The Ghana Statistical Service has announced that the Ghana 2023 Integrated Business Establishment Survey (IBES) which seeks to build an online register of businesses operating in Ghana will be published in February 2024.
This was disclosed today by the 2023 IBES Coordinator, Mr. Anthony Krakah at a consultative meeting with stakeholders in Accra.
Phase I of the 2023 Ghana Integrated Business Establishment Survey (IBES I) is an economic census that will enumerate all businesses in October 2023. Phase I will be followed by Phase II, a survey of selected businesses in 2024.
The objectives of IBES include building an updated online business register and profiling the distribution of businesses by their firmographics.
The meeting held today in Accra was chaired by Mr. Raphael Ayittey, Treasurer and National Executive Council Member of the Association of Ghana Industries (AGI).
He complimented the Board and Management of GSS for leading the conduct of the 2023 IBES and for the inclusive scope of the exercise.
He urged that all businesses should endeavor to be counted stating “Everybody is included, and we need that information to arrive at the desired destination.”
He noted that the business register derived from IBES will help businesses to streamline processes and know competitors.
Story by: Emmanuel Romeo Tetteh / Ahotoronline.com
