On Wednesday last week, corporate Ghana found itself bemused – or in some cases confounded – when the Ghana Statistical Service announced that Ghana’s economy grew 3.9% in the second quarter of 2021.
Economist and Director at the Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research (ISSER), Prof. Peter Quartey has been re-elected to the nine-member Board of Directors of the Agricultural Development Bank (ADB), for a second term.
The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has implored managers of the Minerals Income Investment Fund (MIIF) to bring their expertise to bear in their work for effective management of Ghana’s mineral resources.
Registrar-General's Department has served notice to the general public and the business community that it will end the validation of dormant companies by the end of September.
Former Minister of Health, Dr Bernard Okoe Boye, has urged the government and the Ministry of Finance to properly identify taxes paid by Ghanaians and associate them to specific projects.
President Nana Akufo-Addo has opened this year’s Presidential Business Summit with an assurance to the private sector that the Business Compact that will be drawn from the conference will be implemented.
Former MD of the Tema Oil Refinery (TOR), Isaac Osei, has been appointed chairperson of the 11-member board of the Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority (GHAPOHA).
Capital given by shareholders provides initial funding for a private company’s operational activities. Additionally, shareholders could extend debt or loan to support a company’s operational activities. These shareholders’ financial investments coupled with other 3rd party credits or debts are used in the value generation (properties/assets and profits) activities of companies.
The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has hinted that it will soon commence a vigorous night operation to register and collect taxes from traders who work mainly at night.
The Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA), has urged the Bank of Ghana (BoG) to impose a ceiling of five percentage points on the spread of banks to lower lending rates in the country.