High taxes crippling our businesses – Ghana Hotels Association cries

[ad_1] The Ghana Hotels Association (GHA) has bemoaned the recent hikes in utility tariffs, taxes, and levies, saying “they are incredibly crippling the hospitality industry.” The hospitality industry already suffered…

Business owners are calling for people to stop using credit cards due to crippling costs

[ad_1] It might be a convenient way for customers to pay, but for small business owners there is a very good reason to discourage people from paying with a card.…

Gender inequality is crippling economy, says UN Women

[ad_1] Hounato{right) at the press briefing, on his visit to Nigeria on a new phase of UN Women’s work in Nigeria The United Nations Women Regional Director for UN Women…

Rates are crippling businesses in South Africa – and consumers are paying the price

[ad_1] Commercial property landlords face mounting municipal costs – including rates, taxes and metered utility costs – which are often passed on to consumers through higher prices. The TPN Credit…

Has the loss of Russian tourism dealt Europe a crippling blow?

[ad_1] Flush Russian tourists are now a thing of the past in Europe, forcing countries to adapt. If you’re looking for Russian tourists in Europe this summer, they’re likely to…

Partly Facetious: The crippling impasse

[ad_1] “Good decision, you reckon?” “If you are referring to the ongoing politico-legal impasse…” “Nope.” “If you are referring to the economic impasse then I am very glad that the…

ZIMBABWE RUINED: Crippling power outages threaten businesses and jobs as Zimbabweans head for the polls

[ad_1] Zimbabwe’s floundering economy could nosedive into an unfathomable gorge if President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s administration fails to find immediate answers to persisting power outages that are affecting both the Southern…

Kenya seeks divine help to end crippling drought

[ad_1] “It is time we started including climate change as factor in our development plans,” Evans Mukolwe, former director of the Kenyan and U.N. weather agencies, told The Associated Press.…