Some manufacturers have capitalized on the ‘papa no’ trend by producing canned fish with the term hugely embossed on the label. This comes on the back of the birth of the term that emanated from the social media fracas between Tracey Boakye and Mzbel. These photos were shared on Instagram …
Read More »Producer Price Inflation Rate falls to 9.3 percent in July
The Producer Price Inflation (PPI) rate fell slightly in July to 9.3 percent compared with a revised 9.5 percent recorded in June. The month-on-month change in producer price index between June 2020 and July 2020 was 1.7 percent. The Ghana Statistical Service explained that the marginal decrease in all Industry …
Read More »Charcoal imports on the rise as consumers say imports are of better quality than locally-produced
The low quality of some locally produced charcoal is fuelling the desire of some Ghanaians to use imported ones, which consumers note are processed, efficient, clean and do not produce ash or sparks, Prosper Ahmed Amuquandoh, Inspector in-charge of Renewable Energy at the Energy Commission has said. “Some of the …
Read More »Startups won’t pay taxes for one year – Mahama promises
Former President John Mahama says the NDC will implement business strategies that will exempt startups and other smaller business from paying taxes for at least year if he wins the 2020 polls. He says the move is part of his grand agenda to ensure that young people are able to …
Read More »‘We want John Kuma out, he’s doing govts bidding’ – GPRTU
Some driver unions have today, Wednesday, August 19, 2020 held a demonstration in protest against the decision by John Kuma, the current Chairman of the Ghana Road Transport Union (GPRTU) to seek reelection. According to the demonstrators, Mr Kuma has turned the GPRTU into a political party. They allege that …
Read More »Parliament advised Asaase Royalties to change its name – Assibey-Yeboah
The Chairman of the Finance Committee of Parliament Mark Asibbey-Yeboah says there is nothing sinister about the change of name of Agyapa Royalties limited – the company which will manage royalties from Ghana’s minerals – in the coming years. The company was formerly called Asaase royalties sparking speculations over the …
Read More »Africa is open for business as President hands over AfCFTA secretariat
African countries’ vision of opening up the continent to trade, especially among member countries, has taken shape with the official inauguration and handing over of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) secretariat in Accra. Ghana won the bid in July 2019 to host the secretariat of the AfCFTA and …
Read More »Ghanaian company Investigroup, Among Fastest Growing Companies in USA unveiled by Inc Magazine
UNION, N.J., Aug. 14, 2020 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — Inc. magazine today revealed that INVESTIGROUP LLC is No. 671 on its annual Inc. 5000 list, the most prestigious ranking of the nation’s fastest-growing private companies. The list represents a unique look at the most successful companies within the American economy’s most dynamic …
Read More »Quique Setien: Barcelona sack manager after Bayern thrashing
Barcelona have sacked manager Quique Setien, three days after his side’s humiliating 8-2 defeat by Bayern Munich in the Champions League. Netherlands manager Ronald Koeman, who played for the Catalan giants between 1989 and 1995, is set to replace Setien at the Nou Camp. Former Real Betis manager Setien, 61, …
Read More »Revoking my licence gave me health problems — Dr Nduom
Chairman of Groupe Nduom, Dr Papa Kwesi Nduom, has disclosed how the revocation of his licence to operate GN bank jeopardized his health. Narrating his ordeal, Dr Nduom said August 16, 2020, would forever remain “a day of infamy, treachery and robbery of the rights and assets of indigenous Ghanaian …
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