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President Akufo-Addo urges value addition on regional exports
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has stated that there can be no future prosperity in West Africa, if member states maintain economic structures that are dependent on the production and export of raw materials.
He said if…
Ghana Revenue Authority rakes in GH¢7.4b in three months
The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) collected a total of GH¢7.4 billion in the first three months of the year, the Commissioner General, Mr. Emmanuel Kofi Nti, has announced.
The figure fell short of the GH¢7.6 million, it had targeted for…
More than 1.2 million adolescents die every year from preventable causes – WHO
More than 3000 adolescents die every day, totaling 1.2 million deaths a year, from largely preventable causes, according to the latest report from the World Health Organiation (WHO).
In 2015, more than two-thirds of these deaths…
US military has 5000 personnel in Africa – Pentagon Spokesman
The US has 5000 personnel in Africa, most of them operating from Camp Lemonnier in Djibouti in Eastern Africa, Captain Jeff Davis, director of press operations at the Pentagon told journalists at a press briefing at the Foreign Press Centre…
More than 5000 Ghanaians got to Italy by boat
Mr William Hanna, the European Union Ambassador to Ghana, has said 5,636 Ghanaians arrived in Italy by boat in 2016.
This figure was 27 per cent higher than that of 2015.
Mr Hanna, who announced this at a handing over ceremony of…
Tax exemptions to investors cost Ghana GH¢2b – Minister
Minister of Finance, Mr Ken Ofori-Atta says his Ministry would cut down on tax exemptions, which are being abused by some investors to the detriment of the nation.
Mr Ofori -Atta condemned such malpractices, saying he had noted that…
Tribute to Michael Gaylard, the man whose vision gave Ghana Africa’s first functioning radio…
Michael Gaylard, a former Director of South Africa’s Hartebeeshoek Radio Astronomy Observatory (HartRAO) started the programme that led to Ghana having the first functioning radio telescope in Africa, but he didn’t live to see it.
Dr.…
Ghana gets Africa’s first functioning radio telescope
Ghana just made a big progress in astronomy as the country gets the first functioning radio telescope on the continent outside South Africa, according to a report by the publication, Scientific America.
Ghana is part of the large Square…
African countries asked to reconsider tax incentives for FDIs as they erode revenues
African countries have been told to reconsider the habit of giving tax incentives just so they can attract foreign direct investments (FDIs), because these incentives are a self-imposed base erosion.
Prof. Annet Wanyana Oguttu in a…
African Trade Insurance Agency invests $25b in member countries
The African Trade Insurance Agency (ATI) says it has cumulatively supported $25 billion worth of trade and investments into its member countries since inception.
During its 17th Annual General Meeting in Nairobi, Kenya , the ATI urged…