The current economic situation will sooner than later compel the government to return to the International Monetary Fund for bailout fund or programme, Economist and Associate Professor at Niagara University in Canada, Dr. Dennis Nsafoah has revealed.
The Senior Manager in charge of Mining at AngloGold Ashanti Iduaprim mines, Steven Asante Yamoah, says although it supports the Minerals Commission’s decision to regulate the manufacture and transport of explosives following the Appiate disaster, the closure of Maxam Company Limited will have adverse impact on the operations of over six mining companies in the country.
A three-month investigation based on interviews with dozens of fishery experts, company records and financial documents has revealed an opaque network of Chinese control and ownership of many industrial fishing vessels operating in Ghanaian waters – in contravention of local laws.
The National Identification Authority (NIA) has said it stands by its damning verdict for the quality of biometric data to be collected by the National Communications Authority (NCA) in the ongoing SIM re-registration exercise.
The Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta, has said Ghana’s performance on the international capital market is being undermined by some lapses in the country's democratic governance.
The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has directed banks and other financial institutions to accept Ghana Card as the only identification card for all financial transactions from July 2022.
President Akufo-Addo has appointed former Managing Director of the Ghana Stock Exchange, Kofi Yamoah as the Board Chair of the Venture Capital Trust Fund (VCTF) board.
The World Bank is committing some $40 million into the Venture Capital Trust Fund through the National Development Bank for its operations and on-lending to the private sector.
The Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) says following a decision in 2018 to withhold the pensions of persons who failed to renew their certificates, the institution has saved about GH¢235 million.
