An Oxfam report believes that in view of the ravages caused by coronavirus on economies, it will be important for managers of the economy to adopt drastic measures which may be unpopular with the masses, but could yield the country some revenue to close the widening fiscal gap.
Some of...
The post COVID world has been observing massive heights in product price/inflation. However, it remains a grey area if the trajectory is long or short. Let’s first go through detrimental aspects of inflation in terms of the economic environment, global supply chain, policy regulations, demand factors, cost-push factors, rising...
Business owners are being urged to make electronic payment services available at their shops and offices to offer their customers the opportunity to make payments electronically, as the yuletide approaches.
Business activities pick up during the yuletide due to the Christmas and holiday festivities but it also attracts a lot...
Chief Executive Officer of Dalex Finance, Ken Thompson, has said that one of the reasons financial institutions shy away from giving loans to private sector is the lack of available information to verify borrower’s credit worthiness, hence, government should step up efforts in providing a strong database that will...
There is the need to balance the debate around whether the country should rely more on local investment or foreign direct investment, especially as indigenous companies do not have the requisite financial muscle to drive socio-economic growth, CEO of the Ghana Investment Promotion Centre (GIPC), Yofi Grant, has stated.
“We...
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...
The financing agreement for the rural network project between the Ministry of Communications, Ghana Investment Fund for Electronic Communications (GIFEC) and the Export-Import Bank of China has been officially signed.
Under the agreement Huawei will deploy 2000+ Rural Star sites for Ghana, which will provide voice and data services for...
The African Economic Research Consortium (AERC) Senior Policy Seminar has placed a spotlight on fragility of growth in African economies, seeking to stimulate an informed policy dialogue and related policy-making aimed at reducing identified fragile contexts and building a more resilient African economic sector. However, social and economic issues...
The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) is assiduously working to transform itself into an authority by the end of the second quarter of this year after the passage of the cybersecurity bill late last year. The move has become critical with the rapid adaptation to the digital platforms for the execution of...
The Ghana Export Promotion Authority (GEPA) has taken steps to help farmers boost coconut production for exports in the next five years, as the economy seeks to recover from ravages of the coronavirus pandemic.
With regard to this, the authority has handed 160,000 coconut seedlings to the Coconut Famers Association...