Progress is always a good mark of man so goes the old saying. It presupposes that if whatever a person is engaged in, is a transition to progress, then, one can only eagerly embrace it. Logically, it is to be admitted that all men are born equal, endowed by their...
The Executive Chairman of Jospong Group of Companies, Joseph Siaw Agyepong, has said that the One District, One Factory initiative of the current administration has the potential of turning Ghana’s fortunes around by creating wealth and sustainable jobs. He called for more support from government for indigenous private businesses to...
The University of Cape Coast School of Business has organised a virtual seminar to educate students on tax reliefs and financial reporting implications. The e-seminar, themed ‘Coronavirus Pandemic, Tax Reliefs and Financial Reporting Implications’, had Dr. Abdalah Ali-Nakyea of Ali-Nakyea & Associates; Dr. Isaac Nyame of Ikerm and Associates’ and...
Our Ghanaian and African communal traditions make the family context an important setting for dealing with the COVID -19 situation.  “I am because you are, you are because i am” — “UBUNTU” (in Swahili) is deeply meaningful to us and must be called into play at this time. Families,...
In my previous article, I sought to educate and draw the attention of resident individuals in Ghana to the various already existing personal reliefs that are enshrined in the Income Tax Act (2015) Act 896 (as amended), which since 01 January 2020 have significantly increased the amount of reliefs...
The four biggest audit firms in Ghana, namely: Deloitte, Ernst & Young (EY), KPMG and PWC, dominated the audit of the biggest companies listed on the Ghana Stock Exchange based on the 2019 audited financial reports published by the Ghana Stock Exchange and on the website of the listed...
The king and overlord of Dagbon, Ya-Na Abukari II, has been praised for bringing peace to the Dagbon kingdom - and by extension the entire Northern Region. The Executive Chairman of Jospong Group of Companies (JGC), Dr. Joseph Siaw-Agyepong, made the commendation when he led a high-powered delegation accompanied by...
The rains came down yesterday and, as usual, some parts of the city got flooded, One person has been confirmed dead at Odawna after the over-five hours of flooding in Accra. Over the years, residents of low-lying areas across the country, particularly in the Greater Accra Region, have experienced flooding...
  The Bank of Ghana has ordered banks and Specialised Deposit-Taking Institutions (SDIs) to suspend the declaration and payment of dividends or distribution of any reserves to shareholders and for making any irrevocable commitments until further notice. This directive, follows an earlier notice from the regulator halting banks and SDIs to...
Ghana’s vision of becoming a world class financial hub in the sub region will soon become a reality as Ken Ofori-Atta leads a government delegation on a study tour of the financial sector of Hong Kong and Singapore from February 9-14, 2018. The delegation will also undertake a non-deal road...

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