Ghana's overall fiscal deficit, on a cash basis, in 2016 deteriorated to an estimated 9 percent of GDP, instead of declining to 5¼ percent of GDP as envisaged under the IMF-supported program. The...
The United States blocked the appointment of former Palestinian prime minister Salam Fayyad to be the new UN envoy to Libya. US Ambassador Nikki Haley said in a statement that she did not "support...
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Saturday defended his choice of former Palestinian prime minister Salam Fayyad to be the UN peace envoy to Libya after the United States blocked the...
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is confident the plans outlined by the NPP government to cut down and eliminate some taxes will restore fiscal discipline, promote debt sustainability and...
Golden Link Savings and Loans Company aims at facilitating government’s efforts towards creating an enabling environment for private investors, as well as transforming the economy. The new...
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo would present his first State of the Nation Address on Tuesday February 21. A communiqué has been sent by the President to the Speaker of Parliament to notify...
The Institute of Energy and Climate change Policy (IECP) welcome the news by the Finance Minister, Hon Ken Ofori Atta, to retain the energy sector levy in the medium term a prudent one. This decision...
Vice President of the Association of Ghana industries, Mr. Humphrey Ayim Darkeh has said that business confidence in the Ghanaian economy has surged up not because the business structures have...
Discussions between Ghana’s economic team and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) are set to generate revised targets which should see the Ghanaian economy placed on a sound footing after years...
The Ghana Cedi ended the first month of 2017 with a depreciation rate of 2.80 percent against the US dollar, according to investment bank, Frontline Capital Advisors. Among six African currencies...
The government has decided to fully complete the International Monetary Fund (IMF) programme, the Finance Minister, Mr Ken Ofori-Atta, has said. He explained that the government’s commitment to the...
Ghana IMF deal has proven to be one of the stumbling blocks on the new govt’s path towards achieving her major goal of transforming the country’s economy. The government of Ghana, under the...
Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta has launched Golden Link Savings and Loans Company in Accra. Speaking at the launch, Mr. Ofori-Atta assured that government will create a conducive environment for...
Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta has disclosed that initial interactions with a team of staff from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has so far proved fruitful. An IMF team which is currently...
The government has decided to fully complete the International Monetary Fund (IMF) programme, the Finance Minister, Mr Ken Ofori-Atta, has said. He explained that the government’s commitment to the...
The $50million seed capital for the setting up of the Zongo Development Fund (ZDF) is “too small,” Minister-designate of Inner-city and Zongo Development Boniface Saddique Abubakar, has said....
A Deputy General Secretary of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Koku Anyidoho has said the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), is fast losing its integrity due to failed promises....
The Minister of Monitoring and Evaluation, Dr Anthony Akoto Osei, has proposed that the Public Finance Management Act, 2016 (Act 921) be amended to incorporate the establishment of the proposed...
The many campaign promises by all the major parties notwithstanding, the 2016 elections were fought principally over only a few critical issues, and of these issues austerity (cost of living) and...
President Akufo-Addo has sworn in twelve Ministers following their approval by the house in Parliament Tuesday. The event held at the Flagstaff House in Accra saw the appointed twelve taking the oath...
