Port charges to fall; as 50% cut in benchmark values starts today

April 4, 2019 Importers are to benefit from a significant reduction in import volume as the benchmark values used to calculate import duties have been significantly reduced by government effective today,...

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Vice-President stokes confidence in economy

April 4, 2019 The country’s economy remains strong despite a setback suffered by the local currency which has got both investors and consumers worried, Vice-President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has assured....

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Private sector credit gains momentum

April 2, 2019 Private sector credit growth is beginning to gain momentum stemming from improved liquidity position of the banks on the back of recapitalization exercise, the Bank of Ghana (BoG) has...

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‘Renewed confidence in banking sector to spur economic growth’

April 2, 2019 THE Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Investment Promotion Centre (GIPC), Mr Yofi Grant, is optimistic that a rebound in foreign investor confidence in the banking industry will spur...

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Adjustment in tax exemptions shouldn’t discourage FDIs—World Bank Africa Vice-President

April 1, 2019 The World Bank’s Vice-President for Africa, Dr. Hafez Ghanem, has advised government to be balanced in its intention to adjust tax exemptions granted foreign companies in order not to...

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Import duty reforms underway – President Akufo-Addo

April 1, 2019 The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has indicated that reforms to Ghana’s import duty regime, which will bring down the high duties prevailing in Ghana’s ports,...

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We won’t go to IMF again – Finance Minister

March 29, 2019 Finance Minister, Mr. Ken Ofori-Atta has ruled out another romance with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), maintaining that sufficient macroeconomic gains have been made to prevent a...

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President’s monthly insight – March Edition

March 28, 2019 According to studies by Rand Merchant Bank Ltd., RMB (Corporate and Investment Banking arm of FirstRand Limited), Ghana still remains among the top 10 attractive investment destinations in...

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Government mulls longer-dated bonds, cedi to strengthen – Finance Minister

March 28, 2019 Ghana aims to issue longer-dated hard currency bonds in its next bond sale, Finance Minister, Mr. Ken Ofori-Atta said last week Wednesday, adding that he expects the cedi currency to...

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Work begins on permanent structures for Ghanaian-German Centre for Jobs

March 28, 2019 Ghana and Germany have jointly cut the sod for the construction of a Ghanaian-German Centre for Jobs, Migration and Re-integration (GGC) The centre is an employment hub for Ghanaians abroad...

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