‘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 ...
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Inaccurate Data From BoG, Finance Ministry Affecting Gov’t Work – Osafo-Maafo
Senior Minister Nominee, Yaw Osafo-Maafo has disclosed that the lack of accurate data on Ghana’s debt has made it difficult ...
Inaccurate Data From BoG, Finance Ministry Affecting Gov’t Work – Osafo-Maafo
Senior Minister Nominee, Yaw Osafo-Maafo has disclosed that the lack of accurate data on Ghana’s debt has made it difficult ...
Akufo-Addo Inherits ‘hot Potato’ Economy In ‘very Dire State’
Chairman of consultancy firm Ishmael Yamson & Associates says the Akufo-Addo government must work to quickly generate confidence in the ...
An Open Letter To The New Minister Of Finance
Dear Honourable Minister: Your job is revered but unenviable. The task ahead of you is daunting because you have inherited ...
IMF Hints At Bailout Renegotiation
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has given indication it is open to renegotiating some success benchmarks of its ongoing 3-year ...
An Open Letter To New Finance Minister
Dr. Joe Amoako -Tuffour Dear Honourable Minister: Your job is revered but unenviable. The task ahead of you is daunting ...
An Open Letter To New Finance Minister
Your job is revered but unenviable. The task ahead of you is daunting because you have inherited a slow moving, ...
Nana Addo’s First 90 Days Are Crucial
His Excellency President Nana Akufo-Addo has to make crucial decisions in the next 90 days to help put the economy ...
Fiscal Path, Key For Ghana’s Credit Profile
Ghana’s ability to maintain its recent progress on fiscal consolidation will be an important factor in sovereign ratings assessment following ...
EU Warns Eight Nations On Budget Deficit
The European Commission has warned that eight eurozone countries, including Italy, are at risk of breaking EU rules because of ...
Fiscal Deficit To Hit 6.2 Percent In 2016
Some economists have predicted that Ghana will end this year (2016), with a budget deficit of 6 percent to GDP. ...
Terkper Warns Banks To Demand Contract Budgets From MDAs
The Finance Minister, Mr Seth Terkper, has charged banks to conduct due diligence on loan applications by contractors and suppliers ...
Ghana’s Economy In Tatters – ISSER
Professor Felix Asante, Director of the Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research (ISSER) has indicated that signs on the ...
Election Blues Trouble Investors As Fiscal Deficit Increases By 89%
Disappointing revenue performance and increased capital expenditure have pushed up the country’s fiscal deficit to more than GHC4.69 billion as ...
Tunisian Lawyers Go On Strike Over New, Austerity-Driven Taxes
Thousands of Tunisian lawyers went on strike on Friday to protest at new taxes and tighter fiscal controls on their ...
Ghana Makes Progress In Management of Economy
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has stated that Ghana is making progress in its economic management but cautioned that the ...
Ghana Riding On Bumpy Path To Economic Recovery
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has stated that Ghana was making progress in its economic management but cautioned that the ...
Moody’s Changes Ghana’s Creditworthiness From Negative To Stable
Moody’s Investors Service (“Moody’s”) has affirmed the Government of Ghana’s issuer and senior unsecured rating at B3 and changed the ...
Terkper Pledges Fiscal Discipline
The government has renewed its promise to maintain strict fiscal discipline and avoid the mistakes made in the last elections ...