POLICY THINK Tank, IMANI Ghana, has observed that because the Controller and Accountant General Department (CAGD) wants to avoid the overbearing powers of Ministers of state and heads of Departments and Agencies, it has not been able to police its mandate.
Falling raw materials prices, health crises, security threats and others have led the IMF to adjust its growth forecast for Africa downward. What are the implications for African businesses?
The MasterCard Foundation, a Canada based independent global organisation has announced a $50 million challenge fund to help improve the lives of smallholder farmers in Ghana and other African countries by enabling businesses to expand financial services in rural areas of Ghana and across Sub-Saharan Africa.
The Kasoa District Police have intercepted a large consignment of substances suspected to be Indian Hemp (wee) at Papaase, a small community situated along the Kasoa-Bawjiase road in the Central Region of Ghana.
The Ghana Institution of Engineers (GhIE) and the Savannah Accelerated Development Authority (SADA) today launched a ground-breaking event which seeks to bring together Ghana’s engineering fraternity and a wide range of local and international stakeholders interested in and committed to the development of Northern Savannah Ecological Zone (NSEZ) of Ghana.
Officially, about 600,000 workers are on the payroll of the Government of Ghana, consuming over 74% of the revenue generated by the state.
The Ebola epidemic will continue to cripple the economies of Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone even as transmission rates in the three countries show significant signs of slowing, according to a World Bank Group analysis on the economic impact of Ebola in Africa.
As Nigeria marks six months without a new case of polio, Rotary has announced $8.1 in grants to help the country in its final push to eradicate the disease within its borders.
All is not well at the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA), as a promotion exercise carried out late last year has brought about confusion and is affecting the operations of the revenue collection agency.
Moody’s Investors Service has changed its outlook on the global airline industry to positive from stable as the sharp drop in fuel costs will bolster financial performance.
