Government has made savings of GH¢1.5billion in underdeclared taxes since implementation of the Common Platform (CP) in the telecommunications sector since 2017.
“The introduction of the CP has uncovered that, prior to the introduction of the policy, GH¢470million in taxes was lost from potential underdeclarations between 2015 to the first...
The Minister of Employment and Labour Relations, Ignatius Baffour Awuah, has made a last-minute attempt to foil the plans of 12 public sector unions to embark on a strike over what they term as low pensions being paid by the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT).
The unions came...
GCB Bank Limited has approved a donation of GH¢100,000 for the fight against cerebrospinal meningitis (CMS) and COVID-19 in the Upper West Region of the country.
The amount will be used for improvements in health infrastructure and other uses to benefit the people of Upper West Region.
Presentation of the cheque...
The Law Students’ Union of the University of Cape Coast has presented two separate citations; one in honour of GOIL Company Limited and the other for the Managing Director and Group Chief Executive of GOIL, Mr. Kwame Osei-Prempeh, in appreciation of sponsorship for the union’s Law School events and...
Stationery suppliers in the country have decried the devastating effects of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic on their businesses as schools and educational institutions remain closed.
The third quarter of the year – July to September – which has traditionally been the high season for stationery sales as it precedes a...
The National Board for Small Scale Industries (NBSSI) will give more attention to players in the educational and arts sectors with the receipt of GH¢150million top-up funds from government for the Coronavirus Alleviation Programme (CAP) Business Support Scheme.
The Executive Director of NBSSI, Kosi Yankey-Aryeh, told the B&FT that the...
To support businesses come out of the pandemic’s quagmire and hasten the so much needed economic recovery, some reforms aimed at lessening the tax burden on businesses must be implemented, global auditing giant Deloitte has proposed.
In its post-Mid-year Budget analysis report, the auditing firm has proposed a raft of...
Cargo throughput has seen a 44% drop in the first quarter of 2020 compared to the same period in 2019, laying bare the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on Ghana’s shipping and maritime industry.
The import trade volume, according to the Ghana Shippers Authority (GSA), decreased by 24.5% and exports...
The Chief Executive Officer of Vodafone, Patricia Obo-Nai, is pushing for all economic actors to support efforts at formalising the nation’s informal Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs), as their numbers hold a great opportunity to accelerate economic growth.
With Vodafone providing the technological capacity that is helping disburse the...
Archbishop Nicholas Duncan-Williams has announced the 2020 Prayer Works virtual prayer summit from Thursday, August 20 to Saturday, August 22.
The event will assemble more than 100,000 Believers globally in a life-changing effectual prayer.
Themed "Rising Above This Moment Through Effectual Prayer", this transformative Summit will be globally accessible online through the Global Prayer Works Platform.
With...