The Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, is highly optimistic Ghanaians will feel real transformation in their lives from this year as government rolls out a number of programmes to boost the economy.
Opening the 69th edition of the Annual New Year School at the University of Ghana, Dr. Bawumia stated...
Expatriate businesses expected to take their turn at the Special Committee hearing in Parliament House failed to show up today, for unexplained reasons, Committee chairman, Kwasi Ameyaw-Cheremeh has confirmed.
The five member Committee hearing has to be suspended indefinitely due to the no-show of the business companies.
Mr Ameyaw-Cheremeh explained “Today...
Allegations of extortions by government from expatriate business owners could derail the country’s efforts at mobilising Foreign Direct Investment, Trade and Industry Minister, Alan Kyerematen, said whilst appearing before a committee investigating the ‘cash for seat’ saga.
Parliament set up the committee following allegations that expatriate business executives were asked...
A domestic bond market is required to help local businesses raise long-term and sustainable finance for growth and development, a former Dean of the KNUST Business School - Prof. Joseph Magnus Frimpong - has observed.
He said: “The establishment of domestic bond market has become a necessity for businesses to...
Small businesses at the regional and district levels are expected to benefit from a GH₵38m facility to be advanced by the Microfinance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC) this year.
This is aimed at enabling prospective beneficiaries to shore-up their businesses as part of the Centre’s programme of activities for the...
Rising industrial and energy output, along with steady declines in inflation and debt levels, combined to support accelerated growth in Ghana in 2017; and continued fiscal reforms point to a positive outlook for 2018.
The economy gained momentum last year, expanding by 7.8% year-on-year (y-o-y) in the first six months,...
Former President, John Agyekum Kufuor, has called on the youth to emulate the shining examples of indigenous entrepreneurs who through perseverance have established successful businesses that currently employ thousands of people.
“We needn’t go far as the developed world to see where some youth have shown leadership and broken through...
Government missed out on its inflation target for year 2017 by 0.6 percentage points, ending the year with 11.8 percent against a target of 11.2 percent, the Ghana Statistical Service’s (GSS) December release has shown.
The figure also represents a 0.1 percentage point rise over the 11.7 percent recorded in...
Government missed out on its inflation target for year 2017 by 0.6 percentage points, ending the year with 11.8 percent against a target of 11.2 percent, the Ghana Statistical Service’s (GSS) December release has shown.
The figure also represents a 0.1 percentage point rise over the 11.7 percent recorded in...
When the Ghana Investment Promotion Centre (GIPC) presented its third quarter performance for 2017, not a single investment was recorded for tourism.
According to the report, since the turn of 2017, more than 130 projects worth some US$5billion were recorded and yet not a single dollar was recorded in the...