Accountants Urged To Specialise
Accountants in the country have been challenged to pursue further courses to seek specialisation in the financial sector to be able to discharge their duties effectively. The Chairman of the...
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NSIA Insurance Launches Weekly Auto Insurance Payment
Car owners, especially commercial drivers, now have the opportunity to pay for their auto insurance in weekly installments in Ghana following the introduction of “Apakan” by NSIA Insurance Ghana....
Let’s Be Circumspect In Discussing $2bn Bond — FirstBanc MD
The Managing Director of FirstBanC Financial Services, Mr Amenyo Setordzie, has asked for circumspection on the discussion around the US$2.25 billion bond issued earlier this month. That, he said,...
Instant Pay and Mobile Money Reducing the Unbanked
The Chief Executive of the Ghana Interbank Payment and Settlement Systems (GhIPSS), Archie Hesse has encouraged the public to ask for instant pay services from their banks and also patronise mobile...
Mortgage Interests Increases To 33.8% In March
The average interest rate for mortgage loans among commercial banks reached 33.8 percent in March 2017. The figure recorded a 2 percent increase as compared to the 33.6 percent recorded at the end of...
Average Mortgage Interest Increases To 33.8% In March
The average interest rate for mortgage loans among commercial banks reached 33.8 percent in March 2017. The figure recorded a 2 percent increase as compared to the 33.6 percent recorded at the end of...
Debt Reprofiling, A Move To Save the Country From Default
Most of the damage to Ghana's economy in recent times has been done by credit facilities and their high interest rates. The Vice - President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has taken some measures to blunt the...
ADB Releases GHC450m For Agric In 2017; GHC150m For Planting For Food & Jobs
The Agricultural Development Bank (ADB), has announced a total of GH¢450 million to, among other initiatives, support the government’s ‘Planting for Food and Jobs’ programme. The fund,...
ADB Releases GHC 450m To Support Planting For Food and Jobs Programme
The Agricultural Development Bank (ADB) has announced a total of GH450 million to among other initiatives support the government’s ‘Planting for Food and Jobs’ programme. The fund, according to...
Ghana Gas Seals Deal With Chinese Firm For Major Gas Pipeline Project
The Ghana National Gas Company (Ghana Gas) has signed a deal with Chinese multinational, Yantai Jereh Group, for the construction of an onshore 278 km natural gas pipeline from the Aboadze enclave in...
Where Is Manasseh Azure Awuni?
By Philip D. Guribie Jnr Politics and political critique in Ghana always seem one sided. This assertion is true because when the NDC was in power from January 2009 to January 2017, there were...
Graduates and Entrepreneurship
By Seidu Samad “As long as you’re going to be thinking anyway, think big.” -- Donald Trump. The concept of entrepreneurship was first established in the 1700s, and the meaning has evolved ever...
17.5% Financial Services VAT To Reduce Cost of Services
Some financial institutions have assured customers of lower cost of services with the implementation of the scrapping of the 17.5 percent VAT on financial services. They contend that the development...
Mallya’s $1bn Debt Is the ‘tip of the Iceberg’ of India’s Unpaid Loans
The recent arrest of Vijay Mallya highlighted the problem of bad loans in India, but analysts say the tycoon's unpaid debts are just the tip of an iceberg that is already holding back the country's...
Time To Harness Media’s Undoubted Power To Halt Corruption In Ghana
There is no question that the government's fight against illegal gold mining in Ghana, would not have gotten the widespread support across the nation that it now enjoys, without the active...
Insurance Brokerage Firms On the Rise
More insurance broking firms have entered in Ghana’s insurance industry’s landscape in 2016. The number has increased from about 65 to 85 in 2017. Last year about 10 broking companies were given...
Patronise Instant Pay, Mobile Money Services
The Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Interbank Payment and Settlement Systems (GhIPSS), Archie Hesse has encouraged the public to patronise instant pay and mobile money services from their...
Ghana Still In Discussion Over Possible Program Extension
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has indicated that it is still in discussion with Ghana over a possible extension of the Fund program. Finance Minister Ken Ofori Atta at a recent engagement...
Prioritise Irrigation In Agric Mechanisation
The agric sector remains one of the pillars of Ghana’s economy. More than 60% of the workforce is engage in agriculture. Government since 2007 had begun providing support in the form of subsidised...
Silence Is Not An Option
Whereas the president, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has managed to accomplish the feat of populating his administration with more family members than any past Ghanaian head of state, military or...