BUSINESS

Support fiscal measures proposed in 2023 budget – Akufo-Addo to Ghanaians

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has urged Ghanaians in these hard times to support the fiscal measures proposed in the 2023 budget for approval by parliament. The 2023 budget as presented among others is to address debt and fiscal operations to eliminate the structural bottlenecks bedevilling the economy. Parliament is …

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GTP wins most preferred African Fabric Brand at Home Africa Builders Awards

Ghana’s foremost textiles manufacturing company, Ghana Textiles Printing Company Limited, popularly known as GTP has been celebrated for being the most preferred African fabric brand. The company which was established in 1966 designs, prints and markets GTP and Woodin brands in Ghana and across the sub-region. The Home Builders Africa …

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Black Stars players whose careers might skyrocket after Qatar 2022

Following their opening day loss to Cristiano Ronaldo’s Portugal, the Blacks Stars needed a victory against South Korea to keep Ghanaians dreams of qualifying to the Round of 16 alive. This was made possible by a goal from Mohammed Salisu and a brace by Mohammed Kudus to give the Ghana’s Black Stars a 3-2 …

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Chairman Wontumi places GH¢5,000 bounty on Afia Schwarzenegger

Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi-Boasiako, better known as Chairman Wontumi, has offered to reward anyone who gives information about the hiding place of Afia Schwarzenegger an amount of GH¢5,000. In a wontumionline.com report, Chairman Wontumi called on the general public to help the security forces locate Afia Schwarzenegger, after …

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‘Working at the bank was a waste of time, I earn more selling soap’ – Businesswoman

CEO of Green Essentials, Yaa Anima, has disclosed that she quit her job as a relationship officer in the banking sector after two years because she did not enjoy it as much. In an interview on Daily Hustle on SVTV Africa, Miss Anima indicated that she is not cut out …

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Tractor assembly plant to be established in Ghana – Akufo-Addo

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akubila-Addo has revealed that Ghana will soon get a tractor assembling plant. Akufo-Addo made this revelation while speaking at the 38th National Farmers’ Day celebration at Koforidua. He mentioned that plans are far advanced towards the establishment of a tractor manufacturing farm in Ghana. Akufo-Addo said …

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Basic essentials your minimum wage cannot afford in Ghana today

The National Tripartite Committee reviewed the minimum wage for workers in Ghana to GH¢14.88 starting from January 2023. The GH¢14.88 minimum wage shows a GH¢1.35 increase from the GH¢13.53 minimum wage in 2022. A minimum wage is a wage below which no worker in Ghana should be paid. A statement …

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Why a Wall Street banker quit his lucrative job and moved to Ghana to make chocolate

One of the mainstays of the Ghanaian economy is cocoa. The West African nation and Ivory Coast make up the world’s top cocoa-producing countries. Despite producing cocoa for centuries, Ghana in particular has done little to add value to the product except to ship it in its raw form for …

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Your gold-for-oil plan bogus – Prof. Hanke to Dr. Bawumia

Steve H. Hanke, a professor of Applied Economics, Johns Hopkins University, has described as “bogus” Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia’s announcement of a new policy of buying oil products with gold rather than U.S. dollars. According to him, Ghana’s vice president is grasping for straws with this new gold-for-oil plan. The …

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