Tag Archives: Import

  According to Speaker of Parliament, Hon. Alban Kingsford Sumana Bagbin, Trade Minister KT Hammond can introduce the government’s L.I. on Thursday, which intends to restrict the admission of particular goods. The Minority objected to the plans to lay it on Tuesday once more, stating the same reasons that the …

The Minority in Parliament, Cassiel Ato Forson has called on President Akufo-Addo to immediately cause the withdrawal of a regulation seeking to restrict the importation of rice, fruit juice, margarine, cement, fish, sugar and 16 other “strategic products”. The Trade Minister, Kobina Tahir Hammond, who is pushing this regulation hopes it will help …

Government through the Energy Commission has announced a ban on the importation and sale of 19 electrical appliances and renewable energy products. The move has been widely opposed by secondhand dealer groups who make a living on the importation of appliances and products into the country. They also contend that …

Majority Chief Whip, Frank Annoh-Dompreh has tasked Minority Leader Cassiel Ato Forson to retract and apologize for a tweet on government’s import ban on a group of selected items. Annoh-Dompreh quoted Ato Forson’s January 28 tweet which contained a photo of the banned items with the caption: “Folks, The NPP …

Business magnate and economist, Dr Kofi Amoah, has said there are serious considerations to make if Ghana is to embark and fully implement its new policy of paying for oil and other essential imports with gold instead of US Dollars. The vice president, Dr Bawumia, recently announced the policy, claiming …

A post shared on social media in which a car dealer witnessed a drastic increment in final duty and taxes payable for an imported vehicle, in a month, has left many users dumbfounded. Sharing details of the tax invoice, the expected amount to be paid moved from GH¢49,000 to GH¢55,000 …

Communication Director of the National Petroleum Authority (NPA), Abdul Kudus Mohammed, has explained that the pricing of fuel prices cannot be controlled when its implication on the global market remains on the rise. According to earlier reports from Bulk Oil Distribution Companies, the price of petrol is anticipated to decrease …

The Executive Director of the Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA), Sulemana Braimah, appears to be trolling President Akufo-Addo for his government’s insistence to go on with the National Cathedral project, despite the opposition by Ghanaians. In a tweet shared on June 9, Sulemana Braimah, said that the stone imported by the …

George Mireku Duker, Deputy Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, has stated that the continuous destruction of river-bodies across the country can lead to the importation of water. “Our rivers are highly polluted. The liberties taken with Ghana’s environmental governance and practices must not be allowed to continue, and we …

Ghana spends $200 million annually to import fish to shore up its fish requirements due to illegal, unregulated, and unreported fishing activities which have contributed significantly to a decline in fish stocks, President Nana Akufo-Addo has said. To curb the menace of illegal, unregulated, and unreported fishing activities, Nana Akufo-Addo …