The Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research (ISSER) at the University of Ghana is calling on government to review the 1.75 percent proposed Electronic Levy (E-Levy) in next year’s budget which has been ‘rejected’ by Parliament, saying the rate is overly punitive.
In its post budget analysis, Director of...
Ghana continues to make steady growth in the patronage of electronic products and services, as the third quarter performance report by the Ghana Interbank Payment and Settlement System (GhIPSS) shows a growth of over 146.1 percent in the volume of transactions in the first nine months of 2021.
A total...
The managements of MountCrest University College (MountCrest) and the Business & Financial Times (B&FT) have held a meeting in Accra to initiate a partnership to effectively exploit the full potential of the law and media for national development.
The possible areas of collaboration discussed included scholarships for media practitioners and...
Following two years of negotiations of the agreement on the oil blocks located in the Western Basin of the country, the Director of Petroleum at the Energy Ministry, Benjamin Kwame Asante has revealed that the final agreement of Ghana’s first oil bid and licensing round will be laid before...
COCOBOD is projecting an ambitious target of raking in US$50billion in annual revenues from processing cocoa into other value-added products by the year 2030.
Data from COCOBOD indicate that some progress has been made in value addition to cocoa, with volume of cocoa value addition moving from 25 percent in...
Achimota Retail Centre (ARC) has presented 340 sets of classroom tables and chairs to St. John’s Senior High School to help the second cycle institution meet some of its most pressing needs for teaching accessories and logistics.
Achimota Retail Centre, known by some patrons as Achimota Mall, and the 67-year-old...
Parliament, for the first time in the fourth Republic, has rejected the Budget Statement and Economic Policy of government for the 2022 financial year which was presented to the House on Wednesday, November 17, 2021 by the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta.
This comes following divided opinions from the majority and...
begins blacklisting offending service providers
There are rising incidents of using fraudulent documents by service providers in their quest to win public contracts, Chief Executive of the Public Procurement Authority (PPA) Frank Mante has revealed.
Mr. Mante, speaking to the B&FT at the 10th PPA Forum in Accra, said fraudulent...
Two executives from Zoomlion Ghana Limited have been honoured at this year’s Women’s Choice Awards Africa, 2021.
They were the Managing Director of Zoomlion Ghana Limited, Mrs. Gloria Opoku Anti who was awarded the Shero in Environmental Safety and Sanitation award; and Group Financial Controller of Zoomlion, Mrs. Adokarley Okpoti-Paulo,...
The 5th Global Business Quality Awards and breakfast business networking 2021 came off recently at the Movenpick Ambassador Hotel in Accra. Â The event is an initiative of Entrepreneurs Foundation of Ghana (EFG), organiser of the prestigious Made in Ghana Awards and Ghana Entrepreneurs and Corporate Executive Awards in Ghana.
Some...
