Independent Power Producers (IPP) Privately held businesses that produce and sell electricity to the general public namely: CENIT, Sunon Asogli, and TICO (which controls 90 % of the Takoradi Thermal Power Plant 2) [53] Ghana Grid Company Limited (GRIDCo) Manages and maintains the high-voltage...
That is why section 85(2) of the Public Financial Management Act, 2016 (Act 921) provides that: “The Attorney-General shall, on an annual basis, submit a report on the status of any action commenced on behalf of the Government to the [Finance] Minister, Auditor-General and Parliament ...
In consideration of the above, a possible improvement to the governance of forensic science in Ghana could be a transfer of the FSL from the direct command of the GPS to an independent body such as the MOI or the Ministry of Justice or a newly formed public body. Alternatively, an ...
There are challenges in regulating ancillary sectors that feed into the financial system, most notably real estate and mobile money, he argues. Ghana also needs to provide more visibility on what is being done. The relevant agencies should be seen by the public and potential money launderers as...
According to Gordon 5, flexible exchange rate system- Under a ‘pure’ version of the flexible exchange rate system, an outflow of a currency would act just like an excess supply of any commodity, the price would go down until an equilibrium price is established. In a flexible exchange rate...
Food safety is integral to food security and is increasingly becoming a significant concern in the urban areas of Africa, which are rapidly growing in population. In the case of Ghana, many urban households depend on traditional open-air markets for most
ProcurementPublic Procurement AuthorityFinancial ManagementGhanaThe objective of this study is to investigate the effects of the Public Procurement Act on public financial management in the Ashanti region of Ghana. The studyAbebrese, EbenezerKonadu, Frank...
Agricultural productivity interventions. Historically, public investment in the sector has been low. Subsidised inputs – under the government’s planting for food and jobs strategy – could support productivity and the viability of related businesses in the short-to-medium term. However, it undermine...
For many, stigma serves as a significant barrier to accessing quality healthcare and consistently undermines progress towards ending major public health threats, including HIV. While there has been global progress in responding to HIV across the prevention to treatment care cascade [5], HIV stigma ...
While all farmers in the study area can potentially benefit from inputs to reduce aflatoxin risk, the public health benefits depend on the extent to which the technology reduces aflatoxin contamination for those most at risk. We use machine learning techniques to investigate treatment effect heterogen...