Fiscal policy
5 Benefits of E-SPV Over Manual Payment System
Gogspv is a Government of Ghana Electronic Salary Payment Voucher (E-SPV), designed exclusively for SPV Return...
Infrastructure Projects Must Build Capacity of Locals
The National Coordinator with the Labour-Intensive Public Works (LIPW) under Ghana Social Opportunities Project (GSOP),...
Debt To GDP, Debt Stock and Matters Arising
In 2016, the issue about debt stock and debt to GDP ratio were important part of public financial and economic...
Ghana’s Debt Stock Hits C137 Billion
The total public debt for the country as at May this year has reached ¢137 billion putting the debt-to-GDP ratio at...
Bernard Avle’s Question On Borrowing and How Dr Bawumia Answered It
Following Tuesday’s media encounter by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, there is a discussion on social media...
Moody’s Predicts Acceleration In Ghana’s ‘real’ GDP For 2017, 2018
Ghana’s B3 credit rating and stable outlook reflects its strong economic growth outlook and reduction in external...
Osafo Maafo Stokes Power Subsidy Debate
Senior Minister, Yaw Osafo Maafo, has opposed the idea of totally abolishing subsidy on electricity supply, arguing...
IMF: Benin Economy Holds A Lot of Promise
The economy grew by 4 percent in real terms in 2016, overcoming the low-growth environment that resulted from negative...
Gov’t Decision To Retire Legacy Debts To Boost Banking Industry – Bankers
The Chartered Institute of Bankers says the decision by the government to issue new bonds to pay off legacy debts will...
Inflation Will Decline Further To 11.2%
All things being equal, inflation will decline further to 11.2 per cent by the end of 2017, the Institute of...
Control Growing Wage Bill
The World Bank has cautioned government to control current expenditures, especially spending on the wage bill. In 2016,...
Fitch Forecasts Higher 2017 Budget Deficit
Rating agency, Fitch, has forecasted that the 2017 budget deficit would narrow to 7.5% of GDP on a cash basis, and...
Ghana’s Debt Hit GHc129.5bn – BoG
Ghana’s public debt has reached GHc129.5 billion according to Bank of Ghana’s Summary of Economic and Financial...
Fitch Lauds Progress In the Ghanaian Economy
Ratings agency Fitch has lauded government’s efforts in getting the economy back on track after a recent ‘crisis’...
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...
Australia Vows ‘practical’ Budget To Counter Voter Frustrations
Australia was set to unveil a "practical" budget Tuesday focused on infrastructure spending and housing affordability...
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...
Gold Coast Financial Holding CEO
Chief Executive of Gold Coast Financial Holding, Mr. Kwame Ofori Asomaning, has called on government to significantly...