The government is hopeful of earning some US$669.4 million from the petroleum sector in 2018, the 2018 Budget and Policy Statement to Parliament, has said. Presenting the 2018 Budget and Policy Statement to Parliament, the Minister of Finance, Mr. Ken Ofori-Atta, said “the total petroleum revenue for 2018 is estimated...
Finance Minister Ken Ofori Atta seems be the beating heart of the 'new Ghanaian economy'. He went to parliament and presented a ‘boastful budget’, saying the economy is working. Ofori Atta said on the floor of parliament: “We have turned the economy around and our policies are yielding results and...
A study by the World Bank and International Finance Corporation (IFC) dubbed ‘Country Private Sector Diagnostic’ has revealed that despite the enormous potential existing in the country’s agriculture sector, investors are shying away due to the hurdles they have to clear in acquiring land for their operations. “Access to land...
The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) Teshie-Nungua branch has rolled out a sensitisation programme to reach out to the tax-paying public as part of efforts to mobilise revenue in support of national development, The programme, which is a follow-up to the recently-launched national tax campaign is to among others things create...
The Agricultural Development Bank (ADB) Limited has pledged GH¢200million to support the One District One Factory (1D1F) initiative by government which seeks to industrialise the Ghanaian economy. “The 1D1F is a very good initiative by the government to transform our economy from a service based to a more industrial focused...
Government is geared to enrol more science students into the country’s educational system to achieve its target of 60 percent science-inclined students in technical institutions nationwide, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has said. Thus, as part of the educational reforms being undertaken by his government, the President has directed the...
The Education Sector Strategy will be guided by Global Education 2030 Agenda and Targets, defined by Sustainable Development Goal 4: “Ensure Inclusive and Equitable Quality Education for all and promote Lifelong Learning”. The broad sector policy thrust for Education is Sustainable and Efficient Management of Education Service Delivery, with focus...
Today, all over the world, women have been empowered to attain their full potential and explore areas that bring them comfort, reveal their strength and contribute to the economy of the nation they find themselves in. Meet Bernie-Asher Makafui Grey, Ghana’s first female Uber driver, or Uber businesswoman, if you...
The Trades Union Congress (TUC) has said the new jobs programme – Nation Builders Corps –  announced in the recent budget is, perhaps, the most ambitious programme designed to address what has become the most critical economic challenge of the country. According to the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, the Nation...
As part of the training programme for the 2017/18 batch of graduates undertaking their National Service at the National Communications Authority (NCA), the Authority lined up some of Ghana’s leading business and organizational leaders in a seminar to impart their experience to the team. The training which began in September...