Akufo-Addo Swears In 12 Ministers
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has sworn in 12 out of the 13 ministers approved by Parliament. At a ceremony held at the Flagstaff House Friday, the President charged the ministers to live by...
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Ken Ofori Atta Grilled For 4hrs, 15 Mins [Infographic]
Finance Minister, Ken Ofori Atta spent 4 hours, 15 minutes before Parliament’s Appointments Committee highlighting issues concerning his Ministry, including tax reliefs among others. Questions...
Government To Realign Expenditure To Target Job Creation
Finance Minister, Mr Ken Ofori-Atta says the government will realign public expenditure to suit the one district, one factory (ODOF) programme to kick-start moves to create jobs. He said even though...
Industry Wails Over High Tariffs As Business Confidence Inches Up
The business community is highly expectant of better times in the next six months on account of the tax cuts the new government has promised, but it is, at the same time, worried about the high cost...
Finance Minister Outlines Plans To Stabilize Cedi
Government will use a number of fiscal policies and practical economic measures to stabilize the cedi, Finance Minister Ken Ofori Atta has assured. According to him, government will increase...
Akufo-Addo’s ‘planting For Food & Jobs’ Programme Gets $120M Boost
The Canadian government is set to inject a total of 120m dollars (125 million Canadian Dollars) into the Planting For Food and Jobs initiative being spearheaded by the Ministry of Food and...
Gov’t May Not Scrap Energy Levies
The controversial Energy Sector Levies may not be scrapped, as Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, has given indication they are needed to “extinguish” the web of debt in the sector, which also...
I Earned More ‘cash’ As Spare Parts Dealer Than As MP – Majority Leader
Parliamentary Affairs Minister-designate Osei Kyei Mensah Bonsu has recalled his days as a spare parts dealer in the country suggesting it was more lucrative than his current job. He said he earned...
Nana Weeps At JB Danquah’s Memorial
President Akufo-Addo shed tears over the weekend during the 52nd anniversary of the demise of Joseph Kwame Kyeretwie Boakye Danquah. JB Danquah, as all who knew him preferred to call him, was a...
Govt Will Push For Changes In IMF Conditions- Ken Ofori Atta
As a team of International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff prepares to meet government’s Economic Team this week, Finance Minister Ken Ofori Atta has hinted that high on the agenda will be the need to...
Govt Conducts Forensic Audit of MMDAs
The government has uncovered startling revelations from an ongoing audit of the country’s fiscal account in a prelude to the preparation of the 2017 Budget and Economic Policy. They include...
We’ll Overcome Deficit Setback – Ofori-Atta
Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, has said the country will emerge stronger from its economic malaise, as the new government works to restore fiscal discipline and policy credibility. The Minister...
IMF Deal Needs ‘tweaking’ After Shortfall Discovery – Finance Minister
Ghana’s debt bailout program with the International Monetary Fund may require “tweaking” after the nation’s new administration revealed that 7 billion cedi ($1.6 billion) in expenses were not...
Investors Keen On Rail Sector
Investors are queuing to partner government in the rehabilitation and expansion of the country’s rail network from the south to Paga in the Upper East Region, following a bold attempt by the...
Telcos, Others Seek Removal of ‘nuisance’ 5% Stabilization Levy
Telecoms operators and other corporate organisations who have been paying the five percent national fiscal stabilisationµ levy (NFSL) since 2013, are appealing to the new government to get rid of it...
Start Rooting Out Corruption From Presidency– IMANI
A policy think tank, IMANI Ghana has asked President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to demonstrate his government’s readiness and determination to root out corruption and waste in the country’s...
Ghana To Miss Three Economic Factors
Finance Minister Ken Ofori Atta has announced Ghana will miss three key economic targets in 2017. The three include the country’s growth target as well as fiscal deficit target. Another economic...
Govt To Miss Three Key Targets
Finance Minister Ken Ofori Atta has announced Ghana will miss three key economic targets in 2017. The three include the country’s growth target as well as fiscal deficit target. Another economic...
‘Nuisance Taxes’ Will Be Removed In 2017 Budget
The Finance Minister has hinted that some levies which have been described as “nuisance taxes” will be removed when he presents the 2017 budget. Ken Ofori-Atta is expected to present the NPP...
ACEP Questions TOR Debt Levy
Energy think tank Africa Centre for Energy Policy (ACEP) has questioned the payment of the Tema Oil Refinery (TOR) debt recovery levy, especially when revenue generated since its inception was enough...