Government has announced the suspension of payments on selected external debts, pending an orderly restructuring of the affected obligations - citing among other things severe constraints on financial resources, including international reserves. According to the finance ministry, this suspension covers all debt service payments under certain categories of the country’s...
Over 50 percent of Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL) customers do not pay their water bills regularly, a recent study has found. The irregularity of payment by these customers affects the ability of GWCL to carry out scheduled repairs and replacement of aged and obsolete equipment, pipelines and other critical...
The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has begun test purchase operations within the hospitality industry as part of enforcements for the festive season, with an assurance to include night surveillances to clamp down on recalcitrant VAT defaulters. Head of Enforcement, Accra Central Unit-GRA, Joseph Annan - speaking to the B&FT at...
The Trades Union Congress (TUC) has declared an indefinite strike for all workers across the country beginning December 27, 2022 until further notice. The decision was taken after the Union’s one-week ultimatum to government to exempt all pension funds from the intended Debt Exchange Programme elapsed on Monday, December 19,...
…as NITA seeks to promote vibrant ICT ecosystem The National Information Technology Agency (NITA) will start regulating the Information Communication Technology (ICT) sector rigorously next year, Communications and Digitalisation Minister Ursula Owusu-Ekuful has said. “So, from January 2023 we are going to see a greater enforcement of the laws...
……posts 962% growth in profit Okomfo Anokye Rural Bank PLC at Wiamoase in the Sekyere South District of Ashanti Region, having made determined effort to put the bank back on the path of growth and profitability, has recorded impressive growth in all indicators. The bank recorded a profit before tax of...
As the world continues to rely more on ICT, it has become more relevant to, as a country, manage security threats effectively to protect our investments, Minister for Communications and Digitalisation, Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, has stated. This, she noted, will be achieved by investing in the development of more talents and...
Populations at immediate risk from coastal erosion, flooding and pollution - and people depending on agroindustry and tourism along coastlines in The Gambia, Ghana and Guinea-Bissau - will benefit from the West Africa Coastal Areas Resilience Investment Project (WACA ResIP 2), approved last week for a total amount of US$246million in...
…amid elevated inflation, interest rate and credit rating downgrades, and impacts on the financial market Addressing the country’s debt burden, government on Monday, December 5, 2022 launched the Domestic Debt Exchange programme aimed at restructuring the country's domestic debt to ensure sustainability. This programme is particularly relevant in the context...
… as OA Pay presents better remittance services to its clientele The Chief Executive Officer of One Africa Technologies (OA Pay) – a free remittance platform, Tracey Abiola, has said one key way to harness the promising gains in the Fintech sector and boost its growth is by investing...