BUSINESS

Telecommunications giant, Mobile Telephone Network (MTN), has responded to media reports on the National Communications Authority’s (NCA) decision to implement some specific policies to ensure a level-playing field for all network operators within the telecommunications industry. The new policies, according to the reports, are due to MTN’s huge market share …

Mpumalanga has recorded its first death as the number of COVID-19 infections increased by 2 312 to 48 285. Meanwhile, in the Western Cape, 45 people succumbed to the COVID-19 related disease, bringing the death toll to 998 as of Sunday. “We extend our condolences to the loved ones of the …

Relevant stakeholders in the trade facilitation chain at the Tema Ports are frustrated as they continuously point out the evident lapses in the Ghana Link/UNIPASS-ICUMS system and the increasing nature of it that has disrupted the ease of doing business and resultant revenue loss to the state. Importers are up …

The Ministry of Communication has announced it is taking frantic steps to break the near monopoly MTN Ghana enjoys as its dominance is not helpful for the growth of the Ghana Telco space. In a statement released Sunday, it emerged that almost 92% of Ghana’s 4G spectrum is covered by …

Mr John Awuah, the Deputy Chief Executive Officer of Ghana Association of Bankers, has revealed that the advent of the COVID-19 pandemic has slowed down banking business and increased risk of impact on loan performance. COVID-19 has had a negative impact on the economy and the banking sector as economic …

Management of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has responded to some assertions made by IMANI Africa against the newly deployed Integrated Customs Management System (ICUMS). GRA in a press release on Sunday June 7, 2020, addressed the concerns raised by the policy think tank. Read fully GRA’s response to IMANI …

The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has dismissed claims by Imani Ghana that port operations in the country have reverted to pre-2002 manual system due to the introduction of the Integrated Customs Management System (ICUMS). According to GRA in a statement signed by Florence Asante, Assistant Commissioner, Communication and Public Affairs, …

According to Forbes, the Juventus talisman has now joined fellow sportsmen Tiger Woods and Floyd Mayweather in the billionaire’s club, hence, making him football’s first-ever ten-figure player. The Portuguese captain earned $105 million before taxes and fees in the past year making him the first footballer in the history of …

Exports of cocoa beans and products increased by 5.0 per cent to US$2.29 billion in 2019, the Bank of Ghana (BoG) has said in its 2019 Annual Report. The report said cocoa beans exported amounted to US$1.45 billion, an increase of 3.2 per cent compared to the value in 2018. …

The Ghana Union of Traders Association (GUTA), has appealed to the Akufo-Addo government to speedily fix the challenges bedevilling the implementation of Ghana Revenue Authority’s (GRA)’s new Integrated Customs Management Systems, also known as UNIPASS. According to the traders, the existing difficulties with the system which is causing delays, are …