The year-on-year inflation rate rose to 10.4 per cent in December compared to 9.8 per cent the previous month, the Ghana Statistical Service said on Wednesday. The rate is 0.6 percentage point higher than the rate for November 2020. The month-on-month inflation between November and December 2020 was 0.9 per …
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Mr Kenneth Thompson, Chief Executive Officer, Dalex Finance Limited, on Wednesday said Ghana stands to face grave economic challenges in 2021, if government does not adopt the right economic recovery strategy. He said the Ghanaian economy was in recession after two consecutive quarters of negative Gross Domestic Product growth, adding …
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The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has cautioned the general public against investing their monies in Chy Century Heng Yue Group Limited and Sairui E-Commerce Ghana Limited. A statement from the SEC said the two firms have not been licensed in Ghana to undertake any capital market activity. “The General …
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The Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT), in accordance with Section 80 of the National Pensions Act 2008 (Act 766), on Thursday said the indexed monthly pensions have been increased upwards by 10 per cent 2021. SSNIT working in consultation with the National Pensions Regulatory Authority (NPRA) said all …
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The banking sector has been sanitized following stringent measures put in place by the governing New Patriotic Party, says President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. He made this assertion on Tuesday, January 5, 2021, when he delivered his last State of the Nation Address to the 7th Parliament. President Akufo-Addo said …
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President Nana Akufo-Addo says within four years, his government has been able to turn around the ailing Ghanaian economy he inherited for good. He said this when he delivered his final State of the Nation address in Parliament on Tuesday, January 5, 2021. This is the last State of the …
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The National Insurance Commission has extended the deadline for the recapitalization of insurance companies from June 2021 to January 2022. The extension of the deadline is as a result of the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic which has affected all businesses around the world and in the country. The …
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Mr Daniel Wilson Addo, the Managing Director (MD) of Consolidated Bank Ghana (CBG), has been adjudged ‘Most Respected Chief Executive Officer’ (CEO) of state-owned banks at the 2020 Ghana Industry CEOs Awards held in Accra. A statement from CBG, copied to the Ghana News Agency said, the prestigious award scheme …
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About 1.5 million out of the six million eligible Ghanaian tax payers pay tax, allotting Ghana one of the lowest Tax to Gross Domestic Product (GDP) ratio in Africa. Ghana therefore has a lot to do to meet the Sub-Saharan average target of 17 per cent which is above the …
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Dr Ernest Addison, Governor of the Bank of Ghana has hinted of plans to undo all countercyclical measures implemented in the financial sector due to the COVID-19 pandemic to allow for the proper functioning of the system. He has, therefore, charged banks to remain vigilant, upgrade staff capabilities and improve …
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