November 2017

The Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta has announced that government intends to grow the economy by 6.8 percent in 2018. This represents a 0.5 percent increase, compared to 2017 which was pegged at 6.3 percent. Presenting the 2018 Budget…
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Government has reiterated its commitment to ensuring that local companies thrive by announcing that young business owners in the country will receive tax holidays. The Finance Minister, Ken Ofori Atta, made this announcement on the floor…
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The Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, has announced that government will launch a National Development Bank, with the capacity to mobilize private capital towards agricultural and industrial transformation. According to him, Government…
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The government has announced that privately-owned universities will be granted some tax reliefs thereby enabling them to thrive and admit more students. Making the announcement in the 2018 budget read in Parliament today, , November 15,…
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EASTERN REGIONAL Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Tawiah Boateng, says he is prepared to visit the dreaded ‘Antoa Nyamaa’ deity to clear his name over allegations of financial impropriety being levelled against him. He…
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Zimbabwe's military has placed President Robert Mugabe under house arrest in the capital Harare, South African President Jacob Zuma says. Mr Mugabe told Mr Zuma in a phone call that he was fine, the South African leader's office said.…
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The Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources has inaugurated a nine-member Minerals Commission Board with a task to ensure an uninterrupted implementation of the Multilateral Mining Integrated Project (MMIP). In keeping the charge placed…
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John Dekyem Attafuah, Managing Director of the Ghana Airports Company (GAC), says Ghana is on course towards becoming an Aviation Hub in the West African sub-region. He said the Aviation Sector has put adequate facilities in place to…
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Government's policy of slapping a 25% cap on statutory funds to Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) is choking operations at the Ministry of Roads and Highways, a Deputy Minister for Roads and Highways, Kwabena Owusu Aduomi has…
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Africa's leading Airline, Ethiopian Airlines yesterday landed its Airbus A350 at the Kotoka International Airport, Accra as part of Airline’s efforts to improve on its services to Ghana. The Aircraft dubbed: 'Bale Mountain’ landed in…
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