The Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research (ISSER) of the University of Ghana is pleased to issue its official opinion on the 2018 Budget Statement and Economic Policy presented by the Minister of Finance to the Parliament of Ghana on Wednesday 15, November, 2017.
The Akufo-Addo Government presented its...
As commercial banks race to meet the Bank of Ghana’s December 31, 2018 minimum capital requirement deadline, Zenith Bank has become apparently the first bank in the country to officially meet the GH¢400 million benchmark.
According to the central bank, banks can either move funds from their income surplus or...
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The Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta, has instructed the Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority (GPHA) to cancel a Concession Agreement with Messers Ibistek Ghana Limited, for the development and operations of on-dock container and multi-purpose terminal at Takoradi Port.
The directive cited by the B&FT is contained in a letter...
A lot has been said about unemployment among university graduates, but the real unemployment headache lies below the university level, the Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research (ISSER), has said, expressing surprise that government’s main focus is on university graduates.
In its review of the 2018 budget, the institute...
MTN Ghana in collaboration with aYo Intermediaries Ghana Ltd. has launched an insurance service for its customers dubbed the ‘aYo Recharge with Care’ insurance policy.
The ‘Recharge with Care’ service enables subscribers to buy a Life and Hospitalisation cover anytime they top-up their airtime.
Customers may choose at enrolment a minimum...
In my recent article titled: “Is the Energy Sector Levies considered as a bailout of Banks in Ghana?” I examined the financial health and soundness of 12 Banks that are creditors to the Energy Sector State-owned enterprises (SOEs) and the Bulk Oil Distribution Companies (BDCs). These 12 Banks are...
Many Ghanaian students who have successfully completed their studies at various universities in China prefer to stay and work in the East Asian country rather than return home and contribute their quota to economic development of their home country.
These students - whose education in the world’s second-largest economy were...
