While efforts are underway to digitise government services, build a biometric national identity register, deploy a digital property addressing system, mobile money interoperability and institutionalise paperless port operations among others, business leaders emphasised that PPPs are key to accelerating the country’s digital transformation agenda.
Leaders from both the public and...
The Ghana Chamber of Mines says exploration investment in the country has declined significantly in recent years.
According to its Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Dr. Sulemanu Koney, this has serious implications given mining’s fiscal and forex revenue importance to the economy.
Mr. Koney believes taxes on exploration activities should be addressed,...
The United Nation Resident Coordinator, Charles Abani, has stressed the importance of addressing corruption as an organised crime with swift action by government.
Given the organised nature of corruption and its cross-border impact, the Resident Coordinator said it should not just be seen as a moral issue - calling on...
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At a business breakfast in Accra, a group of executives gather in a corner - sipping hot tea and eating freshly baked pastries as they exchange stories of doing business in Ghana. One Chief Operating Officer - let’s...
Investor confidence in the domestic economy appears to be returning, as evidenced by a resurgence of activity in the secondary bond market.
Following a period of stagnation after the Domestic Debt Exchange Programme (DDEP), the market is showing signs of a rebound. Last week, total market turnover in the secondary...
Legal luminary and elder statesman Sam Okudzeto has joined the fray of growing public dissent against the country’s inaugural lithium lease agreement, asserting that the deal is not in the Ghanaian people’s best interests.
Corroborating the Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA), Mr. Okudzeto expressed reservations over the agreement; drawing parallels...
…to revitalise businesses, combat youth unemployment
Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has inaugurated the Business and Employment Assistance Programme (BEAP), a flagship initiative of the Youth Employment Agency (YEA).
BEAP seeks to cultivate young entrepreneurs, empowering them to create job opportunities for the substantial number of unemployed youths.
Dr. Bawumia, acknowledging YEA's...
Business leaders have stressed the need for deliberate and strategic public-private partnerships (PPP) to stimulate growth in key sectors of the economy.
They emphasised that PPPs are key to accelerating the country’s digital transformation agenda. Currently, efforts are underway to digitise government services, build a biometric national identity register, deploy...
FBNBank claimed the top position among financial institutions in Ghana when it was adjudged 10th-best company in the Ghana Club 100 20th edition ranking. With this feat, FBNBank becomes Ghana’s highest placed bank in the coveted league of best corporate entities for 2023.
FBNBank’s ranking as 10th-best is more remarkable...