By Francis TIMORE
Over 50 tax experts and lawyers in Ghana on Thursday 9th July 2020 converged online to critically review Ghana’s tax policies, and how to improve tax administration in Ghana.
The program which was organized by the Chartered Institute of Taxation Ghana (CITG), the statutory body set up under...
So far, an estimated US$324million worth of drilling, acquisition and interpretation of seismic, geological and geophysics data projects have been postponed across the petroleum upstream sector, the National Petroleum Commission has said as the coronavirus pandemic continues to wreak havoc on the country’s oil and gas industry.
Among them is...
Kenya’s shilling will come under pressure this week, while Tanzania’s will likely hold firm, traders said. Uganda’s shilling was seen strengthening, Zambia’s kwacha holding ground and Nigeria’s naira weakening.
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The Kenyan shilling will likely come under pressure due to increased dollar demand from the energy sector and from importers...
As COVID-19 cases continue to increase in AGRA-focus (1) countries, food insecurity remains a concern as economies suffer, AGRA’s COVID-19 Situation Report Number 5 for July 2020 states.
With slowing growth across Africa, governments are launching new initiatives to mitigate the impacts of COVID-19 and bring agriculture to the forefront...
Global oil demand has rebounded somewhat faster than previously thought, although the spread of the corona virus in the United States and Latin America is “casting a shadow over the outlook,” the International Energy Agency (IEA) wrote in its latest Oil Market Report.
The last few weeks have seen crude...
Happy 98.9FM has engaged key personalities namely Edward Boateng, Ghana’s Ambassador to China, Zhu Jing, Charge D’Affaires of the Chinese Embassy in Accra and Musa Frimpong, Founder of the Duapa Africa initiative in a gripping conversation on Ghana-China relations, COVID-19 and the way forward as the two countries mark...
The COVID-19 pandemic is devastating labor markets across the world. Tens of millions of workers lost their jobs, millions more out of the labor force altogether, and many occupations face an uncertain future. Social distancing measures threaten jobs requiring physical presence at the workplace or face-to-face interactions. Those unable...
Globally, countries are experiencing a rapid expansion of digitisation and technological advancements that touch on nearly all aspects of life. In general, the surge in digitisation has improved operational efficiency and service delivery in all the key sectors of public and commercial importance - from manufacturing and industry, to...
With some drivers and transport owners unreasonably charging an upward fare, the Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) is yet to release the new transport fares this weekend, after the Ministry of Transport approved a 15 percent hike in fares across the board in the country.
Justifying the increment, the...
Governments and development partners must respond in a more coordinated, targetted and rapid manner to be effective in limiting impact. An additional 49 million Africans could be pushed into extreme poverty by the pandemic and its aftermath; West and Central Africa stand to be worst-hit
Africa’s economic growth could rebound...