Countries have made substantial progress toward implementing capital markets regulatory reform, but important gaps remain and new challenges have raised the bar.
Capital markets are like engines that help power the global economy: they perform best with regular tune-ups. In this spirit, the major regulatory overhaul following the global financial...
…urges sizeable investment in technology
 The Savings and Loans (S&L) segment of the financial sector is in danger of losing the share of the market that has traditionally been its preserve if urgent steps are not taken to comprehensively digitise its operations and offerings, Second Deputy Governor of...
Young women in Ghana and Senegal face barriers in the world of work due to social prejudices, a lack of access to the right education and resources, limited opportunities for career advancement, unfavorable workplace conditions, and ineffective government policies, according to a new report by the African Center for...
After months of insisting on home-grown solutions to navigate mounting economic challenges, managers of the economy appear to have buckled under the weight of an increasingly tighter economic environment and the nation is poised to return to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for assistance, for the 18th time.
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Data from the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) has shown that a quarter of its contributors are on basic salary of GH¢500 or less - a situation that will negatively impact how much they earn as pensioners upon their retirement.
According to SSNIT, about 434,655 workers who form...
Despite a comparatively strong social protection framework, less than one percent of the nation’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP), since 2015, is spent on such interventions, a recently-released mirror report by SEND Ghana, has found.
The report, which follows a study conducted in partnership with the Ghana Civil Society Partnership on...
Government has drawn down on its deposits at the Central Bank, injecting GH¢10 billion into the economy in the first quarter of the year, in order to shore up its fiscal operations, the financial data from the Ministry of Finance has revealed.
The fiscal data shows that the drawdown from...
The Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) will, from the next quarter of the year, join several other state institutions and agencies which have introduced digital innovations in their operations to ease overall access for the Ghanaian public who patronise the scheme.
The Trust, which has already seen some...
Former President, John Dramani Mahama says the terms for the US$1 billion syndicated loan that was presented to Parliament for approval hold unfavorable terms which cannot be in the interest of the Ghanaian people.
Last two weeks, the finance minister, Ken Ofori Atta, took a US$1 billion syndicated loan to...
Rush hour in Accra’s traffic is never a pleasant sight. It is brazenly chaotic and messy. Especially when traffic lights are not functioning and no warden from the MTTD or even a benevolent person is on the spot to direct traffic, the situation makes one wonder if motorists struggling...
