Private Equity Africa (PEA) has announced the full list of winners of the 2017 GP & Advisor Awards. The awards saw 22 firms collect much coveted accolades at the 6th Annual PEA Awards Gala Dinner hosted at London’s prestigious Savoy hotel on 1st June, which attracted about 250 industry professionals. The recipient of this year’s Outstanding Leadership … Read more
Telecom operators and internet service providers (ISPs) in the country want the industry’s universal access fund to be depoliticized to ensure efficient application of the funds. The telecoms/ICT universal access fund is called Ghana Investment Fund for Electronic Communication (GIFEC) and its legal mandate is to extend telecoms/ICT infrastructure and broadband connectivity to unserved and … Read more
If government would not ensure adequate and timely transfers to its statutory funds, then it must as well collapse them, the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS), has said, calling for a review of the whole practice of earmarking portions of government revenue to meet statutory obligations. The District Assemblies Common Fund, established under article 252 … Read more