Huge revenue losses associated with the outbreak of COVID-19 and projected losses due to the impact of the pandemic has pushed government to downgrade its Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth from 6.8 percent to 0.9 percent. This was announced by the Minister of Finance Ken Ofori Atta during the presentation...
In accordance with the provisions of the Insurance Act, 2006 (Act 724), mandating Insurance Companies to separate the general insurance business from the life business, QLAC was established. Quality Life Assurance Company Limited (QLAC) was incorporated on 23rd October 2007. The Company commenced operation on the 1st of January 2008. Before then...
Banks in the country are ready to finance projects and programmes in the private and public sectors with potential to revive the economy irrespective of COVID-19 prevalence, panellists at the fifth edition of the B&FT-organised Ghana’s Most Respected CEOs Breakfast Series, have said. The panel, made up of bankers, economists...
Bank of Ghana (BoG) data shows that the while coronavirus pandemic has severely bruised the country’s economy, leading to losses in most sectors, other sectors have started showing recovery even as early as the month of May 2020. The data reveals cement sales and port activities have improved significantly in...
Finance Minister Ken Ofori Atta is optimistic that the projected tax-to-GDP of 20 percent from the current 13 percent will materialise if government increases revenue mobilisation and harnesses a digitalised economy. This, the minister said, when attained will enable government to raise funds to support the recently announced GH¢100billion Ghana...
Consumer inflation eased further in December 2023 - closing at 23.2 percent, down from November's 26.4 percent per data from the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS). This 3.2 percentage point decline aligns with forecasts, providing relief from the previously higher and persistent inflation. Cumulatively, inflation dropped 30.4 percent during 2023 while average...
Access Bank Ghana is empowering more SMEs through its capacity building workshops on digitalization. Over 100 SMEs got the opportunity to participate in the fourth edition of the Bank’s capacity building workshop on digitalization at Koforidua, organized in partnership with Open Labs, an Information Technology Firm. The workshop on the...