BUSINESS

In the past few weeks, Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, noted that government would not go back to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for a financial bailout. He added that it is for this reason that government wants to implement the E-levy to rake in revenue to solve most of the …

The Coalition of Transport Operators says it will propose to government a 30% rise in fares. According to the coalition, the increment will help boost the operations of its members amidst recent hikes in fuel prices. This decision was reached after a 16 member transport union including Ghana Private Roads …

The Government of Ghana through the Ministry of Finance has said Moody’s downgrade of the local economy to Caa1 smacks of contradiction. In a statement issued on Sunday February 6 reacting to the downgrade on Friday February 4, the Ministry said the government finds it difficult to understand the international …

The Coalition of Transport Operators have told commuters to brace themselves for a 30% increment in transport fares from next week. The development comes after some 16-members of various transport unions met on Thursday February 3 2022 and reached a consensus to implement the price hike due to increasing fuel …

Prices of fuel have gone up at the pumps across the country because the Price Stabilization and Energy Recovery levy, which is a key component of the fuel price build-up, has been restored by the National Petroleum Authority (NPA) after it was suspended for about three months. The levy was …

The World Bank and Economic and Finance experts say Ghana does not require an International Monetary Fund (IMF) programme to guarantee a strong economic footing to accelerate its national development. They said though a programme with the IMF would be helpful in debt management, it would only provide a short-term …

Tullow Oil plc CEO Rahul Dhir has said 2021 was a year of positive change and transformation for the oil company, and “we ended the year on a firm financial and operational footing”. Mr Dhir said the delivery of Tullow’s “long-term business plan is progressing well with significant improvements in …

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After successfully launching the first-ever private jet terminal at Kotoka International Airport (KIA), McDan Aviation is to be sanctioned by the Transport Ministry for defying the orders of the Ghana Airport Company Limited (GACL). Yussif Jajah, a member of the Roads and Transport Committee in Parliament revealed that, the sector Minister, Kwaku Ofori …

  Isaac Adongo is calling for the head of Ken Ofori-Atta To him, he has mismanaged the economy He also accused the BoG governor of non-compliance Isaac Adongo, MP for Bolgatanga Central, is calling for the dismissal of the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta for “disastrously” mismanaging the economy. According to him, it is the …