It will be erroneous to think that the official commencement of the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) on January 1, 2021, has been rushed since it is not an event but a process, Wamkele Mene, the AfCFTA’s Secretary General, has said.
Responding to critics who opine that the agreement’s...
The acting Commissioner-General of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA), Ammishaddai Owusu-Amoah, has charged the Customs division of GRA to automate more of their processes and develop unique technologies to help block gaps in their system and boost their collection figures.
He made this known in a speech read on his...
Amenfiman Rural Bank, one of the nation’s leading Rural bank was established in 1980 at Wasa Akropong in the Western Region. The Bank has grown significantly over the period and has been successful in executing its core mandate of financial inclusion and rural economic development in Ghana. It has...
The Association of Ghana Industries (AGI) has cautioned that if immediate measures are not rolled out to amend the benchmark value regime in the 2021 budget, local industries that are already suffering impacts of the pandemic will be left with dire operational conditions.
According to the AGI, as a result...
First National Bank Ghana, a member of the FirstRand Group of South Africa, has affirmed its support for the pharmaceutical industry in Ghana with a set of products which are intended to meet the credit needs of players in the sector.
The bank’s response to needs of the industry is...
Vice President Dr. Mahamadou Bawumia has launched the 100 days to 2021 census night, which will effectively take certain important data of the country.
The data the census will take include the total number of persons living in the country; the gender mix; the age mix; birth and death and...
The Ghana Interbank Payment and Settlement System (GhIPSS) is targeting the commercial transport sector as one of the key pillars to drive patronage for GhQR. The subsidiary of Bank of Ghana hope to engage the various commercial transport service providers, to enable them to set up and offer GhQR...
The new South African High Commissioner to Ghana Her Excellency Grace Jeanet Mason is building strong diplomatic credentials that will serve as a benchmark for years to come. Already, she has become a favorite of locals due to her unique personality which has been hailed widely.
An exceptional start as a...
…as SEC & IFC enter partnership to deepen markets
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, have unveilled a partnership to facilitate investments in projects which address climate and environmental issues through green bonds. Under the agreement, IFC will help the SEC...
Secretary General of the African Continental Free Trade Area Secretariat, Wamkele Mene, has said that businesses should feel confident and safe about leveraging opportunities created by the continental trade deal, as a Dispute Settlement Body has been established to address possible infractions.
Speaking at the Africa trade roundtable discussion themed...