Organisers of the Kenya Trade Expo Ghana 2017 have signed an agreement with Cellulant, a Pan-African FinTech Company. The agreement is part of an effort to encourage continued trade between the two countries and expand digital payment services to various sectors, particularly in Agriculture. The deal was concluded during a ministerial visit by Minister for … Read more
Pan-African FinTech Company, Cellulant, has announced the signing of a partnership agreement with the Kenya Trade Expo Ghana 2017 during a ministerial visit at Cellulant offices in Nairobi, by H. E Alhaji Mohammed Ibrahim Awal – Ghana’s Minister for Business Development. The agreement is part of an effort to encourage continued trade between the two countries and … Read more
Private enterprises have lauded the tax free holiday policy for startups effective this July. Business Development Minister, Mohammed Ibrahim Awal explains that the move forms part plans to reduce the cost of doing business in Ghana and encourage private sector development. The NPP government has already abolished some eight taxes and reviewed four others in … Read more
Minister for Business Development, Mohammed Ibrahim Awal, has beckoned to the international business community to take advantage of the thriving business environment in Ghana to invest. According to the Minister, government is committed removing all bottle necks affecting the ease of doing business in the country, adding that Ghana “is ready and willing to do … Read more
New businesses will be exempted from paying tax within their first year of operation, Minister for Business Development, Ibrahim Mohammed Awal has said. The minister brought this to the fore at the Kenya Trade Expo Ghana 2017 held at Horizons Office Ghana, Friday. While reiterating government’s commitment to strengthen Private-Public-Partnership to secure industrial transformation, Alhaji … Read more
Government has hinted of its intention to grant a tax-free year to business startups. This is part of moves to strengthen and promote SME’s growth. Parliament recently approved four amendment bills to scrap taxes as proposed in the 2017 budget. The move also formed part of the government’s efforts at reducing cost of doing business … Read more
Government has hinted of its intention to grant a tax-free year to business startups. This is part of moves to strengthen and promote SME’s growth. Parliament recently approved four amendment bills to scrap taxes as proposed in the 2017 budget. The move also formed part of the government’s efforts at reducing cost of doing business … Read more
The US Ambassador to Ghana, Robert Jackson, says it is very expensive to travel through the Kotoka International Airport as compared to other African countries. The situation impedes US investment in Ghana and also compels most US investors to focus on other countries within the sub-region, according to him. Ambassador Jackson, who revealed this when … Read more
The US Ambassador to Ghana, Robert Jackson, has cited the high cost of air travel and the undue delays in visa acquisition as two major challenges to investments to Ghana. According to him, the development has compelled most investors to divert attention to other countries within the sub-region as businesses are more endeared to ease … Read more
Government has promised to give low-interest rate loans to Small and Medium Scale Enterprises, considered as the engine of the country’s financial setup. This is to usher in a new golden age for private sector-led economic transformation in line with the governing New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) campaign promise. Minister for Business Development, Alhaji Mohammed Ibrahim … Read more
Government has promised to give low-interest rate loans to Small and Medium Scale Enterprises, considered as the engine of the country’s financial setup. This is to usher in a new golden age for private sector-led economic transformation in line with the governing New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) campaign promise. Minister for Business Development, Alhaji Mohammed Ibrahim … Read more
In four years twenty big Ghanaian companies with competitive advantage would have been created through capacity building and partnership with foreign businesses, the Minister-designate for Business Development, Mr. Mohammed Ibrahim Awal has said. Citing car manufacturer Apostle Kwadwo Sarfo as one of the entrepreneurs who could benefit from support to reach the international market, he … Read more
Ghana Young Entrepreneurs (G. Y.E.), an association of young entrepreneurs, has commended President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo for creating the Ministry of Business Development. The group said the initiative would ensure that the right environment created for players in the private sector to expand their businesses and contribute to job creation. Speaking at its first … Read more