An Economy That Wobbles
BY: Ivor Agyeman-Duah If Ghana’s 60-year-old post-colonial economy had a human form, it could be on retirement with an ambivalent score. For what is it that blows cold today and hot tomorrow? Ten...
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Will the 2017 ‘Asempa’ Budget Bear Fruits?
The Akufo-Addo government on March 2 presented its 2017 Budget and Economic Policy statement dubbed the Asempa Budget to the nation through Parliament. The Budget read by Finance Minister Ken Ofori...
CHRAJ Directs Finance Minister To Respond To $2.25 Bond Petition In 10 Days
The Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) has directed the Minister of Finance, Mr Ken Ofori-Atta, to respond to allegations of breaching the 1992 Constitution within 10 days....
SEC Petitioned To Probe Ofori-Atta Over $2.25bn Bond
The Dynamic Youth Movement of Ghana (DYMOG) has petitioned the Security and Exchange Commission (SEC) over a $2.25 billion bond issued by the government. DYMOG wants the Commission’s Hearing and...
SEC Petitioned To Probe Ofori Atta Over $2.25bn Bond
The Dynamic Youth Movement of Ghana (DYMOG) has petitioned the Security and Exchange Commission (SEC) over a $2.25 billion bond issued by the government. DYMOG wants the Commission’s Hearing and...
CHRAJ Directs Finance Minister To Respond To Petition On US$2.25 Bond In 10 Days
The Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) has directed the Minister of Finance, Mr Ken Ofori-Atta, to respond to allegations of breaching the 1992 Constitution within 10 days....
Unemployed Diploma Nurses Call Off Protest At Flagstaff House
The Coalition of Unemployed bonded diploma nurses has called off their planned picketing at the flagstaff House which was slated for today . According to them, the decision to cancel the action is...
Abolished Import Duties On Spare Parts To Start In June- Dealers
PRO for Spare Parts Dealers Association says the ECOWAS CET will not be a barrier for the tax cuts Spare Parts dealers are optimistic the implementation of the abolished duties on imported spare...
Egypt Parliament Passes Investment Law
Egypt's parliament on Sunday adopted a law whose aim is to attract foreign investors to the country as authorities seek to redress its struggling economy. Political instability and jihadist attacks...
Has Nkrumah’s Ghana Been Mortgaged To Evil Forces?
Has Nkrumah’s Ghana been mortgaged to evil forces? Kwame Nkrumah PC led Ghana to independence from Britain in 1957 Did I hear the President of Kwame Nkrumah’s Ghana say on May Day, that, we...
Chop Chop At Tema Port!
It is on record that Ghana loses more than $8.3 million in revenue at the ports through fraudulent activities of some importers who pocket the money into their private pockets with the connivance of...
Growing African Repression Causing Migrant Exodus
African countries are becoming increasingly repressive and causing more people to leave their homes, British charity Oxfam said this week, as Germany warned of the destabilising effect migration is...
26,000 ‘ghost’ Workers Miss Deadline Again
Checks by Citi Business News have revealed that most of the 26,000 public sector workers who were to miss their April salaries over failure to complete their SSNIT biometric registration have missed...
Bond Saga ‘much Ado About Nothing’ – Godfred Dame
A Deputy Attorney General and Minister of Justice Godfred Yeboah Dame has described as “much ado about nothing” the controversy that gripped the recent issuance of a $2.5billion bond by the...
So-Called ‘ghost Names’ Contain 13,800 of Our Members – NAGRAT
The National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT) is raising red flags about the authenticity of the over 26,589 ghost names government said have been removed on the payroll. NAGRAT President,...
Government Likely To Extend IMF Programme
government is expected to extend programme with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) which should be ending in April next year. The likely extension sources say has been influenced by the previous...
Finance Minister Assures Diaspora of Their Role In Ghana’s Development
The Finance Minister, Mr. Ken Ofori-Atta, has told Ghanaian Diaspora that the President Akufo-Addo-led government is focused on having an institutional mechanism to tap their capital and knowledge...
I Have No Presidential Ambition
Former Minister for Foreign Affairs, Hannah Tetteh has revealed that she has no presidential ambitions. Madam Hannah Tetteh is one of the many bigwigs in the National Democratic Congress (NDC)...
Build Classroom Blocks In Bole With Ibrahim Mahama’s GHC12.5 Million GRA Debt – Ken Agyapong
The Member of Parliament (MP) for Assin Central, Kennedy Ohene Agyapong, has urged President Akufo-Addo to order that classroom blocks be built in the hometown of former President John Mahama with...
Build Classroom Blocks In Bole With Ibrahim’s 12.5 Million GRA Debt – Ken Agyapong
The Member of Parliament (MP) for Assin Central, Kennedy Ohene Agyapong, has urged President Akufo-Addo to order that classroom blocks be built in the hometown of former President John Mahama with...