Employees in Ghana’s informal sector have been given a flexible opportunity to enroll on a Pension Scheme. The move is not only to secure their future but also to help rope more people into the...
The National Pensions Regulatory Authority (NPRA) has renewed its call on companies to ensure the payment of the pensions of their workers. The call comes at a time the regulator is keen on...
An estimated 12 million people in the informal sector of the economy are without any form of pension, a situation that leads to loss of income in retirement and perpetuates old age poverty, Samuel...
Zcash, the latest virtual currency, has been a smash success since its launch seven months ago, drawing in new users with promises of unrivaled privacy protection. But the new virtual money could...
The government, in collaboration with the Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT), has completed 90 per cent of the validation exercise for teachers. Out of the 117,232 documents received,...
Out of 12 months arrears in indebtedness under the NHIS, government has only paid for a month The Chamber of Pharmacy Ghana has expressed disgust about what it described as government’s snail’s...
The new management of the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT), appears disinterested in a whopping GH¢477.3 million loan it granted to eight public and private institutions and...
The new management of the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT), appears disinterested in a whopping GH¢477.3 million loan it granted to eight public and private institutions and...
A call has been made to media practitioners to create effective awareness on risks and challenges associated with the operation of mobile money by mobile network operators in the country. This,...
Ghana Home Loans (GHL), the mortgage specialists, has initiated collaborations with several public sector groups to provide their members with facilities to enable them acquire property. The mortgage...
HSBC said on Thursday that pre-tax profit fell 19 percent to US$4.96 billion in the first three months of the year. The bank said the drop in reported profit was down to a change in the accounting of...
The US Federal Reserve on Wednesday made no change in the benchmark interest rate and downplayed recent weak economic growth, a signal it likely will remain on course for gradual rate hikes. The...
The current high lending rate offered to non-bank financial institutions by the Central Bank is rendering them uncompetitive and unproductive. This is according to the Chief Executive Officer of the...
The government is to launch in June, this year, a national financial inclusion strategy aimed at making financial services accessible to all Ghanaians, a Deputy Minister of Finance, Ms Abena Osei...
The US Senate confirmed attorney Jay Clayton as the new head of the Securities and Exchange Commission tasked with regulating Wall Street and America's financial sector. Some Democrats joined...
In slashing the policy rate in November 2016 from 26% to 25.50% and subsequently by 200 basis points in March 2017 to 23.50%,the Bank of Ghana (BoG), amongst others seek to boost consumer spending...
The Federal Reserve was set to open its two-day policy meeting on Tuesday amid signs of softening inflation which eases the pressure to raise interest rates, at least for now. The central bank is not...
The Bank of Ghana (BoG) is to implement new corporate governance guidelines for the banking sector next month, as it seeks to ensure that proper corporate governance practices are entrenched. The new...
The Bank of Ghana (BoG) says it has prescribed remedial measures both general and specific to the risk exposure of each of the 31 commercial banks operating in the country to help ensure resilience...
The Bank of Ghana (BoG) is to implement new corporate governance guidelines for the banking sector next month, as it seeks to ensure that proper corporate governance practices are entrenched. The new...
