Right To Play Ghana says the global health crisis can have a far more reaching impact on education if deliberate steps are not taken to ensure that all children benefit from the digital lessons provided by the Ghana Education Service.
In a statement marking the International Day of the African...
What do General Motors, Burger King, CNN, Uber and Airbnb all have in common?
They were all founded during economic downturns.
GM launched in 1908, when the US economy was in turmoil after "the Panic of 1907" financial crisis. Meanwhile, Burger King flipped its first patty in 1953, when the US...
Gold miners will need to invest $37 billion into projects in the next five years to maintain 2019 production levels and counter the prospect of peak supply, consultancy Wood Mackenzie said in a report on Wednesday.
With no major new gold discoveries over the last few years, miners have resorted...
The country’s fears of losing substantial domestic revenue through the devastating impact of the coronavirus pandemic has been worsened as Bank of Ghana data shows only about 18 percent of oil revenue target was realized in the first quarter of this year.
According to the Fiscal Development Report (May 2020),...
GH¢490m earned in 17 days
GH¢1bn projected for June
The Ghana Revenue Authority has said the state has lost no revenue since the introduction of the Integrated Customs Management System (ICUMS), but rather, the authority has had its revenue projections on target even with the teething problems that greeted...
The Minister of Finance Ken Ofori-Atta has said that the country is to put in place systems to consolidate the data of state agencies in the bid to capture all tax payers – both individuals and corporate entities - to ensure that the nation is able to retrieve the...
The President of the Chartered Institute of Bankers (CIB) Ghana, Patricia Sappor, has said that banks are aggressively driving their digital products and service to help government move the economy from a cash-based system into one that is near cashless or at least, cash-lite.
She emphasised that whilst banks are...
Despite the coronavirus pandemic biting economies around the world hard, with many seeing a contraction - especially the developed ones, Ghana’s economy was able to withstand the destructive power of the disease, as it rather experienced growth; albeit slower than same period the previous year – thanks to the...
To root out corrupt revenue collection officials in the country, the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) and Ministry of Finance have established a Tax Audit and Quality Assurance Unit.
A bold move, according to some industry voices, the new department will deal with all complaints of corruption and ensure that the...
The National Pensions Regulatory Authority (NPRA) has assured of efforts to address the concerns of public sector unions over the low pension amounts paid by the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT).
The unions, totalling 12 which came together to form the Forum for Public Sector Registered Pension Schemes...