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Ghana’s parliament has enacted new income tax legislation with an effective date of September 1, 2015. The new legislation, the Income Tax Act, 2015 (Act 896), replaces the Internal Revenue Act, 2000 (Act 592) as the primary legislation on income tax in Ghana. The act also covers taxation of operations in industries such as petroleum, minerals...

In 2010 the Ghanaian government launched a national e-health strategy to improve coverage and expand access to health care. “E-health holds a lot of promise for making the big strides urgently needed for improving the health of our communities, especially those living in rural areas,” wrote the former minister of health, Benjamin Kunbuor, in...

More than ever before, Ghanaians have seen their access to health care improve, and as a result they are living longer, healthier lives. Since the roll-out of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) in 2005, 10.2m active subscribers had been added to the scheme as of end-2014, out of a total population of 25m. This has led to improvements...

Universal access to basic education has been a key goal for Ghana, and the country has continued on its path towards full enrolment in basic education. During his State of the Nation address in February 2015, President John Dramani Mahama said that more children in Ghana were now attending school than ever before, with over 5.4m enrolled at...

Over the next 12 years Ghana aims to move from an off-the-beaten-track locale to a major African tourism player. Ambitious plans are afoot to increase visitor numbers five-fold by 2027, capitalising on natural beauty, cultural heritage, hospitality, and safety and security. A new, well-financed tourism authority is already implementing a...