African countries making headway in tackling tax evasion and money laundering-2020 Tax Transparency report

July 1, 2020 African countries made great strides in strengthening commitments and capacity to achieve tax transparency and exchange information on illicit fund flows in 2019, the latest Tax...

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ACH Direct Debit could help improve loan recovery – GhIPSS

July 1, 2020 Lending institutions could turn to Direct Debit to improve on their loan recovery rate. This is because it has some flexibilities that lenders can explore for repayment of loans. Poor loan...

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BoG confident of stable cedi despite 2.4% depreciation

July 1, 2020 In spite of the annihilative impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the country’s local currency, making it record its highest depreciation against the US dollar since the beginning of the...

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Fitch: Sub-Sahara African debt burdens rising faster than elsewhere

July 1, 2020 Government debt burdens across sub-Saharan Africa are rising at a faster pace and to higher levels than elsewhere in emerging markets, heightening the risk of further rating downgrades and...

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COVID-19: Incentive package for health workers extended by 3 more months

June 29, 2020 The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has extended the tax holiday provided for all health workers in the country for another three months. “This means that all health workers will...

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83 percent of critically ill patients recover from COVID-19

June 29, 2020 Forty-four out of the 53 persons who were infected with COVID-19 and were critically ill in Ghana have fully recovered. The figure, according to President Nana Akufo-Addo, indicates that 83...

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Local firms produce, distribute 6.2 million nose masks

June 29, 2020 Ghana has produced 6.2 million nose masks locally from 1.24 million yards of fabric as local firms respond to conditions driven by COVID-19. The Minister of Trade and Industry, Mr Alan...

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Government set to increase price of cocoa this year-Cocobod CEO

June 24, 2020 The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Ghana Cocoa Board(Cocobod), Mr. Joseph Boahene Aidoo, has hinted at conclusive discussions with President Nana Akufo-Addo to increase the price of cocoa...

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Government engaging police on nose mask enforcement

June 24, 2020 The Minister of Information, Mr Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, has said the government is engaging the Ghana Police Service to fine-tune the enforcement of a new law which aims to curb the spread of...

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Oil production increased by 15 percent in 2019

June 24, 2020 A total of 71.4 million (71,439,585) barrels of oil were obtained from the three producing fields – Jubilee, Sankofa Gye Nyame (SGN) and Tweneboa Enyera Ntomme (TEN) in 2019. The total...

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