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The Ghana Investment Promotion Centre (GIPC) in collaboration with the Dubai Chamber of Commerce is organizing an investment promotion mission to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) from April 6 to 13. Partnered by the Ghana Free Zones Authority (GFZA) and the Ghana Export Promotion Authority (GEPA), the mission is being held on the sidelines of the 9th Annual Investment Meeting (AIM 2019), AIM is an international conference and exhibition held under the Patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, UAE Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai. Themed “Mapping the Future of FDI: Enriching World Economies…

The University of Education Winneba (UEW) has postponed indefinitely, the mid-semester examinations which were scheduled to begin from April 9. No reasons were given for the decision contained in a statement issued Thursday by the University Registry, but it is believed to be linked to the closure of the school in March 14 following protests that turned violent. The academic board is expected to meet on April 8 when the university is set to re-open, to decide on a new date for the mid semester examinations. The decision to reopen the university was taken based on the “advice and permission”…

The Minority Spokesperson on Finance, Cassiel Ato Forson is asking Ghanaians to be measured in jubilating over the announcement that import duties have been slashed at the ports. He is in effect casting doubt on the latest government policy announced by Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia on Wednesday, describing it as “populist”. At a Town Hall meeting organized by government’s Economic Management Team, the Vice President revealed that the benchmark valuation for general goods has been slashed by 50 percent whilst that of vehicles by 30 percent effective Thursday, April 4. The move, according to Dr Bawumia, is to ensure…

The government has been urged to include on its economic management team, members of religious organisations in the country, citing as critical the role they play in national development. The economic management team, under the leadership of vice president, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, with the senior and finance ministers, among others, is an appointed team of the president who advise the government on some key policies. At a town hall meeting of the economic management team Wednesday at the College of Physicians and Surgeons in Accra, a member of the Conference of Christian bodies for Peace, called on the government to…

Government in a latest move to make the country’s ports attractive in the sub-region, has announced a 50 per cent reduction in import duties. “…to reduce the incidence of smuggling and enhance revenue, the benchmark delivery values of import will be reduced by 50 per cent… This will be effective from tomorrow,” Dr Mahamudu Bawumia announced Wednesday. The decision which takes effect from Thursday, April 4, will see vehicle imports enjoy only 30 per cent reduction, he said at the first ever government’s economic management team’s town hall meeting in Accra. High import regime in the country has been found…

Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has challenged his critics to provide their own data to counter what he has provided to reinforce government’s position that the economy is on track. Opening the much-publicised economic town hall meeting Wednesday, Dr Bawumia said he would premise his assessment of the economy on available data, stating “data speaks for itself”. He added that if anyone will doubted the accuracy of the data he would use to assess the health of the economy, then the person should also alternative data. “If you disagree, you should bring your own data and your record”, he stated,…

Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia is sure changing the face of political conversation in Ghana and in no small way. Years from now, many presidential candidates will be looking out in the lot for a running mate that is better than Dr. Bawumia, and that is defining. The first of its kind town hall meeting scheduled for the Economic Management Team of the Akufo-Addo government to brief Ghanaians on how far they have managed the economy is just one of the many changes the once soft-spoken deputy governor has brought to the political game. At 55 years and with far limited exposure…

University of Education, Winneba (UEW) is set for reopening on April 8, 2019, Chairman of the Governing Council, Prof. Emmanuel Nicholas Abakah has announced. The decision was taken based on “advice and permission” from the Regional Security Council to the Governing Council, a statement signed by the Council Chairman noted on Wednesday. The University was closed down on March 14 following a violent protest on campus last month against the dismissal of their lecturers. Read: UEW shut down indefinitely over violent protest After wide consultations by the Governing Council, it has been announced that students will arrive on campus on…

The University of Education, Winneba has reinstated three principal staff of the university who were dismissed last month. Professor Ephraim Avea Nsoh, former Upper East Regional Minister and Principal of the College of Languages Education at Ajumako, Dr. Frimpong Kaakyire Duku who is the local President of the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) and Dr. Emmanuel Osei Sarpong, a former Alumni President who was representing the alumni on the University Council were dismissed on March 7 for alleged acts of misconduct. But the Governing Council of the University that took the decision has made a reconciliatory U-turn, stating in…

The Public Accounts Committee of Parliament (PAC) has summoned a former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Ghana Trade Fair Company (GTFC) Limited, Dr Ebenezer Erasmus Okpoti Koney, to appear before the committee to explain the circumstances under which thieves allegedly broke into offices of the centre and stole payment vouchers totalling about GH¢300,000. He is to appear with a former accountant of the centre whose name was only given as Mr Brown in whose office the payment vouchers were allegedly stolen. The Chairman of the PAC, Mr James Avedzi, gave the order Tuesday when the current CEO of the company,…