Economy

The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors approved US$315 million from the International Development Association (IDA)* to support job creation, skills development and digital transformation in Ghana. This financing includes …

After its full rebranding, Absa Bank Ghana has won its first global industry award in less than a year. The bank has been adjudged the 2020 Best Retail Bank in …

Sixteen oil companies in the upstream sector have failed to pay their surface rental fees, according to an audit report by the Auditor General Department. The report said as of …

Some friends and compatriots have wondered if the government has given me a share of the booty (US$50,000) to silence my activism as they believe other silencers have been paid …

Emirates has announced it will offer scheduled flights for travellers in 10 more cities: Colombo (from 20 June), Sialkot (24 June), Istanbul (from 25 June); Auckland, Beirut, Brussels, Hanoi and …

The National Board for Small Scale Industries (NBSSI), has announced a six-day extension of the deadline for accessing government’s stimulus package from June 20 to 26. The decision, taken in …

The Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority has commissioned an association of Consultants led by a M/s Sellhorn Ingenieurgesellschaft mbH from Hamburg, Germany. The other consultants are ProTeln Service GmbH, PSP …

The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) as of Wednesday, June 17, 2020, has collected a total revenue of GHc490 million since the rollout of the Integrated Customs Management System (ICUMS) at …

Introduction The final article in the “BOG MPC AND DEFICIT FINANCING” series calls on Parliament to re-examine the revised 2020 Budget and COVID-19 fiscal gaps that it approved to mitigate …

Standard Chartered Bank has announced that Kasapreko Company Limited has become the first client to make a drawdown under its US$1billion financing commitment to help companies tackling COVID-19. The Ghanaian …