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Ghana Revenue Authority to auction vehicles online on October 21
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Ghana Revenue Authority to auction vehicles online on October 21

The Ghana Revenue Authority will from Friday, October 21, 2022, begin the auctioning of vehicles on an online platform. The platform known as the E-Auction module on the Integrated Customs Management System (ICUMS) will be piloted with the auction of selected vehicles. The online platform is expected to eliminate corruption associated with auctioning of goods at the ports. Speaking at a ceremony to launch the Ghana Revenue Authority Service Charter, Commissioner-General of the GRA, Rev Amisshadai Owusu Amoah said prospective vehicle buyers will go online to make bid bids without appearing physically. He said is outfit was working to implement the new initiative as part of efforts to prevent revenue losses that emanates from the auctioning process. “We’re working to impr...
BoG to auction $450m in first quarter of 2022
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BoG to auction $450m in first quarter of 2022

Dr. Ernest Addison, Governor of the Bank of Ghana The Bank of Ghana will auction $450 million dollars in the first quarter of this year. The move is expected to help bolster the performance of the local currency against the dollar. The Central Bank has therefore announced to all Authorised Foreign Exchange Dealing Banks the Auction Calendar for Foreign Exchange Forward Auctions to be held in the first quarter of 2022. In accordance with the Foreign Exchange Forward Auctions Guideline, bids would be invited as per the prescribed format to purchase United States dollars against the Ghana cedis, separately on each auction date and should be submitted via the dedicated email, bogforwards@bog.gov.gh. The Central Bank will also from quarterly basis publish an auction calendar...
Notorious B.I.G. crown and Tupac love letters sold at auction
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Notorious B.I.G. crown and Tupac love letters sold at auction

The crown worn by the Notorious B.I.G. in his last recorded photoshoot has sold for almost half a million pounds. The plastic crown worn by the rapper in the iconic "King of New York" picture - three days before his death - was expected to go for about $300,000 (£225,900).It fetched $594,670 (£461,243) in Sotheby's first-ever auction dedicated to hip-hop items.The auction also included love letters written by Tupac Shakur at 16.Described as "incredibly sweet and at times steamy" by the auction house, a total of 22 handwritten letters sold for $75,600 (£58,629). Biggie wore this crown three days before his deathThe "King of New York" portrait may be famous now, but not everybody thought it would hit the heights it did.Diddy, who was Biggie's label boss and was with him at the sho...