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Africa notches strong progress in building tax transparency, tackling illicit financial flows

June 21, 2022

African countries’ requests for information for tax collection purposes rose 26% over the previous year, signaling continued progress toward tax transparency in spite of a challenging environment,  according to a report by The Africa Initiative, launched on Tuesday in Nairobi. The Tax Transparency in Africa 2022 report , which covers 38 countries, documents Africa’s Continue Reading

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GA/R: NPA shuts down Gulf Energy for selling petrol laced with water

June 20, 2022

The National Petroleum Authority (NPA) has shut down the operations of Gulf Energy in the Okaikwei Central Municipal Assembly of the Greater Accra Region for selling water–laced petroleum products to unsuspecting customers. The fuel station located at Abeka Lapaz along the George Walker Bush N1 Highway in the Accra metropolis near Torrid Oil has been […]Continue Reading

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Beware of gold scam schemes – PMMC warns

June 20, 2022

The Precious Minerals Marketing Company Limited (PMMC) has warned the public to be aware of gold scammers who defraud unsuspecting victims of their hard-earned money. The gold scammers according to PMMC present fake photos and videos of gold available for sale. Some of these eventually turn out to be gold plated tungsten, the PMMC said […]Continue Reading

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Ghana has the best quality fuel in West Africa – NPA

June 20, 2022

The Head of Quality Assurance at the National Petroleum Authority (NPA), Saeed Ubeidalah, has urged consumers of petroleum products to feel free and buy petroleum products from any fuel station in the country. He said “so far as the fuel station is operating and has not been shut down, you should be assured of high-quality […]Continue Reading

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Chief of Army Staff pays working visit to Consolidated Bank Ghana Limited

June 20, 2022

To cement the relationship between Consolidated Bank Ghana Limited (CBG) and the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) for future collaborations, the Chief of Army Staff has paid an official visit to the bank’s Head Office in Accra. Receiving Major General Thomas Oppong-Peprah and his team, the Managing Director of CBG, Daniel Wilson Addo, said his outfit […]Continue Reading

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BoG holds financial literacy programme for Ghana Immigration Service

June 20, 2022

The Bank of Ghana has organised a financial literacy programme for officers of the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) in the Volta Regional capital, Ho. The programme, dubbed ‘Public Sensitisation Programme on Banking Services, Consumer Rights and Responsibilities’, seeks to help officers of the Ghana Immigration Service understand the financial system and empower them with Continue Reading

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Cheapest electricity cost: Ghana ranked 1st, 9th in West Africa, Africa

June 20, 2022

Ghana has been ranked 1st in West Africa and 9th in Africa with the cheapest cost of electricity for household. According to Global Petrol Prices. Com, the country is also ranked 27th in the world. The rankings are coming at a time when the utility tariff providers in the country are making a case for […]Continue Reading

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Tomato truck overturns at Alajo traffic light

June 20, 2022

There has been heavy vehicular traffic at the Alajo intersection of the Nsawam road after a truck carrying tomatoes overturned on the median. The truck emptied about 60 boxes of tomatoes onto the road and blocked two lanes; one each on both sides of the road. It is reported that the incident happened around 4 […]Continue Reading

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Tropical Cable and Conductor Limited kickstarts 25 years of celebration as electrical cable manufacturer

June 20, 2022

The leading electrical cable manufacturer in Ghana and West Africa, Tropical Cable and Conductor Limited (TCCL) is gearing up to mark 25 years of innovation and manufacturing excellence in the country and beyond. Themed ’25 Years of Impacting Ghana: New Ideas, New Products, New Markets,’ the anniversary ceremony will be graced with the presence of […]Continue Reading

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Transport fares expected to go up by 10%

June 20, 2022

Transport fares are expected to go up by some 10% later this week if the unionised operators, Ghana Private Road Transport Union and the Ghana Road Transport Coordinating Council, are able to get the Transport Minister’s blessings on this margin of increase. The operators and the Transport Minister, Kwaku Ofori Asiamah, are expected to meet […]Continue Reading