By Joshua Worlasi AMLANU A tax expert has said government’s plan to reform the value added tax (VAT) regime could simplify compliance, reduce distortions and strengthen the country’s revenue base. Speaking at the KPMG 2025 first budget discussions, Kofi Frempong-Kore – a tax partner at KPMG – said the current VAT structure is complex, placing […] The post VAT overhaul

By Wisdom JONNY-NUEKPE The African Centre for Economic Transformation (ACET) has expressed worry over the country’s dipping export competitiveness, which it says has tumbled by 8.4 percentage points over the last two decades and is still declining. ACET, in its Country Economic Transformation Outlook (CETO) document for Ghana, mentioned that exports remain concentrated in moderate- […] The post Export

By Joshua AMLANU Ghana must accelerate efforts to diversify its exports to shield its economy from global price fluctuations that strain public finances and drive-up borrowing, Professor Peter Quartey, Director-Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research (ISSER), has said. The nation’s export portfolio is heavily concentrated in three primary commodities: gold, cocoa and oil. According […] The post Diversify

…collaborates with Sustainability Ministry  The Centre for Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) West Africa, a leading sub-regional sustainability organisation, developing, implementing and promoting sustainable polices, practices and activations for the private sector and government organisations, has applauded President John Mahama for the creation of the portfolio of Minister of State for Climate Change and Sustainability and […] The post Centre