Business Archives - Hot Stories Ghana

November 21, 2025
Louisa Afful
Business

GRA Boss Says New VAT Reforms Will Ease Burden on SMEs

The Commissioner-General of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA), Anthony Kwasi Sarpong, has assured the business community that the government’s proposed Value Added Tax (VAT) reforms will bring significant relief...

November 21, 2025
Louisa Afful
Business

Nana Obiri Boahene Urges Quality Leadership and Patronage of Made-in-Ghana Products

Legal practitioner and former NPP Deputy General Secretary, Nana Obiri Yeboah Boahene, has delivered a sharp critique of Ghana’s political leadership, calling on both the New Patriotic Party (NPP)...

November 20, 2025
Louisa Afful
Business

DVLA Opens Applications for 2026 Trade Licence (DV Plates)

The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA) has announced the opening of applications for the 2026 Trade Licence, popularly known as DV plates. The notice, released on November 19,...

November 20, 2025
Louisa Afful
Business

Veep Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang Engages Portage Energy on Sustainable Waste-to-Energy Partnership

The Vice President of Ghana, Prof. Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang, has announced that she held a productive meeting with Portage Energy, a clean-energy company specializing in sustainable waste management and...

November 19, 2025
Louisa Afful
Business

NATUG Criticises 2026 Budget for Neglecting Housing Sector

The National Tenants’ Union of Ghana (NATUG) has criticised the government for allocating insufficient resources to the housing sector in the 2026 national budget, warning that the continued underfunding...

November 19, 2025
Louisa Afful
Business

GUTA Warns VAT Reforms Could Deepen Hardship for Traders

The Ghana Union of Traders’ Associations (GUTA) has expressed strong reservations about the government’s newly introduced Value Added Tax (VAT) reforms, cautioning that the changes could place traders, especially...

November 18, 2025
Louisa Afful
Business

GoldBod Dismisses GH¢3 Billion Loss Claim as False

The Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod) has strongly rejected a report by Asaaseradio claiming that the statutory body suffered over GH¢3 billion in losses during its first year of operations....

November 18, 2025
Louisa Afful
Business

UP’s Afia Korankyewaa Calls for Reduction in Chicks Per Beneficiary to Expand Reach

The Deputy Director of Operations of the United Party (UP), Afia Korankyewaa, has urged the government to reduce the number of chicks allocated per beneficiary under the “NkokoNketenkete” programme...

November 17, 2025
Louisa Afful
Business

COCOBOD alarmed as cocoa output collapses in Volta and Oti Regions

The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) is sounding the alarm over what it describes as a dramatic and worrying collapse in cocoa production across the Volta and Oti Regions, where...

November 16, 2025
Louisa Afful
Business

Alcohol Consumption Claims 6 Lives Every 6 Minutes – WHO Warns

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has raised fresh concerns over the global burden of alcohol use, revealing that harmful drinking leads to three million deaths every year, the equivalent...