The world is full of people who are very certain—in politics, in religion, in all manner of things. In addition, political, religious, and social organizations are marketing certainty as a cure to all life’s problems. This is purely because the human brain according to neuroscientist is wired for certainty....
Two Ghanaian university colleges, Pentecost University College and All Nations University College, have received their respective presidential charters to operate as independent tertiary institutions.
After almost two decades of their establishments, the two institutions now have the ability to award their own diplomas, undergraduate and post graduate degrees without resorting...
“An unexamined life is not worth living” –Socrates
Dear readers, last week I examined some operational risk symptoms that are likely to affect a bank’s bottom line if not detected early by managers. Some of these are hidden and best known only to the sufferers. The fact that WHO has...
The Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia will open a multi-day conference in Accra on Thursday at which eminent economists from Ghana and abroad are going to prioritise the smartest solutions to the country's challenges.
The conference is organised by the Ghana Priorities project, a collaboration between the National Development Planning...
Minister of Aviation Joseph Kofi Adda has said that government is aggressively working to ensure the country’s new national airline commences concurrently with the global resumption of air operations.
According to him, even though the partial closure of borders worldwide has come at a great loss to players in the...
Debt to GDP hits 59.3%
Primary balance contracts to 3.4%
Total revenue only 2.7% of GDP
The macroeconomic data of the country is flashing red light signals of danger ahead, as it is showing rising debt levels against shortfalls in revenue amid the impact of coronavirus pandemic; thereby...
Comfort Owusu, Executive Director of the Association of Rural Banks Ghana, has called on government to support Rural and Commercial Banks (RCBs) to retrieve locked up funds with the defunct financial institutions whose licences were revoked.
She appealed for government to consider a tax reduction from 25 percent to 15...
Cement manufacturers have called on government to check unfair trade practices in the country’s cement market.
The Cement Manufacturers Association of Ghana (CMAG) has consistently indicated that its advocacy for protecting the local cement industry is not to stop competition, but rather a crusade against the unfair trade practices surrounding...
There are records at the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Trade and Industry which clearly indicates that the Government of Ghana took a decision to deploy the UNI-PASS single window service to address the issues arising from the transition from the existing Customs Management System to a...
As the largest contributor to Ghana's Gross Domestic Product (GDP), accounting for over 50% of GDP, agriculture is essential for the country's overall economic development. In addition, it generates roughly 60% of export revenue. It economically supports 80% of the people, whether directly or indirectly, through farming, the sale...