Finance Minister Ken Ofori Atta is optimistic that the projected tax-to-GDP of 20 percent from the current 13 percent will materialise if government increases revenue mobilisation and harnesses a digitalised economy.
This, the minister said, when attained will enable government to raise funds to support the recently announced GH¢100billion Ghana...
The Agricultural Development Bank (ADB) has posted impressive financial growth in its half-year results, even in the face of the Coronavirus pandemic that has wreaked havoc on all sectors of the economy, including the financial sector.
The unaudited half-year results published by the Bank last week showed growth in all...
If there is any sector that can stimulate and revive the economy amid the devastating impact of the Coronavirus pandemic, then it is the banking and financial sector - but the biggest question remains ‘how?’
To effectively deal with this question, Ghana’s Most Respected CEOs Breakfast Series - a quarterly...
Over 600 Ghanaian seafarers are stranded abroad due to the Coronavirus pandemic which has led to partial boarder closures globally, data from maritime services provider, Schulte Maritime Services Ghana (SMSG) - a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Schulte Group - has shown.
According to the data, these Ghanaians who embarked on seafaring activities to...
A recent study on C-Suite perceptivity of the economic impact of COVID-19 revealed that revenue connected to tourism, aviation, property sales and entertainment all decreased by over 90% in the first and second quarters of 2020.
Conducted by industrialisation and supply chain expert Professor Douglas Boateng, the purposive study also...
Ghana Rubber Estate Limited (GREL) could lose €550,000 of investment made on their plantation from 2010 to 2020 if illegal miners, or ‘galamsey’ operators, are not driven away from the company’s concession.
Perry Acheampong, Corporate Affairs Manager of GREL, told B&FT in an interview that should the concession be lost,...
In a first of its kind offer, telecom operator AirtelTigo has launched a ‘Free Morning Offer’ to give new and existing customers free AirtelTigo to AirtelTigo calls from 5am to 10am every day for six months.
In addition to the free calls, new customers will also get to enjoy free...
Santol Energy, one of the fastest-growing indigenous oil companies in the downstream sector, has opened its newest branch at Weija, in the Greater Accra Region, in line with its drive to delivering best-in-class services, offering affordable and clean fuel to the local market and beyond.
The opening of the Weija...
Prof. Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang, the Vice-Presidential Candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), attended a thanksgiving service the day after the successful outdooring event on Monday July 27, 2020 evening.
In his sermon, the Presiding Bishop of the Methodist Church, Most Reverend Dr. Paul Kwabena Boafo, acknowledged that Christians must...
Indigenous bank, UMB, has recorded an impressive 194 percent increase in profit for the half year ended June 2020, despite the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the operations of businesses.
The measures taken by various national governments to contain the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic across the world have heavily impacted...