Local Brands & MSMEs – Measuring growth beyond noise By Bernard Kelvin Clive Growth is one of the most abused words in business today. We shout it in pitch decks, paste it on banners, and hashtag it on social media—yet many businesses cannot explain what growth actually looks like in their own journey. For MSMEs especially, growth is not always loud. Sometimes it doesn’t […] The post Brands & MSMEs – Measuring growth beyond noise appeared first on The […] todayFebruary 9, 2026
insert_link Local Ghana can significantly expand domestic revenue without raising tax rates -UGBS Finance Professor “The Electronic Transactions Levy (E-Levy), which was abolished following the 2024 elections, was widely unpopular. Its core weakness was conceptual: it taxed transactions, not income. Transfers for savings, family support, and routine financial management were taxed regardless of whether the recipient earned income. Yet the fundamental idea behind the E-Levy—bringing the informal sector into the tax net— was sound. In 2024 alone, the levy raised approximately GH¢2 billion, despite its […] todayFebruary 9, 2026
insert_link Local When a TV is not a vote but the Gospel according to the television set In Ghanaian politics, truth rarely travels alone. It moves with an entourage sometimes in pickup trucks, sometimes in brown envelopes, and lately, in flat-screen television boxes. So when citizens ask, “Was the TV a New Year gift or a campaign souvenir?” they are not being mischievous. They are being experienced. Because we’ve been here before.Source: www.myjoyonline.comRead full article todayFebruary 9, 2026
insert_link Local ‘A tax for galamsey’: Dr Manteaw warns NDC against shielding ‘galamsey’ DCEs The National Democratic Congress (NDC) government is facing a critical internal test following a bombshell JoyNews investigation that has linked a District Chief Executive (DCE) to a systematic extortion racket fuelling illegal mining. Source: www.myjoyonline.comRead full article todayFebruary 9, 2026
International Winter Olympics live: See how British hopes are faring Source: feeds.skynews.comRead full article todayFebruary 9, 2026
insert_link International Australia Visit by President Herzog of Israel Prompts Protest Amid activists’ objections, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese had invited President Isaac Herzog to visit to honor the victims of the Bondi Beach shooting.Source: rss.nytimes.comRead full article todayFebruary 9, 2026
International Beloved LA taco shop makes surprise cameo in Bad Bunny’s half-time show Owner of Villa’s Tacos said the rapper loved their restaurant and asked the business to join his Super Bowl performanceA beloved Los Angeles taqueria made its primetime debut during Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl LX half-time show, delighting and surprising its legion of faithful patrons.Bad Bunny’s 13-minute performance was a love letter to the culture, history and legacy of Puerto Rico, with sets depicting sugarcane fields, a house party and even […] todayFebruary 9, 2026
International Ghislaine Maxwell prepared to speak ‘unfiltered truth’ about Epstein if Trump grants clemency, lawyer says – live Lawyer for Epstein associate says Trump and Clinton are ‘innocent of any wrongdoing’ and Maxwell ‘alone’ can explain why, in exchange for freedomGhislaine Maxwell criticised for refusal to answer Congress’s questionsCalls for Trump ally Howard Lutnick to quit over Epstein filesGhislaine Maxwell, the convicted sex trafficker and longtime accomplice of Jeffrey Epstein, is set to attend a virtual deposition for the House oversight committee at 10am ET today.This is part […] todayFebruary 9, 2026
International Top civil servant could become third key No 10 departure in days Exclusive: Cabinet secretary Chris Wormald is expected to follow Morgan McSweeney and Tim Allan out the doorThe most senior civil servant in Downing Street is negotiating his exit as part of a wider shake-up of Keir Starmer’s operation after one of the most dramatic 48 hours of the prime minister’s time in office, sources have told the Guardian.Chris Wormald, the cabinet secretary, is understood to be negotiating the terms of […] todayFebruary 9, 2026
insert_link International Santander offers 98% mortgage for first-time buyers – with strict rules todayFebruary 3, 2026 6
