The Social Entrepreneurship Hub (SE-Hub) Ghana and Business in Environmental Stewardship Network (BESNet) of A Rocha Ghana have organised a workshop in Takoradi for private companies to orient them about the need to adopt green business approaches in their daily activities.
SE-Hub and BESNet have over the years proactively engaged...
For a considerable period of time now, the country’s economy has been dominated by the Services Sector. The sector comprises trade, repair of vehicles and household goods; hotels and restaurants; transport and storage; information and communication; financial and insurance activities; real estate, professional, administrative, public administration; education; health; commodity,...
Whether the pandemic eases sooner or later, the reality is that it has changed and transformed the way business is done across the world by accelerating digitization - hence, the earlier companies embrace and invest in it, the better for them if they want to remain in business and...
In this question and answer session, Alex Mould, a former Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation and the Ghana National Petroleum Authority, explains the impact of the novel Coronavirus on Ghana's economy, why consumers will enjoy cheaper fuel and how the country could make the most...
The Commissioner General of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA), Mr. Emmanuel Kofi Nti, has indicated that the authority’s revenue target of GH¢39.8 billion is achievable.
It raked in GH¢ 32.3 billion last year, registering a shortfall of GH¢1.1 billion.
The figure, however, represented a nominal growth of 22.3 per cent over...
Ghana, the Heart of Africa, has long been celebrated for its stable political environment and progressive democratic governance. The nation’s commitment to conducting regular, peaceful presidential elections stands as a beacon for other developing countries seeking to strengthen their democratic institutions.
In 2016, Ghana witnessed a notable presidential election that...
“The Mystery of Capital”, a book written by the Peruvian Economist Hernando De Soto, immediately comes to mind anytime one considers Ghana’s fiscal situation. This book examines the importance of the extralegal sector to the economy. The extralegal sector is made up of assets, properties and businesses that fall...
Head-Investment Banking, Stanbic Bank Ghana, Kobby Bentsi-Enchill has reiterated the importance of capital markets in sustainable development across the West Africa sub-region. Mr. Bentsi-Enchill said this at the third biennial West Africa Capital Market Conference (WACMaC) held in Lagos, Nigeria.
Speaking on the ‘Role of Capital Markets in Fuelling Sustainable Development...
Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta has argued that the recently-initiated domestic debt exchange programme (DEP) will be a necessary tool to recalibrate the prevailing interest rate regime and return the country’s debt situation to more sustainable levels.
He, therefore, called on holders of domestic debt to voluntarily exchange approximately GH¢137billion of...
The Ghana COVID-19 Private Sector Fund, a private sector-led initiative, has set out a major plan to construct a 100-bed COVID-19 treatment and isolation facility to complement government efforts to contain the coronavirus.
Construction work on the new facility was expected to commence yesterday, Tuesday, April 14, 2020, and is...