The Ghana Grid Company Limited (GRIDCO) and the Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO) have signed an agreement for the establishment of a GRIDCO Centre of Excellence at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology.
The training centre would be equipped with the state of the art facilities that would...
The government is hopeful of earning some US$669.4 million from the petroleum sector in 2018, the 2018 Budget and Policy Statement to Parliament, has said.
Presenting the 2018 Budget and Policy Statement to Parliament, the Minister of Finance, Mr. Ken Ofori-Atta, said “the total petroleum revenue for 2018 is estimated...
A study by the World Bank and International Finance Corporation (IFC) dubbed ‘Country Private Sector Diagnostic’ has revealed that despite the enormous potential existing in the country’s agriculture sector, investors are shying away due to the hurdles they have to clear in acquiring land for their operations.
“Access to land...
The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) Teshie-Nungua branch has rolled out a sensitisation programme to reach out to the tax-paying public as part of efforts to mobilise revenue in support of national development,
The programme, which is a follow-up to the recently-launched national tax campaign is to among others things create...
The Agricultural Development Bank (ADB) Limited has pledged GH¢200million to support the One District One Factory (1D1F) initiative by government which seeks to industrialise the Ghanaian economy.
“The 1D1F is a very good initiative by the government to transform our economy from a service based to a more industrial focused...
Many financial institutions that act like banks are not supervised like banks
If it looks like a duck, quacks like a duck, and acts like a duck, then it is a duck—or so the saying goes. But what about an institution that looks like a bank and acts like a...
Government is geared to enrol more science students into the country’s educational system to achieve its target of 60 percent science-inclined students in technical institutions nationwide, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has said.
Thus, as part of the educational reforms being undertaken by his government, the President has directed the...
The Education Sector Strategy will be guided by Global Education 2030 Agenda and Targets, defined by Sustainable Development Goal 4: “Ensure Inclusive and Equitable Quality Education for all and promote Lifelong Learning”.
The broad sector policy thrust for Education is Sustainable and Efficient Management of Education Service Delivery, with focus...
Founder and Chairman of the Africa Initiative for Governance (AIG), Mr. Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede, recently visited Ghana as part of activities to strengthen AIG’s work and impact in the country.
AIG is a not-for-profit founded to inspire the transformation of Africa’s public sector. AIG works with governments, academic institutions and other...
The Association of Ghana Industries (AGI) has lauded the 2018 Budget, saying, some of the policies and initiatives introduced will result in growth of the country’s industrial sector.
Outgoing president of the business lobby, James Asare-Adjei, singled out the power tariff reductions for praise - although he said they expected...