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Moves to boost depositors’ confidence: Deposit Insurance Protection Corporation starts operations Oct.

September 17, 2019 The Deposit Insurance Protection Corporation (DIPC) will become fully operational on October 1, 2019, as part of moves to further boost depositors’ confidence and seal the reform process...

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September 17, 2019 / Comments (0)

Time to invite private participation in SOEs – Prof. Quartey

August 29, 2019 Professor of economics at the University of Ghana, Prof. Peter Quartey, has urged government to consider, as a matter of urgency, initiating the process of privatising some State Owned...

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August 29, 2019 / Comments (0)

Talk tax goes up by 9 percent

July 30, 2019 Consumers will now have to brace up to pay more for usage of communication services to their respective telecommunication networks following government’s decision to increase it from six...

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July 30, 2019 / Comments (0)

BoG collapses 400 microfinance, microcredit companies

June 3, 2019 The Central Bank has revoked the licences of more than 300 microfinance companies and 39 microcredit or money lending companies effective Friday, May 31, 2019. In two statements released on...

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June 3, 2019 / Comments (0)

Wage bill hits GH₵14bn…takes 45% of tax revenue in 2017

July 24, 2018 Government’s wage bill for 2017 was GH₵14.4 billion, representing a 44.8 percent of the country’s tax revenue and 7 percent of GDP. The figure is 2.3 percent short of was recorded in...

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July 24, 2018 / Comments (0)