Government debt
Gov’t Touts Key Policy Initiatives Achieved In 2017
Ahead of today’s presentation of the 2018 Budget to parliament, the Ministry of Finance has been touting some of the...
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...
Government’s Decision To Retire Legacy Debts Will Boost Banking Industry – Bankers
The Chartered Institute of Bankers (CIB) says the decision by the government to issue new bonds to pay off legacy debts...
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...
The 15 Year Bond. Will the Anchor Hold?
At the beginning of April this year, the Government of Ghana seemingly took a giant stride in its ongoing efforts to...
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...
GHC9.7 Billion Bond Was Above Board
Mr Ken Ofori-Atta, Minister of Finance has stated that the GH?9.7 billion bond were issued in local currency and not...
Ghana To Save GHC600 Million From Issuing $2.25 Billion Domestic Bond
Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta has schooled Parliament on details of government’s $2.2 billion bond it issued in...
GHc10bn Bond Faces Investor Fright
Fears of investor fright, caused by the controversy surrounding the recent US$ 2.25 billion bond, may hamper the GH¢10...
Control Growing Wage Bill
The World Bank has cautioned government to control current expenditures, especially spending on the wage bill. In 2016,...
Timing of Energy Bond Critical For Its Success – Prof. Bokpin
Economist, Professor Godfred Bokpin has told Citi Business News the seeming delay in the issuance of the energy bonds...
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 Stock Hits GHS127 Billion – BoG
Latest economic and financial data released by the Central Bank puts the country’s debt stock at GHS127 billion at...
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...
Coupon Rate Should Tell Whether US$2bn Bond Was Right – World Bank Rep.
Country Director of the World Bank for Ghana, Henry Kerali, has said that government’s recent US$2.25 billion makes...
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...