Revenue enhancement as a catalyst to development is the surest way of achieving the “Ghana Beyond Aid”, that government envisages. Aid in any form does not serve any sovereign nation well as it exposes such a country to covert opprobrium and viewed with some negativity. Going round with a cup in hand asking for aid cannot be a blessing. Given that there is donor fatigue everywhere, little or in some cases nothing is gotten from such enterprises.

Professional accountants play major positive roles in tackling corruption, along with other key actors in the global economy. Professional ethics, education, and oversight at the core of the global accountancy profession are key indicators for the positive role played in tackling corruption. The proportion of professional accountants in the economy to those who have subscribed to robust ethical, educational, and oversight requirements is three times more strongly linked with more favourable scores on international measures of corruption, than for individuals identifying as accountants but who may not have professional qualifications.