Social Security and National Insurance Trust

SSNIT
Agency overview
Social Security and National Insurance Trust
Official seal
Formed	1965
Jurisdiction	Republic of Ghana
Headquarters	Accra, Greater Accra Region, Ghana
Employees	2,200
Agency executives	Prof. Joshua Alabi, Chairman Ernest Thompson, General Director
Website	www.ssnit.org.gh

The SSNIT, or the Social Security and National Insurance Trust, is an important agency of the government of Ghana. The "job description" of the SSNIT, according to its website, is to administrate the National Pension Scheme. In so doing, the SSNIT owns major amounts of stock in Ghana's principal companies, and is an important part of Ghana's economy.

SSNIT investments

Stock Portfolio

For example, SSNIT owns:

10% of Accra Brewery Company Limited;
25% of Aluworks;
30% of Ghana Commercial Bank;
20% of HFC Bank; and
20% of SG-SSB (SG Social Security Bank).
40% of West Hills Mall.^[1]

References

↑ "SSNIT owns 40% in West Hills Mall". Graphic Business. Retrieved 9 January 2015.

External links

Sources

Ministries and Agencies in Ghana
Ministry of Interior	Ghana National Fire and Rescue Service Narcotics Control Board Borstal Institute for Juveniles Ghana Prisons Service Ghana Immigration Service Refugee Board Ministry of Tourism National Disaster Management Organization Ghana Police Service
Ministry of Education	National Accreditation Board Ministry of Women and Children's Affairs
Ministry of Youth and Sports	National Youth Authority (Ghana) National Youth Employment Program National Service Secretariat (Ghana)
Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning	Ghana Statistical Service SSNIT Value Added Tax Service Internal Revenue Service Chartered Institute of Taxation Ghana Revenue Authority Customs Excise and Preventive Service
Ministry of Trade and Industry	Ghana Standards Board The Institute of Economic Affairs
Ministry of Health	Ghana Health Service Insurance Scheme (NHIS)
Ministry of Communication and Technology	National Information Technology Agency Ghana Space Science and Technology Centre Ghana Open Data Initiative Council for Scientific and Industrial Research National Media Commission
Ministry of Defence	Bureau of National Investigations (BNI) Ghana Armed Forces Ghana Nuclear Society
Ministry of Transport	Ghana Civil Aviation Authority GRC DVLA Ghana Highway Authority Ministry of Roads and Highways
Ministry of Energy	Ghana National Petroleum Corporation Volta River Authority GAEC
Ministry of Food and Agriculture	Savannah Accelerated Development Authority (SADA)
Ministry of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation	Environment and Natural Resources Advisory Council Environmental Protection Agency

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