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Ken Ofori-Atta completes tenure as Chair of World Bank’s Development Committee

October 21, 2020 Ghana’s Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, has successfully completed his two-year tenure as the Chairman of the Development Committee of the World Bank and IMF, after chairing his 4th DC...

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Govt to prioritise non-communicable diseases — Dr Nsiah-Asare

October 21, 2020 The government will continue the fight against the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), with special attention on the prevention of non-communicable diseases (NCDs), the...

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COVID-19: Ghana’s recovery rate 98.5 percent

October 19, 2020 Active cases of the Coronavirus disease in Ghana is now 398 as of Friday, October 16, 2020, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has said. A total of 46,664 persons have also fully...

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Customs duties in Africa to reduce next year

October 19, 2020 Customs duties on trading within Africa will be reduced from next year onwards when the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement comes into force on January 1, 2021. The...

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NCA to roll out SMP guidelines for telcos

October 14, 2020 … as MTN withdraws Supreme Court case   The National Communications Authority (NCA) is to roll out its Significant Market Power (SMP) guidelines for telecommunication companies in...

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Ken Ofori-Atta writes: Africa deserves more help for COVID-19

October 13, 2020 Ghana confirmed its first two COVID-19 cases on March 12; imports from Norway and Turkey. Africa has since recorded more than 1.5 million cases and counting, though in terms of infections...

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NBSSI, GIZ to partner in digitising MSMEs

October 12, 2020 As part of its continuous line of measures to revitalise businesses affected by the ongoing pandemic, the National Board for Small Scale Industries (NBSSI), is set to launch another...

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Data controllers granted 6-month relief to regularize their operations

October 12, 2020 The Ministry of Communications has granted amnesty of six months to allow data controllers in Ghana register with the Data Protection Commission (DPC). This forms part of efforts to...

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Spend wisely, broaden tax base to close huge fiscal gap – World Bank

October 12, 2020 The World Bank has intensified its call for Ghana and other African countries to spend wisely and implement innovative strategies which will broaden the tax net to capture every...

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Ghana’s COVID-19 cases drop to 301

October 12, 2020 Ghana’s active COVID-19 cases continues to drop significantly with 301 cases as of Wednesday, October 7, 2020. The Greater Accra still leads the COVID-19 hotspots with 195 active cases,...

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