The Monetary Policy Committee of Bank of Ghana has reduced the policy rate by 200 basis point, the bank announced on Monday. This means the rate at which the central bank lends to commercial banks...
The recent increment in petroleum prices in the country will not affect transport fares, according to the Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU). The National Vice Chairman of the transport...
The African Center for Energy Policy (ACEP) has opposed calls for Ghana to hedge its oil against global price fluctuations. According to the Executive Director of ACEP, Benjamin Boakye, the move will...
Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika on Wednesday appointed a new prime minister, replacing his confidant Abdelmalek Sellal in the wake of parliamentary elections. Bouteflika's National Liberation...
Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika's party and its coalition ally have won a clear majority in parliamentary elections, according to preliminary results released by the interior minister on...
Algerians will vote for a new parliament Thursday as the government grapples with soaring unemployment and a deep financial crisis caused by a collapse in oil revenues. But despite the urgent...
Algerians go to the polls on Thursday to elect a new parliament amid concerns that a low turnout will mar a vote which officials say is necessary to maintain stability. The election comes as the...
Pressure group, Alliance for Accountable Governance (AFAG), has expressed about the recent 15% hike in transport fares, saying the increment by the Ghana Private Roads Transport Union (GPRTU) was...
Pressure group Alliance for Accountable Governance (AFAG) has expressed shock at the announcement of a 15% increment in transport fares. Transport Unions across the country have agreed to a 15...
It appears most of the Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) have not reduced the prices of their petroleum products for the first pricing window in March. This is contrary to predictions that fuel prices...
An economist and CEO of the Institute of Chartered Economists, Ghana (ICEG), Gideon Amissah, says there is a likelihood of a ballooning fiscal deficit given the proposed tax cuts in the 2017 budget....
Retail prices of petroleum products will from Thursday drop by a marginal three per cent at the various pumps across the country, and has been predicted to further go down in April this year, 3News...
The energy sector is the stock market's dud so far in 2017 after a banner performance in 2016, and the rest of the year may also be rocky for investors due to the unclear path for crude oil prices....
Former Finance Minister, Seth Terkper, has cast doubts over the government’s ability to meet potential revenue deficits following some tax cuts. He argues that government will also be compelled to...
Former Finance Minister, Seth Terkper, has cast doubts over the government’s ability to meet potential revenue deficits following some tax cuts. He argues that government will also be compelled to...
Former Finance Minister, Seth Terkper, has cast doubts over the government’s ability to meet potential revenue deficits following some tax cuts. He argues that government will also be compelled to...
Former Finance Minister, Seth Terkper, has cast doubts over the government’s ability to meet potential revenue deficits following some tax cuts. He argues that government will also be compelled to...
Ghana made US$207.79 million (GH?811.68 million) from oil liftings in 2016, Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta has said in the Akufo-Addo government’s maiden budget statement delivered to parliament...
The Ghana cedi remained relatively stable against the major trading currencies in the currency market, on account of tighter monetary policy and improved foreign exchange inflows for the period of...
Hon. Speaker, Honourable Members of Parliament, on the authority of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, I beg to move that this Honourable House approves the Financial Policy of the Government of...