Business

FDA lifts suspension on East Legon Marwako

The food-chain restaurant was closed down by authorities in May after public complaints of suspected...

Court of Appeal reverses revocation of UniCredit’s operating license

The Central Bank’s revocation of UniCredit’s license was contained in an August 16, 2019 Statement ...

There is a surge in fraudulent online business transactions – EOCO

“This recurrent crime comes at the back of fraudsters cashing in on the convenience of transacting b...

Rural and Community Banks recorded highest rate of staff involvement in fraud cases in 2021 – BoG report

The fraud report presents an overview of fraud typologies recorded in the Banking and SDI sector and...

Eastern Region: Tourism Authority closes down 12 facilities, plans to close 13 more

The move is part of a 10-day exercise to close down about 25 non-compliant facilities within the Eas...

FCA fines Ghana International Bank £5.8 million for breach of Money Laundering Regulation

Under Regulation 42(1), the Authority is empowered to impose civil penalties upon those who breach t...

About GHC 54,000,000 realized in 1st month of E-levy – BoG

“As far as the E-levy is concerned, what we are beginning to see in the numbers since May, I think r...

Review Forex Act 2006: Relook at requirement for opening FX Accounts - Absa Markets Head

“If you look at our FX market, I think the FX Act was passed in 2006. I think 16 years down the line...

8th Absa-UPSA Law School Quarterly Banking Roundtable held

It featured the Director of Research and Member of the Monetary Policy Committee of the BOG, Philip ...

Competitiveness under AFCFTA: Ghana needs a business impact analysis of all Bills passed – Lawyer

"In fact, there are Legislations in this country that actually prevents entities from growing. A rec...

NPA fines 7 companies for petroleum infractions

According to the statement dated May 23, 2022, and signed by its Public Affairs Directorate, the def...

FDA closes down Marwarko Restaurant over food poisoning complaints

Announcing in a tweet today, May 12, 2022, the FDA said the closure of the restaurant is to enable i...

Aftermath of the Supreme Court's order to GRA: A look at E-levy deductions, accountability

Aftermath of the Supreme Court order to GRA: A look at E-levy deductions, accountability...

Registrar-General’s Department increases penalty for late filing of annual returns

The increment from GH¢450 to GH¢500 will affect Private Unlimited Companies, Public/Private Companie...

Capture your rights of enforcement in collateral agreements – BoG to Lenders

Lenders' right to enforcement under the Borrowers and Lenders Act, 2020 (ACT 1052) offers three reme...

Nigeria: Fidelity Bank PLC, others fined $857,000 over cryptocurrency transactions

The CBN circular of 5 February 2021 restricted deposit money banks (DMBs), nonbank financial institu...

Desist from dealing in illegal forex activities - BoG

 Such violations are punishable on a summary conviction, by a fine of up to 700 penalty units or a t...

251 defaulting institutions to be prosecuted in 2 weeks if - Data Protection Commission

Institutions that collect and process personal data are mandated by Section 46 of the Data Protectio...

President Akufo-Addo assents E-levy bill, after passage on Tuesday

President Nana Akufo-Addo has signed the E-levy bill into law, following its passage by Parliament o...

All there is to know about the Electronic Transfer Levy Act, 2022 (Act 1075)

The Electronic Transfer Levy Act, 2022 (Act 1075) as assented to by the President of the Republic, N...

Parliament approves E-levy bill

The second reading of the levy saw the bill being adopted at the reduced rate of 1.5% from the initi...

Crime in books than in Practice: Black Market Foreign Exchange Businesses in Focus

The operators, who are mostly African foreign Nationals, like Nigerians, Nigeriens, Malians, and the...

Government imposes moratorium on vehicle imports

"We will ensure that the overall effect is to reduce total vehicle purchases by the public sector, a...

Ukraine's President signs Virtual Assets Bill into law, legalizing Crypto

The law determines the legal status, classification, ownership and regulators of virtual assets, as ...

BoG directs payments platform Dash App to halt operations

Founded by Prince Boakye Boampong, the fintech has been operating in Ghana since 2019. It currently ...