Axis Pensions Group has stated that the Coronavirus disease was impacting negatively on some aspects of investments but said the group will rely on its superior knowledge in investments to deliver optimal returns to clients. The group's Chief Investment Officer (CIO), Nana Wiafe Boamah, said that the pensions and investment...
Ecobank, in partnership with the UNFPA and Tobinco Pharmaceuticals, provided logistical support to the Tetteh Ocloo State School for the Deaf at Ashaiman in the Greater Accra region, in a joint venture to counter the COVID-19 pandemic. The donation was to equip the school, as their final year students returned...
Ghana’s oil and gas industry has made steady progress in pushing for more local content in the sourcing of goods, services and labour. However, with the outbreak of COVID-19, the industry is set to face major setbacks due to disruption caused by the Coronavirus pandemic and the collapse in...
President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo resumed official duties yesterday, after going on a mandatory 14-day isolation after being exposed to a COVID-19 positive patient. Ghanaians welcome him back to work, even though he performed some slight official duties during his isolation period. We are also pleased to learn from the...
As part of efforts to mitigate effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on businesses, households and individuals, Mr. Anthony Akoto Ampaw - a private legal practitioner - has urged banks to review their interest rates downward. He said the country could not begin any serious economic revival unless the banks are...
Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta is expected to present the government’s mid-term budget review to Parliament on Thursday, while speculation is rife about the negative economic impact of the novel coronavirus on government projects and programmes. Mr. Ofori-Atta was engaged by a section of the media on his expectations and we...
Science-based Technology Company 3M, together with not-for-profit organisation United Way (UW) Worldwide, has supported relief projects across Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) that are helping the most vulnerable people in society impacted by the COVID-19 crisis. Ghana is one of twelve countries across EMEA receiving a share of...
The Chief Labour Officer at the Ministry of Employment and Labour Relations, Eugene Narh Korletey, has entreated all business to consistently inform the Labour Office about all lay-offs, as it is an offence not to do so under the nation’s labour law. The move is one of the means through which government is able to...
… extends filing of annual returns to December By Osei Owusu AMANKWAAH The Registrar-General’s Department (RGD), has indefinitely suspended its planned penalty increase from GH¢400 to GH¢450 which was expected to take effect from August 3, 2020. The Registrar-General’s Department (RGD), has indefinA statement from the department noted that it has extended...
By Barry EICHENGREEN COVID-19 is not going away, and other dangerous viruses may be coming. This means it’s time to face the grim truth: many of the pandemic’s effects on our economies and societies will be persistent, even permanent. Some of these changes are already evident. There is less demand for...