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No Request For Supplementary Budget In Midyear Review

The Finance Ministry has stated it will not seek a supplementary budget even as it presents a midyear budget review to...

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Govt May Miss 2017 Budget Target Over Low Expenditure – IFS

The Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) has cautioned that government will miss its 2017 budget target should it fail to...

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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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Britain Arrests ‘large Part’ of Manchester Attack Network

Britain has arrested a "large part" of the network behind Manchester's suicide bomb attack, police said on Friday, as...

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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...

Business

Huge Recapitalisation Alone Not Answer To Banks’ Woes

Aggressive recapitalisation, which could force mergers and acquisitions, should not be forced on banks, Felix...

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High NPLs Threaten BoG’s Minimum Capital Drive

The Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) has said the new central bank governor, Dr. Ernest Addison, must ensure the...

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High NPLs Threaten BoG Minimum Capital Drive

The Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) has said the new central bank governor, Dr. Ernest Addison, must ensure the...

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IFS Cautions Government To Restrain Expenditure

Unhappy with the tight fiscal space government is confronted with, economic Policy Think- Tank, the Institute for...

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IFS Cautions Government On Expenditure

Unhappy with the tight fiscal space government is confronted with, economic Policy Think-Tank, the Institute for Fiscal...

Business

Currency Analysts Demand Stable Forex Market

Currency analysts are supporting the Bank of Ghana to intensify its efforts to stabilize the forex market and help...

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Weak Banks Require Urgent Recapitalisation

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has asked the Bank of Ghana (BoG) to ensure that banks with minimum capitals...

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Free SHS Without Investment Is A Waste of Time – Prof. Aryeetey

A former Vice Chancellor of the University of Ghana, Prof. Ernest Aryeetey, says making Senior High School education...

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Free SHS Without Investment Waste of Time – Prof. Aryeetey

A former Vice Chancellor of the University of Ghana, Prof. Ernest Aryeetey, says making Senior High School education...

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Free SHS Without Investment Waste of Time

A former Vice Chancellor of the University of Ghana, Prof. Ernest Aryeetey, says making Senior High School  education...

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Parliament To Pass Bill To Cap Statutory Funds At 25%

Parliament is today (Tuesday) expected to pass the bill that will allow the government to cap its budgetary allocation...

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Cedi Depreciation In March Was 5% – BoG Report

Latest figures by the Bank of Ghana have shown that the cedi’s depreciation against the dollar for March 2017, is...

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Cedi Depreciation In March Was 5%

Latest figures by the Bank of Ghana have shown that the cedi’s depreciation against the dollar for March 2017, is...

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BoG’s 120 Million Dollars Auction Begins Yielding Results

Currency analysts have stated that the Bank of Ghana’s auction of 120 million dollars in the first quarter of this...