The Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, has announced that Ghana will soon institute measures to deepen collaboration between the Ghana Revenue Authority and the Financial Forensic Unit of the Criminal Investigation Department of the Ghana Police Service to ensure that financial crimes are drastically reduced. According to him, these measures will be put in place to … Read more
The Akufo-Addo administration has re-affirmed Ghana’s commitment to fight money laundering, terrorism financing, proliferation and other transnational crimes by collaborating with ECOWAS member states. Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, made the observation when he delivered the keynote address at the opening ceremony of a training workshop organised by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) and Inter-Governmental … Read more
Ghana has been cited as one of the countries in the world where money laundering activities grew in 2016 and has recorded two money laundering convictions in the same year, a recent report from the US State Department has said. The International Narcotics Strategy Report found that although Ghana’s Anti-Money Laundering Law (AML), is largely … Read more
On Thursday, February 2, 2017, and Friday, February 3, 2017, the Ghana Integrity Initiative, the Ghana chapter of Transparency International, hosted a workshop on supporting new beneficial ownership transparency champions. The workshop brought together delegates and consultants from many countries including the United Kingdom, United States, Nigeria, Kenya and Ghana. The workshop was addressed by … Read more
Destiny Ugorji Lead defence counsel in the on-going trial of Nigeria’s former Head of Service, Mr. Stephen Oronsaye, before Justice Olasumbo Goodluck of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Abuja, Kanu Agabi (SAN), Thursday, took on the 6th Prosecution witness of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission -EFCC, Bello Hammadhama in cross-examination. Agabi, who raised … Read more