Companies generally raise money to finance their businesses through equity (i.e., share issue) or through debt (i.e., by taking loans). The person who takes gives money in exchange for shares becomes a shareholder. And the one who gives money or goods on credit to the company becomes a creditor....
The National Service Scheme (NSS) is looking forward to becoming an authority by ending of August pending the final signature from President Nana Akufo Addo. This came to light when the President and Executive Committee members of Ghana Institution of Surveyors (GhIS) paid a courtesy call on the National Service...
Executive Chairman of Jospong Group of Companies (JGC), Dr Joseph Siaw Agyapong, has eulogised the late former President Jerry John Rawlings, describing him as somebody who was “fair, firm and principled.” "The late former President, Jerry John Rawlings, is a fair, firm and principled person who knows what he wants...
Chief Executive Officer of Vodafone Ghana, Patricia Obo-Nai, has urged girls involved in the study of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) to avail themselves of regular internships and identify professional role models in order to gain maximum value from their education and attain career success. According to her, the...
Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta has revealed that for the past six years 47 public enterprises have submitted no  financial statements to his ministry, a flagrant contravention of the Public Financial Management (PFMA) Act 921. He also disclosed that, only 14 out of 129 State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) and Other State Entities...
The Electoral Commission has announced that it will declare the winner of the 2020 presidential elections results by 5pm today at the Accra International Conference Centre. The declaration will be done by the Chairperson of the EC, Jean Mensa, who is also the returning officer for the presidential election. Prior to...
VFS Global, the world's largest outsourcing and technology services specialist for governments and diplomatic missions, has announced new milestones in its sustainability journey. The new findings were published in the fourth edition of the organisation’s Integrated Sustainability Report 2022, released on 3 July 2023. The report indicates consistent improvement in...
In the sweet world of chocolate, it’s seen as a club wielded by the OPEC of confections -- a tool of a faraway cartel that artificially inflates the price of precious cocoa. In Ivory Coast and Ghana, where most of the world’s cocoa is actually grown, it is viewed as...
By Francis TIMORE Over 50 tax experts and lawyers in Ghana on Thursday 9th July 2020 converged online to critically review Ghana’s tax policies, and how to improve tax administration in Ghana. The program which was organized by the Chartered Institute of Taxation Ghana (CITG), the statutory body set up under...
  Helping to build informed and civically engaged communities is central to our work around elections , Our work in supporting elections across Africa continues to be a priority and we’ve dedicated unprecedented resources to these efforts both locally and globally, with protecting election integrity at the center of this work. This...