The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, has called on African governments to focus on innovation and technology in farming if Africa is to attain its potential as the world’s food basket. He was speaking at the Convention and 30th anniversary of the Council of Ewe Associations of...
Energy sector levies collected from 2016 to December 31, 2022 under the Energy Sector Levies Act (ESLA) stood at GH¢18.35billion at the end of last year, according to the 2022 annual report on management of these levies.
Despite this performance, the report by the Ministry of Finance highlighted that collection...
Ethical conduct and professionalism of key stakeholders will play a pivotal role in either advancing or hindering efforts to restore long-term confidence in the financial sector efforts, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Chartered Institute of Bankers (CIB), Robert Dzato, has asserted.
The financial sector is currently going through a...
Minister of State at the Ministry of Finance, Mohammed Amin Adam, has emphasised the need for Africa's political environment to remain stable for policy consistency toward climate prosperity.
In remarks delivered on behalf of the Minister for Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta, at the maiden Africa Climate Summit currently being held in...
The Chartered Institute of Bankers (CIB) has made a courtesy call to the offices of B&FT, further solidifying its long-standing relationship and exploring new avenues of collaboration as the CIB prepares to celebrate its 60th anniversary.
The Institute’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Robert Dzato who assumed the role at the...
Key findings:
Sharper increases in output and new orders
Weakest rise in selling prices since November 2020
Employment up for ninth month running
Ghana's private sector continued to register improving business conditions in August. Moreover, growth gained momentum during the month - with sharper increases recorded in output, new orders...
Alan Kwadwo Kyerematen has withdrawn from the race to select a flagbearer for the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP).
Announcing his withdrawal in a statement dated September 5, 2023, the former trade and industry minister said: “In light of the foregoing, I wish to confirm that I am honourably withdrawing...
Last week, the Treasury market witnessed an upsurge in demand for Treasury bills, driven by improved liquidity conditions stemming from the recent GH¢2.4billion first coupon payment of new bonds from the domestic debt exchange programme (DDEP).
The heightened investor appetite for government debt instruments resulted in an oversubscription of 15 percent of...
Government has spent an estimated GH¢2.9 billion so far on its flagship agricultural programme, Planting for Food and Jobs (PFJ), since its introduction in 2017, says minority lawmakers.
A breakdown of expenditure on the programme shows that government spent GH¢400million in 2018, GH¢380million in 2019 and some GH¢400 million in...
Ethiopian Airlines will from October 29 operate double daily flights to Accra's Kotoka International Airport.
This will bring the airline's total offering to the Ghanaian market to 14 flights per week of scheduled passenger service.
The Addis Ababa-based airline’s flight schedule, approved by the Ghana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) and Ghana...