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Gov’t Touts Key Policy Initiatives Achieved In 2017

Ahead of today’s presentation of the 2018 Budget to parliament, the Ministry of Finance has been touting some of the...

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Debt To GDP, Debt Stock and Matters Arising

In 2016, the issue about debt stock and debt to GDP ratio were important part of public financial and economic...

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Bernard Avle’s Question On Borrowing and How Dr Bawumia Answered It

Following Tuesday’s media encounter by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, there is a discussion on social media...

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NDC MP Blasts Bawumia Over $15bn ‘reckless’ Chinese Loan

National Democratic Congress (NDC) Member of Parliament for Bolgatanga Central, Isaac Adongo, has lambasted Vice...

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Ghana’s Debt To GDP Ratio Drops From 74% To 63% Under Nana Akufo Addo

The figures are contained in Bank of Ghana's Summary of Economic and Financial Data The Bank of Ghana has disclosed...

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Ghana’s Debt Stock Hits GHS127 Billion – BoG

Latest economic and financial data released by the Central Bank puts the country’s debt stock at GHS127 billion at...

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When Fiscal Responsibility Becomes Economic Irresponsibility

After the Finance minister’s presentation on the national budget a few weeks ago, the most popular phrase you hear...

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When Fiscal Responsibility Becomes Economic Irresponsibility

After the Finance minister’s presentation on the national budget a few weeks ago, the most popular phrase you hear...

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IMF Optimistic Gov’t’s Debt Management Strategies Would Help Reduce Public Debt

Debt management strategies being deployed by government will take a while before impact can be felt The International...

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IMF Projects 71.7% Debt-To-GDP Ratio For Ghana This Year

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says Ghana will end the year without making significant progress in reducing its...

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Ghana’s Public Debt Hits 72.5% of GDP

Ghana’s public debt has hit GH¢ 122.3billion representing 72.5% of GDP at the end of February 2017, according to the...

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Public Debt of GH122 Billion For End of 2016 Could Still Increase

The current public debt of GHC122.3 billion for-end-of last year could increase further when the final numbers are...

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IMF Deal Was A Waste of Time

Dr. Mark Assibey-Yeboah, the Chairman of the Finance Committee has rebuked the NDC government for failing to meet...

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NDC 2016 GDP Worst In 22 Not 23 Years

Former deputy Finance minister Ato Forson has criticised President Akufo-Addo for failing to stick to the facts in his...

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IMF Agrees To 1-District, 1-Factory Project

The Senior Minister, Yaw Osafo-Marfo, has said that government and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have reached...

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Servicing Debt With 10% of GDP Unsustainable – Duffuor

The current trend where 10 per cent of Ghana’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is used in servicing the country’s debt...

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Economy Deteriorated In 2016

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has expressed shock at the level of deterioration of various economic indicators...

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Economist Feels Sorry For Next Finance Minister; He’s In Very Tight Corner

Ghanaians have been urged to temper their expectations of the new New Patriotic Party (NPP) government because economic...

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Ghana’s Public Debt Reaches GHC120 Billion

The Bank of Ghana's (BoG) Macroeconomic and Financial Data report revealed that the country’s debt stock has reached...