2017 ‘Asempa’ Budget
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...
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What the 2017(q2-Q4) Budget Must Address
Bankruptcy arises when creditors are reluctant to lend or give credit to you mainly because of the fact that you can not meet your current and future financial obligations and as such, some security...
Power Outages Can’t Be Blamed On NDC — John Jinapor
The former Deputy Minister of Power, Mr John Abdulai Jinapor, has stated that the current power outages the country is facing cannot be attributed to failure on the part of the immediate past...
ICU Warns of Layoffs Over Power Outages
The Industrial and Commercial Workers’ Union (ICU) has renewed caution of massive job layoffs if the power supply challenges are not resolved anytime soon. The union contends that employers would...
Mahama Would Have Ended ‘dumsor’ If NDC Was Retained – Ofosu Ampofo
Director of Elections of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Samuel Ofosu Ampofo says former President John Dramani Mahama would have ended the 'dumsor' crises confronting the economy...
Gov’t Must Review Payment of Statutory Funds – Economist
A lecturer at the Economics Department of the University of Ghana, Dr. Adu Sarkodie, has suggested that the 2017 budget should consider reducing the country’s expensive by cutting down on the ten...
Tax Reforms and Debt Management To Dominate 2017 Budget
President Nana Akufo-Addo, in his state of the nation address last week assured Ghanaians that the 2017 budget will bring the economy back on the path of sustainable growth and development....
Tax Reforms To Dominate Budget – Groupe Nduom
The President of Ghana, Nana Akufo-Addo, in his state of the nation address last week, assured Ghanaians that the 2017 budget would bring the economy back on the path of sustainable growth and...
We’ll Probe ‘padded’ AMERI Deal
The Akufo-Addo government will probe the $510million cost involved in the purchase of the Ameri power plants by the erstwhile John Mahama government, Majority Leader Osei Kyei Mensah-Bonsu has said....
‘Pressor Pressor’ Looms Under Akufo-Addo – Haruna Iddrisu
Minority Leader Haruna Iddrisu has coined a new phrase for ‘dumsor’, ‘pressor pressor’, which means “on and off” to taunt government for the erratic power situation being experienced...
Tax Reforms and Debt Management To Dominate 2017 Budget – GN Research
The President of Ghana, Nana Akufo-Addo, in his state of the nation address last week assured Ghanaians that the 2017 budget will bring the economy back on the path of sustainable growth and...
PNC, CPP Want 2017 Budget To Address Unemployment
The People’s National Convention (PNC), and the Convention People’s Party (CPP), say they want the government’s 2017 budget to address the rising unemployment levels in the country. They say...
Tax Reforms, Debt Management To Dominate Budget
The research division of Groupe Nduom, is projecting major tax reforms to come out of Thursday’s budget statement. Groupe Nduom, (GN) Research noted the high budget deficit, huge public debt, power...
Tax Reforms & Debt Mgt To Dominate 2017 Budget – GN Research
The President of Ghana, Nana Akufo-Addo, in his state of the nation address last week assured Ghanaians that the 2017 budget will bring the economy back on the path of sustainable growth and...
You Can’t Expect Akufo-Addo To Fix Ghana Overnight
It is unthinkable for Ghanaians to want President Nana Akufo-Addo and his government to change things overnight after inheriting a messed up economy and a heavily indebted energy sector from the...
‘Dumsor’ Wouldn’t Have Returned Under NDC – John Jinapor
A former Deputy Minister for Power, John Jinapor, has said the current incessant power cuts in most parts of the country would never had happened under a National Democratic Congress (NDC)...
Energy Debt GHC1.3bn Not GHC2.4bn
Ghana’s energy sector debt is GHS1.3billion not GHS2.4billion as announced to parliament by President Nana Akufo-Addo during his maiden State of the Nation Address, former Deputy Energy Minister...
Don’t Blame Us For Dumsor; We’re Ready To Help You Fix It
The opposition National Democratic Congress has washed its hands off the looming power crisis in the country claiming it bequeathed to Nana Akufo-Addo a robust, resilient power sector. The former...
Energy Debt GHS1.3bn Not GHS2.4bn
Ghana’s energy sector debt is GHS1.3billion not GHS2.4billion as announced to parliament by President Nana Akufo-Addo during his maiden State of the Nation Address, former Deputy Energy Minister...
I Will Crush Dumsor Saboteurs
Ashanti Regional Chairman of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) has warned he will deal ruthlessly with staff of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) “if they do not stop sabotaging the...