I AM NOT INTO GALAMSEY – CHAIRMAN WONTUMI
The New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) regional chairman for Ashanti region claims to not be involved in “galamsey,” or illicit mining. Chairman Wontumi, also known as Bernard Antwi Boasiako, said that Akonta…
ARE POLITICIANS BEDEVILING GHANAIANS?
Ghost names have always been a part of the working space, particularly in the civil service in Ghana. This phenomenon has rather been on the rise in recent times and…
CHRISTIAN BLUKOO: BODYGUARD TO GHANA’S FIRST PRESIDENT NEGLECTED BY THE STATE
Christian Blukoo served as a bodyguard to Ghana’s first president, Dr. Kwame Nkrumah, during his active days at the Christiansburg Castle. Yet, his old days have been full of life…
WILL THE IMF SUCCEED IN ENDING GHANA’S ECONOMIC WOES?
According to the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, the government’s efforts to control the continuing cedi depreciation against key exchange currencies will soon yield some results. At the Minister’s Press Briefing…
REPAYING MATURE T-BILLS A HEADACHE FOR THE GOVERNMENT
The government may have to choose from some challenging refinancing options to pay for Treasury debt that will grow in October 2022. Per Databank Research’s Weekly Fixed Income Update, the…
GHANA NOW IN FURTHER ‘JUNK’ STATUS – FITCH RATINGS
Ghana’s Long-Term Local and Foreign Currency Issuer Default Ratings (IDRs) have been lowered by rating agency Fitch from “CCC” to “CC” or further junk status. Ghana’s credit quality has reduced…
BLOCKING SIM CARDS WILL RAIN DIRE CONSEQUENCES ON US – SAM GEORGE
The Deputy Ranking Member of the Communication Committee of Parliament, Sam Nartey George, has pointed to the dire consequences of blocking SIM cards after the September 30 deadline announced by…
THERE WILL BE NO TRANSPORT FARE INCREMENTS – GPRTU
The Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) refuted claims that it would raise transportation costs in the near future. This follows media reports that stated that beginning on September 30,…
IS WATER BECOMING A LUXURY ITEM NOW?
The price of sachet water is expected to go up to 50 pesewas from September 19 after recommendations by the National Association of Sachet and Packaged Water Producers. Now, sachet…
SOME FASHION IDEAS FOR THE CORPORATE ‘GRINDERS’
The corporate world has carved out for itself, a wardrobe in the fashion market. People, on a daily basis, wake up every working day and develop a headache over what…
FUEL SAGA: CUSTOMERS BEING HIT FROM ALL ANGLES
Frimps Oil at Penkwase, Goil near Eusbett Hotel, and Engen Oil in Sunyani in the Bono region have been closed by the National Petroleum Authority (NPA) for dispensing less fuel…
MCDONALD’S TO SHUT UK RESTAURANTS FOR QUEEN’S FUNERAL
All 1,300 outlets will close until 5pm on Monday 19 September to allow staff ‘to pay their respects’
NEW IMF MISSION CHIEF MEETS KEN OFORI-ATTA AND HIS STAFF
A few days after his arrival in the nation, the new mission chief for the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in Ghana, Stephane Roudet, met with Ken Ofori Atta and his…
ACCOUNTABILITY, OUR RIGHT
Coalition for Democratic Accountability and Inclusive Governance led protestors in demanding better protection of the public purse. The group, which is made up of notable members of civil society, media,…
GHANA’S ECONOMIC CHALLENGES NOT A RESULT OF BAD POLICIES – IMF BOSS
The current dismal economic conditions in Ghana have been linked by Kristalina Georgina, director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), to shocks from the COVID outbreak and the Russian-Ukrainian war.…
POWER OVER: NCA TO PUNISH USERS OF UNREGISTERED SIM CARDS
The National Communications Authority (NCA) has made known that it would impose various punitive measures on consumers who have not registered their SIM Cards. Beginning today, Monday, September 5, 2022,…
CEDI APPRECIATES AGAINST DOLLAR AS OF SEPT 1, 2022
The Ghana Cedi is now trading against the dollar at a purchasing price of 8.2284 and a selling price of 8.2366 on the Bank of Ghana’s Interbank exchange rates for…
“WE’RE READY TO HELP STABILIZE GHANA’S ECONOMY”- IMF BOSS AFTER ‘CONSTRUCTIVE’ MEETING WITH KEN OFORI-ATTA
According to Kristalina Ivanova Georgieva-Kinova, Chair and Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), her organization is ready to help Ghana improve its economy. This was announced by the…
BOG TO SHUT DOWN LICENSED FOREX BUREAUS BREACHING FOREIGN EXCHANGE LAW
Following the poor performance of the cedi against the cedi over the past weeks, the Bank of Ghana has disclosed that it will soon embark on a “clean up” exercise…
INFAMOUS E-LEVY BACKFIRES
The Finance Ministry recently released data that revealed a substantial shortfall in revenue from the contentious electronic transfer charge popularly known as the E-levy. Despite agitations from Ghanaians against the…