An open letter to the Minister for Finance and Economic Planning
Can we afford a Ghana with: no bad roads; decent homes for the working class; free quality tertiary education; an efficient, free national health care system; clean cities; decentralised infrastructure; full employment; a social safety net for the vulnerable...
The new normal is bringing a lot of changes into our society and the way things are done. Change is inevitable and no society has remained static. I remember attending a symposium addressed by Professor Nii Quaynor. He said some twenty years ago, when he pioneered the establishment of...
A number of African countries have recently been contesting decisions by credit rating agencies. Some have raised objections that the rating agencies lack understanding of their economic environment. Others have challenged the correctness of their ratings on the basis that the agencies had not discussed them with the country’s...
Africa. The lens through which we see and are taught about our continent shapes our understanding of, our treatment of and our relationship to it. Of course, it does. That is why history is taught through the lens of white supremacy. That teaching shapes how we think, and that...
But total revenue continues abysmal performance
Data published by the Bank of Ghana has shown that the unusual spike in use of data during the second quarter - engendered by confirmed cases of the coronavirus pandemic which effectively sent many activities online - resulted in the Communication Service...
One of the country’s fastest-growing financial technology companies, Teksol Eganow Limited, has been awarded with ISO 27001:2013 by TNV, the world's leading Security Management System Certification Company.
Eganow was awarded the certificate after meeting all the necessary classes of security management standards. This certification provides a set of standardised requirements...
The Association of Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) and LPG Marketing Companies (LPGMCs) have rejected claims that some of their members are indebted to government in terms of taxes to the tune of GH¢25.5billion.
According to the OMCs, the report is not only inaccurate but a dent to the sector’s reputation, since over...
The Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) of Wenchi Municipality in the Bono Region, Dr. Patrick Kwakye Afriyie, has said the evacuation of three dump-sites in the municipality formed part of government’s priorities to ensure that dumpsites sited close to residential communities are evacuated to prevent any disaster.
Speaking to journalists during...
Thirty-six companies and 12 outstanding individuals have been honoured at the second edition of the Ghana Business Standard Awards, organised by KN Unique Communications.
The awards ceremony seeks to celebrate organisations committed to remarkable business standards in their sectors, and industry leaders breaking barriers of excellence across the Ghanaian business...
The bilateral trade volume of Ghana and China last year hit US$7.46billion, making China Ghana’s largest trading partner, the biggest source of foreign investment and the biggest provider of human resource training. Ghana now is the 7th-largest trading partner of China in Africa.
Until 2019, more than 6,500 Ghanaian students...