Employers who continue to pay their workers cash are being advised to stop the practice, especially because of the corona virus pandemic. This is because experts have argued that cash could be a mode of transmitting the virus.
Financial institutions have been encouraging the public to turn to electronic payment...
Ecobank Ghana has been accredited by the Green Climate Fund (GCF). This prestigious accreditation was given to Ecobank last year, following a unanimous board approval of the recommendations of the fund’s Panel of Experts on Accreditation. Ecobank, therefore becomes the first entity in Ghana and the first Commercial bank...
The Technical Implementation Committee of the newly deployed single window system, Integrated Customs Management System (ICUMS), has projected that it will commence 48-hour end-to-end clearance processes at the port effectively in the next six months.
This is to ensure that ICUMS-related challenges are resolved and set goals are achieved.
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Despite the coronavirus pandemic biting economies around the world hard, with many seeing a contraction - especially the developed ones, Ghana’s economy was able to withstand the destructive power of the disease, as it rather experienced growth; albeit slower than same period the previous year – thanks to the...
To root out corrupt revenue collection officials in the country, the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) and Ministry of Finance have established a Tax Audit and Quality Assurance Unit.
A bold move, according to some industry voices, the new department will deal with all complaints of corruption and ensure that the...
The National Pensions Regulatory Authority (NPRA) has assured of efforts to address the concerns of public sector unions over the low pension amounts paid by the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT).
The unions, totalling 12 which came together to form the Forum for Public Sector Registered Pension Schemes...
The third window of the Presidential Pitch is open for entrepreneurs to tap into the GH¢1million set aside as business support from the Ministry of Business Development.
The Presidential Pitch offers young entrepreneurs an opportunity to pitch their business ideas to a panel of experienced judges, out of which 10...
The COVID-19 pandemic’s impacts are still evolving and the future is still uncertain. The various African Government Roadmaps for reopening set out how the COVID-19 restrictions will be lifted on a phased basis.
As the nation readies itself to get back to some form of normality, all indications are that ‘new...
Health Perception:
In recent years, the practice of self-medication has become very normal to all people especially in Ghana. People from all age groups, whether adolescents, teenagers, youth, adults and the vulnerable aged, all purchase over-the-counter drugs to treat their health complications without resorting to expert advice or prescriptions from...
Shareholders of African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) have voted and re-appointed Prof. Benedict Oramah as President of the Pan-African multilateral financial institution for a second 5-year term.
The decision was announced in Cairo last Sunday following Afreximbank’s 27th Annual General Meeting of Shareholders which was held by circulation of resolutions due to the COVID-19...