2017

African governments have been urged to maximise their natural resources through the provision of the necessary policy and regulatory frameworks as well as the requisite capital to optimise opportunities in the mining and fisheries sectors.…

The United Nations Development Programme has launched its Income Inequality Trends in Sub-Saharan Africa report during the African Economic Conference in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Income Inequality Trends in sub-Saharan Africa: Divergence,…

Ibrahim Awal, Minister for Business Development, says the government as part of its initiative to support the private sector had budgeted $10 million to support young entrepreneurs. He said the Ministry was also working on loans…

Negotiations are far advanced with investors to make the defunct Saltpond Ceramic Company (SCC) operational in 2018, Mr Kenneth Kelly Essuman, the Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for Mfantseman has hinted. He indicated that the Assembly…

Small and Medium Enterprises Association of Ghana (SMEsAG) has been launched bringing together SMEs, business development experts, policy makers and researchers to advocate for favourable policies to guide the operations of SMEs in the…

The Ghana Investment Promotion Authority (GIPC) has pledged its continuous support to businesses willing to invest in Ghana. Mr Edward Benjamin Ashong-Lartey, Director Investor Services GIPC, said the Centre would provide the necessary…

The Ministry of Finance has launched the 2018 version of the Citizen's Budget to help citizens understand government initiatives and policies stated in the budget. The document, prepared with the citizens in mind, has been presented in a…

The Association of Ghana Industry (AGI) Construction Sector has called for the preparation and passage of a delayed payment law (DPL) to ensure that local construction firms are paid promptly for government contracts executed. The DPL, it…

Mr Gilbert Kennedy Asmah, the Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) of Tarkwa Nsueam has indicated that revenue collection at the Bonsa toll booth has started and was on trial for a period of one month. He said the revenue collection which begun…

Negotiating contracts in Africa is like a dark art. An art only mastered by multinational companies seeking to have control of natural resources, infrastructure projects and make as much money as they could at the expense of often poor but…