said Governmen…
Hundreds of supporters of the Committee for Joint Action (CJA) besieged Parliament House to protest against government's intended approval of the Sale Purchase agreement under which 70 per cent of Ghana Telecom (GT) would be sold to Vodaf…
Both junior and senior staff of Ghana Telecom (GT), in Accra went on a two-hour demonstration amidst drumming and dancing within the premises of the headquarters to register their support for the controversial proposed sale of 70 per cent…
Mr Seung-Hun Chun, President of Korea Institute for Development Strategy, reiterated the need for government to institute effective measures to enable Small and Medium Scale Enterprises (SMEs) in Ghana to survive competition in the global…
The National Secretariat of Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) has commended Tema Metropolitan Assembly (TMA) for initiating policies that would promote interactions between Micro and Small Scale Entrepreneurs (MSEs) in the metropolis.
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The group calling itself Concerned Ghanaians against the sale of Ghana Telecom and other strategic national assets to Vodafone International on Wednesday said it was not opposed to foreign investment.
It said it would support foreig…
Discussions have begun with a cross-section of businessmen, private sector and civil society organisations on new rules and regulations to position the West African sub-region as an attractive single market for investments.
The two-…
The Vietnam Food Association has proposed the Vietnamese government to remove or adjust rice export taxes, mainly because the commodity's prices in the domestic market are decreasing, daily newspaper Labor reported.
The Vietnam Food …
Mr. Sylvester Adongo, Northern Regional Director of Food and Agriculture, has appealed for more funding for agriculture at the district level to enable the ministry to meet its agriculture production targets.
Mr. Adongo was speaking…
South Korea will push forward bilateral free trade agreements (FTA) as the global trade talks under the World Trade Organization (WTO) finished without progress, South Korean Deputy Trade Minister Ahn Ho-young said Wednesday here.
"W…
Contrary to claims by critics of the sale of 70 per cent shares of Ghana Telecom (GT) to Vodafone International BV, that the buyer has no experience in fixed-line voice operations, documents available to the Ghana News Agency prove otherwi…
Mr Tom Mair, President and Chief Executive Officer of Golden Star Resources (GSR) a mining company, on Wednesday said the key to long term development in any mining community is a realistic and convincing system that contributes positively…
Mr. Salifu Sa-eed, District Chief Executive (DCE) of Nanumba North, has assured non-governmental organizations of the assembly's support and collaboration to achieve developmental objectives in the area.
Mr. Sa-eed said this at the …
Marketing students and potential job seekers have been advised to brand themselves by developing unique selling propositions (USP) and self-confidence in order to launch good careers after their education.
"Remember for each course …
Ahead of Parliamentary decision on the sale of 70 per cent of Ghana Telecom (GT) stake to Vodafone International Holdings BV, dealers such as vendors, suppliers and creditors, have started going easy on GT and rather "rushing" to deliver …
Mr Charles Ocran, Managing Director of Intravenous Infusions, a pharmaceutical company in Ghana, has called for the implementation of Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) protocols relating to trade.
He said the implem…
Leaders of small and medium scale enterprises (SMEs) in the Eastern Region have expressed misgivings about the way the state's micro-credit lender, Micro Finance and Small Loan Scheme(MASLOC), is being operated, claiming that they are bei…
The Ghana Trades Union (GTUC) called on government to withdraw the agreement that is before Parliament on the proposed sale/purchase of 70 per cent Ghana Telecom (GT) shares to Vodafone International Holdings.
The GTUC, in a stateme…
Mr. Ishmael Yamson, Founder and Chairman of Yamson and Associates, on Thursday expressed fears that the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) would fail because the eight goals were not anchored on the dreams and aspirations of poor countrie…
Work would soon commence on a one-million-Ghana cedis ultra modern shopping complex by management of Melcom Group of Companies in the central business of Sunyani.
The three storey mall, expected to be completed within 12 months would…
The Ghana Cedi on Thursday lost to the Dollar and the Pound with slight gains against the Euro and the CFA pushing up the Gold Coast Securities (GCS)-Cedi Index by 0.20 points.
The Index, the composite measure of the value of the Gha…
U.S. President George W. Bush lifted an executive ban on offshore oil drilling, while calling on Congress to act as well.
"The American people are watching the numbers climb higher and higher at the pump and they're waiting to see wh…
Wall Street pared early losses and ended mixed Tuesday as worries of increasing instability in the financial sector offset the effect of a sharp retreat in oil prices.
U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke told the Congress on Tues…
Indonesia will represent the interests of developing nations in negotiations on the Doha Development Round framework during the upcoming World Trade Organization (WTO)'s ministerial meeting next week.
"The purpose of the meeting is…
Trade and globalization have brought greater prosperity to hundreds of millions and greater stability among nations, according to a report published by the World Trade Organization (WTO) on Tuesday.
Trade has allowed nations to benef…
The management of Opportunity International Savings and Loans (OISL) Limited has been commended for its loan recovery rate of 98 per cent and increased deposits from 7.70 million Ghana cedis to 13.81 million Ghana cedis about 79.35 per cen…
The GSE-All Share Index opened the week stronger with the benchmark measure of performance on the Accra Bourse gaining 8.56 points at 10,542.86 points.
Change year to date now stands at 59.75 per cent.
Traded volumes opened the…
IBM Corporation is sending a team of high-potential IBM leaders to Ghana this week to help develop local businesses while enriching their own leadership skills, a statement from the company said in Accra on Thursday.
It said 10 IBM…
The Chief Executive of Ghana Cocoa Board (Cocobod), Mr Isaac Osei had warned cocoa farmers against the use of unapproved agrochemicals in spraying their cocoa farms.
He explained that, the country had approved only three agro-chemi…
Mr Elvis Aboagye Manu, President of the Ghana Cooperative Susu Collectors Union (GCSCA), called for their recognition by the government to ensure sanity in their operations.
Mr Manu made the call at a press briefing to inform and ed…
The United Nations Fund for Population Activities (UNFPA) is to spend 64.2 million U.S. dollars on its activities in Nigeria in the next four years under its 6th Country Programme, scheduled to commence in 2009.
The figure was made pub…
Prophet Daniel Yaw Nkansah, Founder of the New Vision Party (NVP), on Friday assured Ghanaians that they would not be disappointed when the party comes into power after the December elections.
He said the NVP would take Ghanaians to …
An aspiring parliamentarian has called on leaders of political parties to preach peace during their campaign for the December election.
Mr. Aquinas Tawiah Quansah, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) parliamentary candidate for Mf…
Dr. Benjamin Aggrey-Ntim, Minister of Communications, has called on corporate organizations in the country to up their game in the area of social responsibility and make more human, material and financial resources available to the commun…
Government said it had reached an agreement with Vodafone, the world's leading mobile telecommunication group, in a partnership deal for 70 per cent of its shares in Ghana Telecom.
The Government will retain a 30 per cent stake in G…
The Hohoe Municipal Assembly was able to mobilize 356,289 Ghana cedis as its internally generated revenue out of a target of 576,048 Ghana cedis as at April.
The assembly proposes to mobilize 1,728,150 Ghana cedis as revenue this yea…
Construction of a new five-star international hotel complex earmarked for the former Accra Race Course in Accra has been stalled following the refusal of squatters to quit the site.
The 250-room hotel, which is to be constructed by …
Banking institutions were tasked
to beef up security in and round their premises to curb the upsurge of armed robbery.
Mr. Justice Cudjoe, District Chief Executive Officer, Ketu South further urged banking institutions to take steps to…
Mr. Eric Osei-Bonsu, the Managing Director of Apex Bank, has appealed to shareholders of rural and community banks to buy more shares to meet the required share capital of 150,000 cedis as directed by the Bank of Ghana.
He said this …
Mr Edwin Owusu-Mensah, the Deputy Executive Director (Operations) of the Ghana Tourist Board (GTB), announced that the Central Region realized GH¢554,470 from 253,557 visits to the various tourists sites in 2007.
He said GTB regatta eve…
The GSE All-Share Index, the benchmark indicator of performance of the bourse, inched up by 1.92 points to end a week of impressive performance.
The Index closed at 8,632.40 points up from 8,630.48 points from Thursday.
Chang…
The GSE All-Share Index, the benchmark indicator of performance of the bourse, inched up by 1.92 points to end a week of impressive performance.
The Index closed at 8,632.40 points up from 8,630.48 points from Thursday.
Chang…
The management of Electoral Commission (EC) on Friday said it had almost completed processing replaced Voter Identity Cards for resident applicants and ready for collection at its Regional, Metropolitan, Municipal and District Offices.
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Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo- Addo, Flagbearer of New Patriotic Party (NPP)) was the toast of people in communities in the northern sector of the Volta Region where he completed a week's campaign tour.
The people of all ages, men and women…
The Government of Ghana and her development partners would hold the 15th Consultative Group Meeting on Monday at La Palm Hotel, Accra.
About 350 participants including Government officials, development experts, development partners,…
Ghana's Kente cloth, the Smock and other antiques are in high demand in Atlanta, USA for their beautiful design that depicted the nation's cultural heritage.
Mr. Mohammed Amin Adam, Tamale Metropolitan Chief Executive (MCE) told the …
Dr. Yaw Dwomoh-Forkuoh, Senior Lecturer of the Department of Pharmacy of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), has urged the government to channel Poverty Alleviation and Social Investment Funds through Credit Un…
Preliminary reports from the ongoing voluntary partnership agreement (VPA) negotiations on how to stop illegal logging and illegal timber trade between Ghana and European Union (EU) have indicated
that Ghana's forestry resources and indu…
CFAO Ghana Limited, a multinational company,
on Friday unveiled its new Mitsubishi Lancer EX range of saloon cars at
a ceremony in Accra with a promise to deliver to Ghanaian customers fuel-efficient and reliable cars at affordable cos…
The Association of Ghana Industries on Friday said
1,000 copies of its tax guide were reprinted with the support of AMALBANK to enhance dissemination of information on the country's tax laws to businesses.
Handing over the reprinte…
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