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Cedi appreciates against major currencies in January

January 31, 2020 The local currency has enjoyed a good run against its major trading partners in the first month of the year — appreciating against all the three major currencies, the dollar, euro and...

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Bank of Ghana maintains policy rate at 16 percent for the sixth time

January 31, 2020 The Monetary Policy Committee of the Bank of Ghana has voted to maintain the policy rate unchanged at 16 percent for the sixth consecutive time. This has a direct impact on the interest...

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Ecobank signs deal with AMA to beautify iconic areas in Accra

January 30, 2020 Ecobank Ghana has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) to beautify some iconic areas in Accra. Under this agreement, the bank will adopt and...

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Government to install 10,000 CCTVs nationwide to fight crime

January 23, 2020 The government under a nationwide surveillance program, dubbed the Alpha Project, is expected to purchase 10,000 security cameras for National security operatives. Revealing details of the...

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January 23, 2020 / Comments (0)

GRA issues 3.74m TINs

January 21, 2020 The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has issued 3.74 million tax identification numbers (TINs) to individuals since it started issuing the numbers in 2012. Last year alone, it registered 1.374...

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We won’t falter on economy; Govt pledges ahead of 2020 elections

January 21, 2020 The government has given the strongest assurance yet that it has put in place adequate measures to ensure that election-year fiscal slippages do not recur. Ghana will go to the polls this...

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No place to hide for illegal miners — Frimpong-Boateng

January 21, 2020 The Minister of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation (MESTI), Professor Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng, has said the government will not bow to election year pressures to loosen the...

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IMF pushes for increment of taxes …Re-introduce 17.5% VAT on financial services; Increase CST to 12% and move income tax to 35%

January 14, 2020 The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has strongly advised government to consider increasing some existing taxes and re-introduce others government branded as ‘nuisance’ and scrapped in...

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BoG eyes dollar glut; Shores up forex sale by 60%

January 14, 2020 The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has raised the monthly sale of foreign currencies (FX) by 60 per cent in the first quarter of this year to help contain the increased demand for those currencies...

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New Cedi notes part of reforms – BoG

January 10, 2020 The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has insisted that the decision to introduce the GH¢100 and GH¢200 new currency notes form part of its reform programme, aimed at making the cedi relevant to...

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