The MTN Group says it will implement a mandatory vaccination policy for staff in South Africa and other major operating markets from January 2022. It comes after the National Institute for Communicable Diseases on Sunday reported 11,125 new cases, representing a 23.8% positivity rate, and taking active cases to around 83,500 – the bulk of which are in Gauteng. The […]
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Michael Luguje, Director General of the Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority (GPHA) has said the Port of Keta, when constructed would be economically viable, due to the commercial dynamics in the maritime trade. He said trade was not conservative therefore trade was always looking for access, facilitation, competitiveness, and convenience. He was speaking at a stakeholder meeting with the Ben […]
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The Minister of Finance Ken Ofori-Atta has revealed that the government’s payroll is full, therefore, the youth must venture into entrepreneurship to boost the economy. He said the role of the government is to create the enabling environment and establish micro-stability for business in the country adding that 60% of the government’s revenue is used to pay 650,000 Ghanaians. “The future for […]
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The Volta, Eastern and Oti Regional Chairman of the Association of Ghana Industries (AGI), Dela Gadzanku, has asked government to urgently review the Benchmark Valuation Policy as it poses threat to some existing companies in the palm oil sector. According to him, policies and initiatives implemented by government in the sector are making outstanding contributions to the economy, however, if […]
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The Ministry of Trade and Industry has revealed that government has created 289,000 jobs from 106 factories under the flagship 1-District 1-Factory (1D1F) policy since its inception in 2017. According to data from the Trade Ministry, about 150,000 direct jobs have been created so far, and 139,000 indirect jobs created. Meanwhile, the total number of 1D1F projects which have passed […]
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The Bank of Ghana has disclosed that mobile money transactions have become the ideal transaction for Ghanaians as it blitzed cheques in the month of June. According to the latest figures by the BOG, the value of mobile money transactions in January 2021, February 2021, March 2021, April 2021, May 2021 and June 2021 were estimated at ¢67.1 billion, ¢67.9 […]
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The National Democratic Congress, NDC, Member of Parliament for Yapei-Kusawgu, John Jinapor, has said the government deserves no commendation for not asking for additional money during the mid-year budget review. Mr. Jinapor insisted that government should have used the opportunity to scrap some of the new taxes introduced earlier in the year. According to him, that was the only way […]
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The Minister of Trade and Industry, Alan Kyerematen, has said government’s One District One Factory initiative has so far created 150,975 jobs since its inception in 2017. The 1D1F program is a private sector-led initiative that seeks to create the necessary conducive environment for businesses to access funding from financial institutions and other support services from government agencies, to establish […]
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JoyNews’ Emefa Apawu and other journalists in various Accra-based media houses have joined a campaign to promote Volta Region’s vast tourism sector. The campaign has dubbed, #VisitVolta is an initiative of the Volta Regional Coordinating Council in conjunction with the Ghana Tourism Authority (GTA) and the Eastern/Volta/Oti branch of the Association of Ghana Industries (AGI). The campaign also forms part […]
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Some traders in the central business district of Accra, Makola, whose products were destroyed in Monday’s fire outbreak, are accusing the Ghana National Fire Service of negligence. According to them, the situation would not have worsened if the Service had been timely and responsible enough. “The Ghana National Fire Service has an office a stone throw away, so we called […]
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