Prosecute Officials Who Flout Capped Deficit Target – Economist
Economist, Dr. Lord Mensah has advocated stricter sanctions to persons whose negligence could result in Ghana exceeding the proposed cap ...
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We Want To See Kumasi Clean – Delta Force Members
Members of Delta Force, a vigilante group affiliated with the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) which in recent times has ...
‘Bullet Injection’ Needed For Efficiency, Not Piecemeal Energy Levies
The Deputy Minister for Information Kojo Oppong-Nkrumah has stated that a piecemeal approach towards settling Ghana’s energy legacy debt is ...
Financial Sector Stakeholders Call For Fiscal Council
Stakeholders in the financial sector have pushed for the establishment of a Fiscal Council to put the government on its ...
Set Up Fiscal Council For Fiscal Sustainability
play videoLack of fiscal council is the cause of large deficits over the years The Institute for Economic Affairs is ...
Government Has Laid A Solid Foundation – IEA
Dr. Eric Osei Assibey, an Adjunct Fellow of the Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA), on Tuesday said the Government had ...
‘Government Has Laid A Solid Foundation’
Dr. Eric Osei Assibey, an Adjunct Fellow of the Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) on Tuesday said the Government had ...
Don’t Go For 5% BoG Financing
Economist, Dr. Eric Osei-Assibey has cautioned government not to be tempted to go in for the 5 percent budget deficit ...
Don’t Go For 5% BoG Financing- Govt Cautioned
Economist, Dr. Eric Osei-Assibey has cautioned government not to be tempted to go in for the 5 percent budget deficit ...
Economist Calls For Forensic Audit, Review of PURC Mandate
An economist with the University of Ghana has called for a forensic audit of the Public Utilities and Regulatory Commission ...
IFS Analyst Throws Out NDC’s ‘we Borrowed For Infrastructure’ Mantra
An Economist has dismissed the erstwhile NDC administration’s oft-repeated assertion that it borrowed to finance key infrastructural projects. According to ...
Economist Flags ‘implementation Challenges’ In 2017 Budget
A renowned economist has given high marks to the 2017 budget statement of Nana Akufo-Addo’s administration but points out likely ...
IMF Extension May Delay Disbursements – Dr. Assibey
Ghana risks a likely delay in the disbursement of funds from the International Monetary Fund from this year, following plans ...
New Targets Imminent
Discussions between Ghana’s economic team and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) are set to generate revised targets which should see ...
Policy Rate Seen Falling Below 20% Next Yr
The central bank’s policy rate could fall below 20 percent in the coming year, the first time since 2014, a ...
BoG Admits Ghana’s Economic Growth Is Weak
Governor of the Bank of Ghana (BoG), Dr Abdul-Nashiru Issahaku has acknowledged the slow growth of the Ghanaian economy, attributing ...
Ghana Owes 112 Bn Cedis, Hits 67.4 % of GDP
Ghana’s total public debt has hit 112.4 billion cedis equivalent to 28.3 billion dollars, as at September 2016. The figure ...
Time To Reduce Policy Rate Now
The business community, backed by some economists have intensified renewed calls for the central back to strongly consider cutting its ...
Issuing Local Dollar Bond Must Be Measured- Economist Warns
As the contention between some bankers and the Finance Minister continue over the issuance of local dollar denominated bond, Economist, ...
Economist Worries About Government’s Unrelenting Borrowing
A Senior Economics Lecturer at the University of Ghana, Legon, has raised concerns over government's continuous borrowing strategy, warning the ...