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US, China Agree To Cooperate On Deficit In First Trade Talks Under…

The United States and China have agreed to cooperate on reducing the trade deficit in the first round of economic talks...

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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...

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Akufo-Addo’s Address At World Bank Forum

It is my great pleasure to welcome you all to Ghana, and to the third, 2017 Development Finance Forum. As we say in...

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Trade Surplus Doubles To US$1.2bn In April

Export proceeds in the first four months of the year overtook imports by 30.2 per cent, resulting in a balance of trade...

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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...

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Australia Vows ‘practical’ Budget To Counter Voter Frustrations

Australia was set to unveil a "practical" budget Tuesday focused on infrastructure spending and housing affordability...

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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...

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Gold Coast Financial Holding CEO

Chief Executive of Gold Coast Financial Holding, Mr. Kwame Ofori Asomaning, has called on government to significantly...

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When Fiscal Responsibility Becomes Economic Irresponsibility

After the Finance minister’s presentation on the national budget a few weeks ago, the most popular phrase you hear...

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When Fiscal Responsibility Becomes Economic Irresponsibility

After the Finance minister’s presentation on the national budget a few weeks ago, the most popular phrase you hear...

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IMF Backs Ghana’s Domestic Borrowing Drive To Check Ballooning Debts

Government’s decision to turn to the domestic market for loans to finance key projects has received the support of...

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NPP Government Records 103 Achievements Within 100 Days

Vice President Dr Alhaji Mahamudu Bawumia on Monday said the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has recorded 103 achievements...

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Ensure 2017 Fiscal Deficit Target Is Achieved – World Bank To Gov’t

The World Bank has urged government to institute measures to ensure that it stays within its fiscal deficit target...

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Procurement Contracts To Have Unique Codes For Tracking

Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, on Thursday, urged the Public Procurement Authority to ensure that from June, this...

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Ghana Records Balance of Payment Surplus

Ghana has for the first time since 2011 recorded a balance of payment (BoP) surplus of $247 million, compared to a...

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US Trade Deficit In January Largest Since 2012

The US trade gap shot up at the start of the year to hit its highest monthly level in almost five years, the Commerce...

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Wobbling Economy Warranted High Taxation -Terkper

Former Finance Minister, Seth Terkper has dismissed claims that he supervised an economy which focused on taxation at...

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‘Asempa’ Budget ‘shallow’, A Run-Away-From-Reality

Former Deputy Finance minister Mona Quartey has predicted the Akufo-Addo government will backtrack on its economic...

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Government To Roll Out NPP Version of ‘operation Feed Yourself’

The last time Ken Ofori-Atta presented a budget it was perhaps before a small group of NPP bigwigs and he did so as...