Dr. Kwabena Duffuor, an economist by profession is a native of Kumawu in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. He is married with five children. Education He attended Prempeh College where he obtained his...
The Association of Rural Banks have expressed fears that the increment in the Corporate Tax of rural and community banks is a threat to their survival.
The Corporate Tax on these banks was raised...
Government has delayed plans to issued a $1 billion Eurobond.
The road show was led by the Finance Minister, Seth Terkper, officials from the Ministry of Finance, the Bank of Ghana (BoG) and advisors...
The Chief Executive Officer of Dalex Finance, Mr Ken Thompson, says the risk of default on Finatrade's GH¢1.2 billion debt to 26 banks could have been minimised, if the affected institutions were...
The Bank of Ghana will now be able to finance government’s budget at five percent following the passage of the BoG Amendment Act which is now awaiting Presidential Assent.
“I cannot really speak...
Deputy General Secretary of the NDC, Koku Anyidoho has dropped hints of plans to sue Vice Presidential candidate of the NPP, Dr Mahamadu Bawumia next week.
Mr Anyidoho says he is clearly aware the...
Deputy General Secretary of the governing National Democratic Congress (NDC), Mr Koku Anyidoho, has said some members of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) are begging him to abort plans to sue...
The Mahama-led National Democratic Congress government, through the manoeuvrings of Finance Minister Seth Terkper, has outwitted the International Monetary Fund, having its way on the critical issue...
As part of measures being taken to manage Ghana’s debt stock, the Government has decided to proceed with a capped cash tender offer, up to US$100mn of the Ghana 2017 Bonds issued in 2007, in line...
A man who has died for weeks revealed his secret account in commercial bank of Ghana to the wife through Bishop Dr. Daniel Obinim during a church service at the kenyasi Bosore branch of International...
The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has issued a 500 million Ghana cedi bond today to help the government raise funds to restructure its debt and maturity settlement. A statement copied to GhanaStar News...
The Bank of Ghana has dismissed reports that it has issued new 100 and 200 Ghana Cedis denominations.
It follows news making rounds suggesting the Central Bank has started issuing the new...
The First Lady, Mrs. Lordina Dramani Mahama, has been decorated with a Global Inspiration Leadership Award and inducted into the Global Women Leaders Hall of Fame. The award is in recognition of her...
On 17 October 2014, Minister of Youth and Sports, Mr. Mahama Ayariga, announced that Ghana is ready to stage the African Cup of Nations (AFCON) competition slated for January and February 2015.
The...
As the Mahama administration dispatches Ghana’s negotiating team with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to Washington in the United States for further talks on the financial bailout, the IMF...
They say better late than never… so here I go…
Let me start by applauding the President of Ghana (and/or his speech writer) for a very good speech.
I say this because I truly admire his approach...
Ghana’s Central Bank has reviewed the directives it introduced some months ago to shore up the local currency against the dollar and other major foreign currencies.
The directive, among other...
The despondency creeping into the Ghanaian social fabric, largely as a result of the country's declining economic fortunes, has continued to deepen even after the Senchi Economic Forum. Many have...
The 2012 Vice Presidential candidate of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has alleged that the Bank of Ghana, under governing National Democratic Congress, has spent $6.5 billion...
Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has revealed that the Bank of Ghana, under the National Democratic Congress government, has spent a whopping $6.5 billion from 2009 to date, in their failed attempt to stabilize...
