By Alhaji Seidu AGONGO In barely two weeks, Ghanaians will head to the polls to add to or subtract from our democratic success story that has, for years inspired many in Africa and attracts millions from across the world to our shores. On December 7, more than 18 million registered voters...
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 Kizito CUDJOE Ghana has reported a significant drop in revenue from Surface Rentals, also known as acreage fees, in the first half of 2024 despite recording a 55.6 percent increase in total petroleum receipts for the period, according to the Public Interest and Accountability Committee (PIAC). A total lodgment of...
By Wisdom JONNY-NUEKPE The Institute for Energy Security (IES) has expressed deep concern over the worsening state of the power sector, attributing the decline to operational inefficiencies, mounting debts and mismanagement under the current government, despite inheriting significant resources and opportunities over the past eight years. The sector, which was on...
Dr. David Animante, Chief Risk Officer of Fidelity Bank Ghana, delivered powerful insights on the importance of enterprise risk management and the evolving role of banks in a digital world at the 28th National Banking and Ethics Conference, organized by the Chartered Institute of Bankers Ghana. Speaking on a panel...
bags GH¢6.73million profit pays GH¢0.027 as dividend Francis Agyei – Bekoe, (left) CEO and the Board Chairman, Fred Asafu - Adjaye in hearty chat during the meeting Bosomtwe Rural Bank Plc at Kuntanase in the Bosomtwe District of Ashanti Region has recorded impressive growth in all financial indicators in the...