Government is hoping that a full implementation of its digitisation drive next year would facilitate tax compliance and payment by Ghanaians. Out of a total of 4million people active in the formal sector, just about 1.3m currently pay their taxes, estimated at some GH¢3.5billion. Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, speaking to the...
Oil-producing countries must focus on how to diversify their economies Many oil- and gas-rich countries—including those in the Middle East and North Africa, such as Algeria and Saudi Arabia— have either announced or put in place policies to reduce their dependence on oil by diversifying their economies. The collapse in...
All is set for this year’s UMB Bank Accra Open golf stroke play competition, officials of the Bank and host Club, Achimota Golf Club have said. The four-day golf event (72 Hole), the biggest on the capital’s calendar forms part of UMB 45th anniversary year-long celebration. Achimota Golf Club captain Mr...
Papa Owusu-Ankomah, Ghana’s High Commissioner to the UK and Republic of Ireland, has assured senior business executives of high returns on their investment in Ghana. The High Commissioner - in the first of a round-table engagement series organised by Hogan Lovells in collaboration with the African missions in the UK...
The Embassy of Hungary, as part of its activities marking the 12th Ghanaian-Hungarian Business Forum, assisted in launching the KRIF’s Customer Feedback System at the Kempinski Gold Coast Hotel in Accra last week. The customer feedback system is a Microsoft- based device which comes with an innovative design, ease of...
The agricultural sector on the continent needs stronger regulations to correct the existing governance processes that are fraught with weakness, the Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa, Vera Songwe, has said. “Land rights are not secure, the procurement process for inputs such as fertilizer and other inputs remain...
Fidelity Bank has rewarded five more lucky customers in the Fidelity 10x Richer Promo held in Tamale during the 4th draw of the promo. A total of GH¢25,000 was given out to five customers as they each had their coupon balance multiplied by 10 according to the dynamics of...
MainOne Cable, Ghana’s leading communications solutions provider, has reiterated its commitment to assisting enterprises improve efficiency and productivity with premium connectivity, data centre, and value-added services solutions. This position was emphasised at the recent eCommerce eXpo, held in Accra on the theme ‘Shaping Ghana’s ecommerce landscape through innovation, adoption and...
Huawei has partnered Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) to run Huawei Authorized Information and Network Academy (HAINA) program for students at the university. The HAINA initiative is a global ICT technology education program which authorizes universities and tertiary education organizations to deliver Huawei certification courses to their...
To the issues of friendship, love, business, and war, surprise is the optimistic solution – Amit Kalantri, Author People have questioned the entities of startup businesses – who they are, what they mean, what they do and whom they do it for. Others just think of it as sprouting small...