Digital VAT: the problem was never the rate
The GRA's clarification is technically correct — 20% isn't new, it's the existing stack of VAT, health levy and education levy that foreign platforms were already supposed to be collecting.
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The sharpest signals for Ghana's tech ecosystem — what moved, and why it matters.
Fri, Oct 16
Digital Sovereignty: Ghana just tried to move Africa from policy-taker to policy-maker
The telling line from Bangkok isn't the call for IMF money — it's the demand for a seat at the table where global AI rules get written.
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Ghana has been ranked joint sixth in the 2026 Absa Africa Financial Markets Index, with a noted rise in fixed income turnover cited as a signal of maturing capital markets. The ranking provides a concrete benchmark for investors assessing Ghana's financial market depth relative to continental peers.
Communications Minister Sam George has confirmed that five new telephony cell sites will be activated in October 2026, extending mobile coverage to underserved Ashanti Region districts. The announcement adds concrete infrastructure capacity to Ghana's ongoing network expansion agenda.
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