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November 30, 2025
Bismark Attobrah
Business

MoF Technical Advisor Backs Removal of COVID-19 Levy, Says Ghanaians Have “Suffered Enough”

Technical Advisor at the Ministry of Finance, Dr. Theophilus Acheampong, has reiterated the urgent need to scrap the COVID-19 levy, describing it as an outdated tax measure that no...

November 29, 2025
Louisa Afful
Business

GoldBod Jewellery Launches Online Platform, Promotes Gold as Smart Investment

GoldBod Jewellery, a subsidiary of the Ghana Gold Board, has rolled out a new e-commerce platform as part of a strategic effort to position its gold products as lucrative...

November 28, 2025
Louisa Afful
Business

BoG Cuts Policy Rate to 18% in Boost for Ghana’s Economic Recovery

Finance Minister Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson has welcomed the Bank of Ghana’s decision to lower the policy rate to 18%, marking the lowest level since March 2022. The move...

November 28, 2025
Louisa Afful
Business, Entertainment

MUSIGA Marks 50 Years With Golden Jubilee Celebration This Weekend

Ghana’s music fraternity is gearing up for a landmark weekend as the Musicians Union of Ghana (MUSIGA) rolls out activities to commemorate its 50th anniversary, a milestone celebrating five...

November 26, 2025
Louisa Afful
Business

Kumasi Mayor Orders Bantama Traders Off Roadsides as City Prepares New Market Spaces

The Mayor of Kumasi, Richard Ofori-Agyeman Boadi, has instructed traders operating along the roads around the Bantama Market to immediately vacate the area, as the Assembly moves to restore...

November 26, 2025
Louisa Afful
Business

Payroll Glitch Forces Controller’s Department to Suspend Two Key Allowances

The Controller and Accountant-General’s Department (CAGD) has confirmed that two major allowances scheduled for payment this month were not processed following a last-minute technical failure during payroll finalization. In...

November 26, 2025
Louisa Afful
Business

Adentan Market Traders Call on Government to Restore Fair Pricing and Upgrade Infrastructure

The Adentan Market Tenants Association has appealed to the government and key stakeholders to intervene urgently to restore fair pricing and improve the overall business environment at the municipality’s...

November 26, 2025
Louisa Afful
Business

GUTA Leads Massive Kejetia Market Disinfection

The Ghana Union of Traders Association (GUTA) in the Ashanti Region, in partnership with LCB Worldwide Solutions, has conducted a massive disinfection exercise at the Kumasi Central Market, popularly...

November 25, 2025
Louisa Afful
Business

Ghana Inches Toward Five-Month Import Cover as Reserves Reach $11.41bn

Ghana’s external reserves have recorded a significant improvement, with gross international reserves rising to US$11.41 billion, the Bank of Ghana has disclosed. Governor of the Central Bank, Dr. Johnson...

November 24, 2025
Joseph Sackey
Business

Ghana to Lead Kimberley Process, GoldBod CEO Explores Strategic Refinery Partnerships in Dubai

Ghana has been named Vice Chair of the Kimberley Process (KP) for 2026 and Chair for 2027, marking the first time a West African country will take a leadership...