Trend and Causes
Ghana’s total debt hit GHȻ273.8 billion (71% of GDP) at end-September 2020 from GHȻ209.1 billion (62.4% of GDP) in September 2019, indicating an increase of GHȻ64.7 billion (30.9%) in one year.
Domestic debt increased from GHȻ101.4 billion (29% of GDP) to GHȻ135.3 billion (35.1% of GDP) during the...
Who do people say we are? This is a one very important question that we keep asking periodically since the inception of the bank. The answers received from this question have always given us a great indication of what we call perception, or in this context, the true brand.
With...
Africa’s infrastructure needs – including road, rail, ports, transmission and power - are considerable, and will become increasingly pronounced on account of the continent’s need for such infrastructure to support its social and economic growth. It is estimated that international investors’ interested in Africa have as much as US$550...
Favourable tax system
Expansion of NEIP, others
Access to market through AfCFTA
Startups and small businesses in the country want President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s next term in office to focus on making the business environment more friendly - by reforming the tax system, expanding the existing entrepreneurial programmes...
Looking into a future of unlimited opportunities
Since handheld mobile phones were invented in 1973, mobile telephony has undergone tremendous evolution in technology, type and prevalence of use. Mobile devices have evolved from heavy, clumsy looking phones that could only be used for voice calls, into smartphones equipped with...
Some traders in three major markets in Accra have expressed diverse opinions over possible impacts from the post-elections dispute on trading activities, as some complain of low sales whereas others say business is good.
In a market survey carried out by the B&FT to find out traders’ thoughts on how...
I was traveling through Germany one day with a group of travelers from five different countries (and three continents) and the subject of German efficiency came up. One of my colleagues commented that living in Germany must be tough because the country is “so strict”. “Everything in Germany is...
