Business

The Bible Society of Ghana has announced a planned increment in the prices of Bibles across the country. In a statement on Tuesday, it said the increment in prices has been influenced by the “high rate of inflation” in addition to the “high cost of clearing from the ports”. The …

The management of VIP JEOUN Transport Service has increased fares on the Accra-Kumasi route by 20 per cent barely two weeks after it was increased by another 20 percent. A ticket from Kumasi to Accra is now selling at GH¢120 on Monday morning instead of the GH¢100 that it sold …

The Executive Director of the Institute for Energy Security, Nana Amoasi VII, has described the government’s attempts to find more affordable petroleum products amid the economic crisis as wasteful and impossible. Speaking on The Big Issue, Nana Amoasi VII said the players in the petroleum sector would have utilised links …

The hikes in fuel prices is not just hitting hard on the ordinary Ghanaian but Members of Parliament as well. During Parliamentary proceedings on Friday November 4, business statement was presented by the Majority leader Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu for next week.   After the business statement, lawmaker for Asuogyaman, Thomas Ampem …

The Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Investment Promotion Center (GIPC), Yofi Grant, has pointed out that Ghana is never going to collapse despite the difficulties the country is going through. According to him, several investors are still eying Ghana for investments.   Speaking in an interview with Joy Business, …

The Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry, Mr. Michael Okyere Baafi, has fired the Ghana Union of Traders Association (GUTA) over the warning that there will be shortages of goods ahead of Christmas. GUTA at a press conference in Accra on Wednesday, November 2, 2022 hinted of a shortage of …

Following a protest by workers of Tema-based Volta Aluminum Company (VALCO) against the continuous stay in office of some top management personnel, the Ghana Grid Company Limited (GRIDCo) is alleged to have cut power supply to the company.   The development, which took place on Monday, October 31, is believed …

Public sector workers will be barred from using private emails for official work from next year.   The official platform they are expected to use for government emails will be overseen by the National Information Technology Agency.   Speaking in Accra, the Minister of Communication and Digitalisation, Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, urged …

Some Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) have started increasing prices of petroleum products at the pumps from this morning, November 1, 2022. Petrol and diesel prices are going for an average of ¢18 and ¢23 per litre, from the previous prices of ¢15 and ¢19 per litre respectively. Already, some leading …

 The Bank of Ghana has said it has come to the attention that Dr. Kwabena Nyarko Otoo of the Trades Union Congress (TUC) has alleged that the central bank is aiding in illegal transfer funds offshore. Dr. Otoo, said there is evidence or growing suspicion that Bank of Ghana is …