The President of the Ghana Union of Traders Association, Dr. Joseph Obeng has lamented the cost of borrowing in Ghana, which he said if not addressed by government as a matter of priority, will edge out Ghanaian businesses by their competitors. Speaking on Eye on Port, the GUTA President said […]
Cargoes Remain Uncleared At The Port Due To Election- Tema Customs Sector Commander
The Assistant Commissioner in Charge of the Tema Collection of Customs, Joseph Adu-Kyei, has revealed that a lot of cargoes remain uncleared at the Port of Tema prior to the 2020 general elections. He said even though this checks at the Port reveal that containers are coming into the country, importers have […]
Xoom, PayPal service, announces secure money transfers to mobile wallets in 11 countries in Africa
…To Helps reduce the cost of sending money to Africa Xoom, PayPal’s money transfer service, announced that the company’s customers in the US, UK, Canada and Europe can now send secure and convenient money transfers directly to mobile wallets in key markets across Africa with a focus on the underbanked […]
GPHA Constructs Keta Port Project Office At Kedzi In Keta
The Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority has constructed a project office in Kedzi in the Keta municipality at the location where the proposed Keta Port would be built, that would serve as a reference point for all developments associated with the Keta Port Project. The Satellite office is a specially […]
Second Phase Of ICUMS To Introduce Significant Innovations As Well Plug Persisting Gaps In System – CUSTOMS
An Assistant Commissioner of Customs in charge of the Accra Sector Command and Chairman of the Implementation Team of ICUMS, Emmanuel Ohene, has revealed that the second phase of the implementation of the Integrated Customs Management system will not only plug in some of the few gaps identified but will also […]
CUSTOMS Urge Importers To Pay Duties At Banks Themselves
The Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority is encouraging importers to get accustomed to the act of paying duties and other service charges of the various institutions in the clearance chain at Ghana’s ports in the approved banks by themselves. According to an Assistant Commissioner in Charge of the […]
Customs Tout 70% Improvement In Clearance Processes Under ICUMS Leading To Customs Exceeding Revenue Target
An Assistant Commissioner of Customs in charge of the Accra Sector Command and Chairman of the Implementation Team of the Integrated Customs Management System (ICUMS) Emmanuel Ohene, has revealed that the initial challenges during the roll out of the Integrated Customs Management System (ICUMS) has been reduced by about 70%, eight […]
Gov’t Exceeds Revenue Target For August And November 2020 As A Result Of ICUMS
The Chairman of the Implementation Team of the Integrated Customs Management System (ICUMS), Emmanuel Ohene has disclosed that government exceeded its revenue target in August and November, 2020 from Ghana’s ports. This, he attributed to the introduction of the Integrated Customs Management System (ICUMS) at the ports. “Tema collection in this […]
TAGG Assesses Gov’t Performance On Trading Issues
The largest traders’ organization in the country, Traders Advocacy Group Ghana (TAGG) has made a thorough assessment of government’s performance within the last four years on trading issues and disclosed that trading has been excellent. TAGG which has a database of over thousands of traders across the sixteen (16) Regions […]
Tema Port Ranked The Largest In West And Central Africa- President Of PMAWCA
The President of Ports Management Association of West and Central Africa (PMAWCA) and the Director-General of Ghana’s Ports and Harbours Authority, Michael Luguje has revealed that with the completion of the phase 1 of the MPS Terminal 3, the Tema Port is currently the biggest in terms of capacity of […]










