IMANI’s Impact on Doing Business Reforms in Ghana
Over the years, IMANI Center for Policy and Education has advocated for reforms to Ghana’s business environment to make it more attractive and competitive. For example, from 2015-2017, IMANI, with the support of Atlas Network and as part of their Leveraging Indices for Free Enterprise Policy Reform Project, undertook the Ghana Free Enterprise Campaign. The […]
IMANI Open Letter to Government: 7 Steps Needed to Significantly Reform Ghana’s ruining Business Environment Now
IMANI Africa writes to the government on 7 steps needed to revamp Ghana’s ruining noncompetitive business environment. By Isidore Kpotufe and Keshia Osei-Kufour| IMANI Africa IMANI Center for Policy and Education (IMANI Africa) expends so much energy in quality research and evidence-based advocacy. Over the past years, we have teamed up with partners – both […]
IMANI Alert: How Government’s tax regime hurts and what to do about it
Ghanaian businesses make 33 different tax payments a year, spend 224 hours a year filing, preparing and paying taxes amounting to 32.70% of profits- DB Report 2016. Doing business in Ghana | IMANI Africa Introduction Ghana’s tax regime has experienced some reforms in recent times, particularly between 2013 and 2016. These changes are diverse in […]
Businesses worried about multiplicity of taxes
The Association of Ghana Industries (AGI) has decried the multiplicity of taxes in the country and said the situation is creating an unfavourable climates for business Business, it said, were already reeling under harsh economic conditions which had been worsened by increases in utility tariffs, high interest rates and depreciation of the currency. These were […]
Businesses worry over power costs
The majority or 53% of the over-500 CEOs surveyed in the AGI business barometer for quarter-four of 2015 cited high cost of power as their number-one challenge, followed closely by inadequate supply of the same utility. The manufacturing and services sectors were particularly concerned about the impact of high cost for power on their businesses. […]
Policy Proposals to make “starting a business” in Ghana easier
Doing Business in Ghana | Atlas Life Project | IMANI Ghana’s ranking in the World Bank‘s Ease of Doing Business Index has been falling in recent years, particularly in the category of Starting a Business. In the 2015 report, Ghana ranked 97 in the World for its ease of Starting a Business, whereas, in the […]
Is Ghana ready for Business?
By Ivania Mondlane & Keshia Osei-Kufour | Issues 0112 | IMANI – Atlas Life Project Introduction According to the World Bank’s Doing Business[1] indicators, Ghana is the 12th easiest country in Sub-Saharan Africa in the “Starting a Business” category; while, out of the 185 countries ranked worldwide, Ghana was placed in the 96th position from […]
Better Ideas for Improving Business Environment in Ghana
Introduction Ghana’s economy has experienced major developmental setbacks over the past few years. However, with the current extended credit facility under the IMF, some of these shocks will be mitigated in the short term. However, the road to recovery and growth is a long one, and of the strategies to be adopted, it is crucial […]
Better Ideas for Improving Business Environment in Ghana
By Sandra Tsikor & Maud Martei | Atlas Life – Doing Business In Ghana Introduction Ghana’s economy has experienced major developmental setbacks over the past few years. However, with the current extended credit facility under the IMF, some of these shocks will be mitigated in the short term. However, the road to recovery and growth […]
