The situation is not being helped by the current arrangement under which biometric registration of first timers and replacement of expired cards has been centralized and could only be done at the district office.
The Deputy Minister of Communication, Edward Ato Sarpong, told Biztechafrica that he believes the completion of a national fibre network in Ghana will present opportunities for the country's entrepreneurs to use it to improve not only their lives but also those of their communities.
The platform spearheaded by the GRA is geared towards modernisation and automation of business processes to broaden the tax base by gathering the needed data to ensure transparency and efficiency as well as increase compliance.
So far indications from the Ministry of Communications are that the government has initiated moves to award the western corridor contract come the first quarter of 2015.
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The Report prepared by Standard Chartered Bank for the Bank of Ghana and launched this year, spells out steps that the country needs to undertake to have an effective electronic payments system and move to a cash-lite society.
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