Local

By Dickson Assan Many employees in Ghana are surprised when they take a closer look at their payslips and notice that the PAYE tax deducted each month is sometimes higher than their pension contribution. While the employee’s SSNIT deduction is limited to a mandatory 5.5% of basic salary, employee income tax in Ghana can rise […] The post PAYE optimisation strategies: Legal ways to reduce PAYE and increase net salary […]

Tackling clearance delays, improving border management and strengthening operational efficiency would deliver competitive gains for Ghana’s business environment as the country seeks to expand trade under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), the World Bank advises. The World Bank’s view is that port clearance delays in the country are constraining trade and slowing private-sector […] The post Editorial: Port clearance delays impede country’s competitiveness appeared first on The Business […]

By Seade CAESAR Ghana enters 2026 in a better economic position than it was a few years ago. Macroeconomic stability has improved, inflationary pressures have eased, and confidence is gradually returning to key sectors of the economy. But recovery alone is not the finish line. The real policy question now is how Ghana converts stabilization […] The post Why Ghana must hasten the UAE’s CEPA Programme in 2026 appeared first […]

There was something quietly heartwarming about the recent sight of parliamentarians, commentators, public figures and fellow Ghanaians, brothers and sisters, turning up in fugu. What began as playful cross-border banter quickly became a shared moment of cultural pride. MPs donned smocks in parliament, analysts wore them on television panels and social media brimmed with explanations […] The post Editorial: Fugu, not galamsey? appeared first on The Business & Financial Times. […]