Even though the rollout of the mobile money platform since a decade ago has been largely successful, as it has widely gained acceptance, most transactions are still cash driven, a situation Bank of Ghana’s Director and Head of Payment Systems, Dr. Settor Amediku, says requires more collaboration of both...
As part of efforts to boost domestic revenue mobilisation, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has urged government to leverage underutilised tax handles such as alcohol, tobacco, and property taxes, as their contribution is far below expectation.
According to the Fund’s Article IV report, non-fuel excises make up a very small...
The Dean for the Faculty of Applied Science and Technology (FAST) of the Tamale Technical University (TaTU) Dr. Adiza Sadik has called on government for more investment into the catering, tourism, and hospitality departments of the Technical Universities.
According to her, the move is important to give hands-on training and...
National Youth Council of Trade Union Congress (TUC), has called on government to ensure creation of decent jobs for youth in the country to replace the temporal unsustainable jobs.
According to the youth wing of the workers’ union, though governments over the years have touted themselves of creating numerous jobs...
The two-world leading producers of cocoa, Ghana and Cote d’Ivoire have agreed to the establishment of an office, in Ghana, responsible for the implementation of the Living Income Differential (LID), a major cocoa initiative aimed at addressing the poor living conditions among cocoa farmers.
The signing of the bilateral agreement...
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Deputy Director General (Finance) of the Securities and Exchange Commission(SEC), Paul Ababio, has assured investors in the capital, money and stock markets of a better year despite the impact of the pandemic on markets around the world, saying, there is renewed confidence in the...
Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, has sworn in new board members of three state institutions, namely, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA), and the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) to steer affairs of their respective organisations for the next four years.
The finance minister...
Lending and borrowing of securities on the capital market will soon be possible in Ghana, following the successful introduction of Global Master Repurchase Agreement (GMRA) which has brought the Ghanaian repo market to global standards, a market regulator has revealed.
This, largely known as short selling, generally occurs when investors...
The former Rector for GIMPA and the current board chairman of the Ghana Revenue Authority, Professor Stephen Adei, will be the special guest of honour and keynote speaker for the 2021 National Governance and Business Leadership Awards slated for Friday, 13th August, 2021 at the plush Labadi Beach Hotel,...
The proposed deal to allow the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC) to acquire significant stake in Aker Energy’s two oil blocks can best be described as a strategic defence for the economy in the long term, the Institute for Energy Security (IES) has said.
The civil society organisation believes that...