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Convert ¢926m principal payments of bonds to T-Bills – IBF to government

1,705  The Individual Bondholders Forum (IBF) is proposing to government to convert the ¢926 million principal payments of matured bonds into Treasury bills at the prevailing market conditions, if it faces liquidity challenges. However, it wants all outstanding coupons in cash as and when they fall due. In a statement by its Convener, Senyo Hosi, […]

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Ghana’s reserves almost empty; to end 2023 at nearly 3 weeks of import cover – IMF

836  Ghana’s net international reserves will end 2023 at nearly three weeks of import cover (0.8 month), the 2023 International Monetary Fund Regional Economic Outlook Report (Sub-Saharan Africa) has disclosed. Again, the report said Ghana’s reserves stood at a little above two weeks (0.6 months ) of import cover in 2022, contrary to the Bank […]

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KGL Technology Limited calls for a review of taxes on Gaming and Lottery Marketing Companies

877  The management of the KGL Technology Limited, a subsidiary of the KGL Group, has appealed to the Government of Ghana to review the imposition of the new: 1. 20% Income tax on the “Gross Gaming Revenue” of lottery, betting and gaming companies. And 2. 10% Withholding Tax on winnings from lottery, betting and games […]

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MTN Ghana Foundation Launches Enterprise Support Program To Invest In Youth Entrepreneurship

737MTN Ghana Foundation has launched the Enterprise Support Program which is geared towards boosting youth entrepreneurship and driving innovation across the country. The initiative, which is in partnership with Innohub Foundation, is part of MTN’s legacy projects aimed at accelerating socio-economic growth through economic empowerment initiatives. Through this partnership, MTN Enterprise Support Program will support […]

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Ashanti Car Dealers Spit Fire

1,132    THE EXECUTIVE Car Dealers Association in Ashanti Region, have complained bitterly about what they termed as “exorbitant import duties on cars at the port”. The Chairman of the irate group, Prince Kumi aka ‘Maxi the Car Dealer’, lamented that their businesses are on the brink of collapsing due to the ‘ killer’ duty […]

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Telcos directed to delink disconnected SIMs from registration database by Monday

653  Telecommunication companies have up to Monday, April 17 to see to it that all SIM cards disconnected during the re-registration exercise are removed from the database. That is a directive from the National Communications Authority (NCA). “All SIMs registered after the limit of ten (10) must be removed from SIM registration databases and deactivated, […]