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Banks Unhappy With Local Dollar Bond

Commercial banks are worried government is competing with them for dollars locally, following the successful issuance...

Business

Oil & Gas To Serve As Main Driver of 2017 Economy

Two months to the end of the year, Citi Business News has gathered the Oil and Gas industry is marked to be the main...

Business

Budget Deficit Missed In 1st Seven Months

Government missed its budget deficit target in the first seven months of 2016 as the government raised less revenue...

International

ANC Chief Whip Urges Jacob Zuma To Quit

The chief whip of South Africa's governing political party has called on its entire leadership - including President...

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Mahama Questions Whereabouts of HIPC Funds

The President, John Dramani Mahama, has virtually questioned the whereabouts of the Highly Indebted Poor Countries...

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Fitch Predicts NPP Victory, But Warns of Re-Run

A report by Fitch Group, a UK-based research company, has predicted that the flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party,...

Business

Ghana Will Be In A State of Economic Hopelessness 2017 – Economist

An Economist and Member of Parliament (MP) for New Juaben South, Dr. Mark Assibey-Yeboah, is cautioning Ghanaians not...

Opinion

So President Mahama Wants A Debate After All?

As the Nigerian maxim goes, “The day the monkey is destined to die, all the tree branches become slippery.”...

Business

GHC2bn Deficit Is Blow To Economy – Economist

Economist, Dr. Lord Mensah has criticized the almost 2 billion cedis budget deficit in the advance expenditure...

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Parliament Approves GHC10.9bn For ‘critical Expenditure’ In 2017

Ghana’s Parliament has approved a GHC10.9 billion request by the government to help finance “critical government...

Politics

Parliament Approves GHC 10.9 Billion For Jan-March 2017

Parliament has approved a sum of 10.9 billion cedis to be used for the first 3 months of 2017 by an government that...

Business

2017 First Quarter Budget Presentation Cancelled

The announced presentation of an advanced budget covering government spending for the first quarter of 2017 has been...

Business

Economy In Crisis, Gov’t Confesses

Contrary to government’s denial of a weakening economy, Business Finder can confirm that the same government has...

Business

Terkper Presents 2017 1Q Budget Today

The Minister of Finance, Seth Terkper, is expected in Parliament today, October 20, 2016 to present an advanced budget...

Opinion

The NDC Neurotic And Fixated Campaign Against Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia Is An Exercise In Futility

Those without short memories can recollect that Dr. Bawumia was the least of choices for the position of the NPP's...

Business

Government Must Declare Unplanned Expenditure In 2017 Budget

As the Finance Minister prepares to present a first quarter 2017 budget to parliament on Thursday, Economist Dr. Ebo...

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Kwabena Duffuor Promises Drobonso Constituents Educational Fund

A former Governor of Bank of Ghana (BoG) Dr. Kwabene Duffuor has urged residents in Sekyere Afram Plains constituency...

Business

Ghana’s Credit Rating Still B Negative

Dr Mahamadu Bawumia, an economist, has challenged recent assertions by President John Mahama and Finance Minister Seth...

Business

Govt Raises $96.4m From First Local Dollar Denominated Bond

Government has raised a total of 96.4 million dollars in its first local dollar denominated bond at a rate of 6.0...