...urge importers to do away with malpractices during clearance The second phase development of Integrated Customs Management System (ICUMS) deployed by Ghana Link Services Limited, is expected to be ready by September 2021,the Director of Operations at Ghana Link Services Ltd, Raymond Amaglo has revealed. The development, according to him, which...
Judging by the number of times phrases such as “equitable growth” and “the distributional footprint of monetary policy” appear in central bankers’ speeches nowadays, it is clear that monetary policymakers are feeling the heat as concerns about the rise of inequality continue to grow. But is monetary policy to...
The Managing Director of Absa Bank Ghana, Abena Osei-Poku has been recognized as a top corporate personality in the country at the 6th Ghana Women of the Year Honours recently organized by Glitz Africa. Mrs. Osei-Poku was among 13 remarkable women from diverse fields who were celebrated at the awards...
Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Vodafone Ghana, Patricia Obo-Nai, has been honoured for her enormous involvement and support for women in the technological field at the Ghana Women of the Year Honours event, which was held at the Movenpick Hotel in Accra. Patricia was named the Technology category winner at...
The Naira appreciated in the parallel market, trading at 508 to the dollar compared to 525 at the close of last week. Market panic after the CBN issued guidelines banning the sale of dollars to Bureau de Change’s has reversed, with most speculators cutting their negative positions, reversing losses...
A monitoring report released by the Peasant Farmers Association of Ghana (PFAG), has indicted some personnel of the Nation Builders Corps (NABCo) are complicit in the ongoing smuggling and hoarding of subsidized fertilizers under the ‘Planting for Food and Jobs’ (PFJ) programme. The report, which was compiled by the association...
Key findings Fastest rise in selling prices since August 2014 Output, employment and purchasing tick down Business sentiment improve The recovery in Ghana's private sector paused at the start of the second half of the year amid strengthening price pressures. New order growth slowed to a marginal pace, while...
With the clock ticking for insurance firms in the country to comply with new minimum capital requirements as directed by the National Insurance Commission (NIC), public equity represents an ideal way of meeting the stipulated target, according to financial market consultant, David Ganesha Tetteh. The NIC in June 2019, as...
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has urged government to focus the Ghana Coronavirus Alleviation and Revitalisation of Enterprises Support (Ghana CARES) programme on few sectors that can make immediate impact on recovering the economy, rather than taking a multiple sector approach which will be difficult to finance. The Ghana CARES...
Inter-Class Associates of Chartered Tax Practitioners (CTP), has called on Commissioner – General, Ghana Revenue Authority, for an immediate tax audit of all Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) in the country. According to the tax practitioners, though NGOs are registered as companies limited by guarantee, and therefore deemed as non-profit/ tax exempt...