Senior Economist at Databank Research, Courage Martey is hopeful the cedi will continue to see some stability against the dollar compared to other currencies across the continent due to the bi-weekly FX forward auction being undertaken by the Bank of Ghana (BoG).
The bi-weekly FX forward auction, which was introduced...
Absa Bank is partnering with Ghana's youth-oriented radio station, Y107.9 FM to support Ghanaian-owned start-up businesses through the #AbsaStartUpJournalOnY radio programme.
The #AbsaStartUpJournalOnY initiative forms part of the bank's ambitious proposition known as “Absa StartUp Banking”, to support the grooming and growth of Ghanaian-owned startups with solutions that will bring...
The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) will soon outline some incentives that would accompany the filing of tax returns online through the Integrated Tax Application Preparation System (ITAPS) in a move to encourage compliance.
Acting Commissioner-General of the GRA, Ammishaddai Owusu-Amoah, told the B&FT in an interview that a channel migration...
Financial transparency is the singular most important factor required by capital markets to instill confidence, stimulate participation and drive growth from all classes of investors, Philip Southwell, Partner at Chapel Hill Denham and Chairman of the Nigeria Infrastructure Debt Fund (NIDF), has said
According to him, the capital market has...
When forming and operating a business, startup owners obviously will be prone to some critical tax issues. This is because most startup owners have either some basic knowledge or no knowledge at all when it comes to the issue of tax. By paying attention to these issues, startups can...
The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement was signed on March 21, 2018, by 44 member-countries: to create a continental market for goods and services, with free movement of people and capital; as well as facilitate space for the creation of a Customs Union. This trade area is...
In this new era of growing African agribusiness opportunities, a breakthrough in agriculture can change global food systems and drive African prosperity.In a recent virtual media launch, Grosso Foods Group was announced as a new entrant in the African agri-business sector with a vision to accelerate agribusiness growth and...
Agriculture plays a pivotal role in the socio-economic development of Ghana as it contributes to ensuring food security, provides raw materials for local industries, generates foreign exchange and provides employment and income for the greater number of the population.
The share of agriculture to the country G.D.P for 2018 was...
AngloGold Ashanti has announced that all conditions precedent have been met with respect to the sale of its remaining mines in South Africa to Harmony Gold Mining Company Limited.
This includes the unconditional approval by the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (“DMRE”) for the transfer of the West Wits...
National debt - also known as government debt, sovereign debt, country debt, or public debt - is money owed by a government at any level (central government, local government, or any government agencies) to individuals, organisations and nations at a particular point in time.
Researchers, academics, ordinary citizens, journalists and...