By Juliet Aguiar DUGBARTEY President Nana Akufo-Addo has inaugurated a US$100million Oil and Gas Services Terminal at the Port of Takoradi. The project, started in November 2022, was completed within two years, with funds from the government  and China Harbour Engineering Company as the contractor and GTYD as the engineer. It has...
Eric Anthony, Supervisor (Chief Revenue Officer) for Upstream Petroleum Audit at the Large Taxpayers Office of the Ghana Revenue Authority’s (GRA) Domestic Tax Revenue Division, has shared that employees in Ghana are expected to file annual income tax returns with the GRA by April 30 every year. “Previously under Section...
MSMEs account for over 90 percent of businesses in Ghana and provide around 80 percent of total employment, making them indispensable to the country’s economic stability and growth. At the 2024 Greater Accra Annual Regional Network of Entrepreneurial Development and Employment Promotion Conference, the Country Director at GIZ Ghana, Dr....
Ghana’s fisheries sector supports over 10 percent of the population. Executive Director-Fisheries Commission Fred Kwasi Antwi-Boadu describes it as a cornerstone of the country’s economy. Speaking at the World Fisheries Day observation in Accra recently, he noted that beyond providing sustenance the sector generates significant income through fish processing and...
By Joshua Worlasi AMLANU & Ebenezer Chike Adjei NJOKU The secondary bond market witnessed a significant boost last week as offshore investors returned in increasing numbers, lifting turnover by 13.14 percent to GH¢1.12billion compared with GH¢991million the previous week. The surge, largely driven by foreign interest in local currency-denominated bonds, signals...
By Kestér Kenn KLOMEGÂH Never underestimate the power of Economic Community of West Africa States (ECOWAS), also known as CEDEAO in French and Portuguese, created on 28th May 1975 as a regional political and economic union bringing together fifteen (15) countries of West Africa. Per the date of its established, this...
The recent inauguration of Bank Square, the new headquarters of the Bank of Ghana (BoG), constructed by Goldkey Properties Limited, a wholly Ghanaian real estate and construction company, has highlighted the capabilities of local businesses in the sector. “This remarkable achievement underscores the capabilities of our local enterprises, and we...
Research and web 3.0 company Heritors Labs Limited, in collaboration with its funding partner RISA Fund and other collaborators, has launched the second edition of the Africa Research and Innovation Commercialization Summit (ARICS 2025) in Accra. The flagship summit is a gathering of the continent’s leading researchers, innovators, top-level government...
By Samuel SAM Fonio, one of Africa's oldest grains, is gaining momentum as a powerhouse crop with far-reaching economic potential. Known for its resilience, short growth cycle and nutritional value, this ancient supergrain is not only revitalising traditional agricultural practices but also unlocking new economic opportunities in rural communities and regions...
By Rita Adu BOATENG I have been fortunate enough to work in various organizations where diversity and inclusion has been strongly positioned as a core value. These employers have over the years intentionally and deliberately driven the agenda of ensuring that within the workplace Diversity and Inclusion is clearly exhibited...