Source: Class FM Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, has revealed that the government has “formally granted the Kantanka Group a licence to continue its auto assembly operations in Ghana.” The Kantanka Group, an indigenous automobile assembling company in Ghana, Mr Ofori-Atta intimated, will also be a beneficiary of the Ghana Automotive Manufacturing Development […]
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Coronavirus pushing up acute food insecurity – FAO
Source: Laud Business New analysis released by the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and World Food Programme (WFP) identifies 27 countries that are on the frontline of impending COVID-19-driven food crises, as the pandemic’s knock-on effects aggravate pre-existing drivers of hunger. No world region is immune, from Afghanistan and […]
US dollar falls as investor sentiment recovers despite virus surge
Source: reuters.com While stock markets initially fell as investors turned cautious, the safe-haven yen and the Swiss franc were both down on the day by 1105 GMT as market sentiment improved. A resurgence of novel coronavirus infections has caused some areas to place new restrictions on business activity, injecting some caution […]
ICUMS is a much better system than GCNET – Prof Adei
Source: www.ghanaweb.com Board Chairman of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA), Professor Stephen Adei, has spoken highly of the not-so-long-ago deployed port management system; the Integrated Customs Management System (ICUMS). Prof Adei said on Joy FM’s Super Morning Show that ICUMS as a much better system than the previous system manned by […]
Ghana:Date for filing of annual returns extended again to 31st December
Source: laudbusiness.com The deadline for filing of annual returns has been extended by six more months from 31st July to 31st December 2020 following the increasing cases of the coronavirus pandemic and its impact on the economy. The Registrar-General’s Department in a statement on Monday, July 13 said: “The Registrar-General’s Department […]







