For several decades, Ghana implemented public sector-led economic development strategies where Government directly controlled most of business activities. There was a shift in focus however in the late ...
Ghanaian timber is highly valued for its durability and aesthetic appearance. It is used in the manufacture of products such as floorings, furniture, carvings, toys, Mouldings, rafters, sea defense walls, ...
... Today, tourism is a major source of income for many countries, and affects the economy of both the source and host countries, in some cases being of vital importance. The increasing number of tourists ...
... and Lake Volta, which provides 1,125 kilometres (699 miles) of arterial and feeder waterways. The two seaports of Ghana at Tema and Takoradi handle most of the country’s imports and exports.
The turnaround ...
Textile manufacturing in Ghana is an industry consisting of ginneries and textile mills producing batik, wax cloth, fancy printed cloth and Kente cloth. Firms have located in Ghana to serve local and regional ...
... subsidies for agricultural goods. This makes it difficult for a developing nation to export its goods overseas, and forces developing nations to compete with imported goods which are exported from developed ...
... There is custom duty exemption for agricultural and industrial plant, machinery and equipment imported for investment purposes, listed companies enjoy corporate tax of 25% and newly listed companies enjoy ...
The country may be classified into three main agriculture zones. The forest vegetation zone: consists of parts of Western, Eastern, Ashanti, Brong-Ahafo and Volta Regions. The northern savannah vegetation ...
The Companies Code was enacted and promulgated in 1963 (Act 179), and has ever since been in force. Since it was drafted by the famous Professor L. C. B. Gower and promulgated, forty (40) ...
... the workshop due to other equally important engagements. He said, it has been about a year since PEF began planning for this workshop and the UNDP/Ghana Capacity 21 Programme assisted in organizing their ...
The Private Enterprise Foundation (PEF), was founded on the initiative of four major business associations: Association of Ghanaian Industries (AGI), Ghana National Chamber of Commerce (GNCC), the Ghana ...
Agriculture has long been an important sector of the economy, employing about 50 percent of the labour force. At the end of 2014, the sector contributed an estimated 19.9 percent to the country’s GDP (Ghana ...
Ghana Vision 2020: A Middle Income Country by the Year 2020
Ghana seeks to become a middle income country by the year 2020. This ambitious objective, embodied in the Government's Vision 2020, requires ...
Over the last decade, Ghana's real GDP has grown steadily at 4 per cent per annum on average. Sectoral growth rates in agriculture, industry and services have also remained reasonably ...
Ghana is endowed with substantial mineral resources and has a well-established mining sector, which has grown considerably in recent years to represent an important pillar of the Ghanaian economy. The ...
... in the macro-economic policies, regulations and legal framework affecting the private sector.
The broad objective of the study is to assess the impact of the Special Import Tax on the local manufacturing ...
... providers, hospitality industries, importers and exporters, etc.;
Taking into consideration the fact that the declared vision of Government is the achievement of a Golden Age of Business through ...