BUSINESS

Why world’s biggest plane came to Ghana

• One of the world’s largest aircrafts stopped over in Ghana earlier this week • The Antonov An-225 Mriya, a strategic cargo flight, arrived at the KIA for a short stop • The six-engine plane was on its way to another African country The Kotoka International Airport, KIA, on Wednesday …

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Bank of Ghana hospital now open to public

The Bank Hospital has now been opened to the public, with a pledge to provide quality service for clients, in line with best practices. Constructed by the Bank of Ghana (BoG) at a cost of €80 million, the 65-bed facility, which is located at Cantonments in Accra, comes with a …

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Port duties to go up as Customs adjust freight rate

The Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has asked its officers to adjust freight rates – the amount paid to a goods carrier – upward at the country’s port on goods imported from Asia due to rising freight rates on the continent. In a letter cited by the …

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Six-Eugene largest aircraft in the world lands in Ghana

The largest aircraft in the world, “Antonov An-225 Mriya” has landed at the Kotoka International Airport in Accra. Only two of such aircraft were built. The current Antonov An-225 Mriya, which is the only one in operation, according to Aviation Ghana, flew from Leipzig and successfully landed at KIA shortly after …

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How can Melcom and china mall earning millions of cedis be paying workers 350gh, 500gh a month?- Man calls on Government to consider good salary structure

In a post shared on Twitter a username @law questions how can worker have their lives improved if they are going to receive 350 cedis as salaries. He further advocated for the 13 cedis minimum wage announced by government to be strictly implemented but even with the minimum wage people …

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Put a stop to excessive borrowing – World Bank cautions Government of Ghana

•The World Bank has cautioned Ghana to act decisively against excessive borrowing •The institution called on government to implement stringent revenue generation measures to reduce the public debt burden •Ghana’s total public debt rose to GH¢304.6 billion as of March 2021 The World Bank has admonished Ghana to put a …

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Illegal, unregulated sand-winning in Volta River soars

Illegal sand-winning in Ghana’s water-bodies is on the rise at the beaches, with the current situation escalating along the banks of the Volta River. Some towns along the river, particularly Bator, Asutsuare, Akuse Dam, Dodi Island and Mepe Adzigo, have been experiencing the most negative impacts of this menace in …

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Prices of commodities swings at markets in Tema

The price swing of commodities in some markets in the Tema enclave at the beginning of July has been attributed to the onset of the rainy season and other variables including the nature of roads in the hinterlands. A GNA survey conducted in some Tema markets at the weekend revealed …

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SSNIT to save US$17 million through merger with NIA

The Social Security and National insurance Trust (SSNIT) on Monday, June 28,2021 began integrating and harmonising its database with the National Identification Authority (NIA). The integration of the databases of the two institutions would save SSNIT US$ 17 million for halting the printing of new biometric cards to its Members. …

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Bank of Ghana issues new orders on captured ATM cards

  The Bank of Ghana (BoG) says financial institutions must, within 24 hours of receiving a complaint from a customer regarding the capture of a payment card by an Automated Teller Machine (ATM), take steps to identify the cardholder and further work expeditiously to return the card to the customer. The central …

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