We will broaden the tax base while reducing and abolishing some taxes. Arrears are about GH¢7bn. Deficit is 10.3% on a commitment basis Our goal is to build the most business friendly economy in...
GH¢16billion will be used for wages and salaries alone in 2017, Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta has told parliament as he read the Akufo-Addo government’s first budget. He said GH¢5.5billion will...
Minister for Food and Agriculture, Dr. Owusu Afriyie Akoto, has made a strong case for development partners and the private sector to continue to invest in the country’s agricultural sector. Dr....
With government scheduled to open discussions with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) about a possible extension of the 3-year bailout programme, following several missed fiscal targets in 2016,...
Benin will receive 150 million U. S. dollars from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for a three-year economic program designed to enhance development in the west African nation. A statement...
Workers in the country have tasked the government to commit to a range of policy initiatives to improve upon employment opportunities and secure their pensions. The policy initiatives include...
Ghana and Africa continue to rely on aid from donor agencies and developed countries because of the “bankrupt policies” of successive governments, retired diplomat K. B Asante has said. Some...
A member of the Economic Management Team of the governing New Patriotic Party, Dr. Mark Assibey-Yeboah has castigated the NDC government for failing to meet International Monetary Fund (IMF) targets...
Tunisia is seeking to stimulate foreign investment in order to revive the country’s economy, which has been stagnant for almost 15 years. Recent data indicates that the country lost nothing less...
FEATURE: Appiah Kusi Adomako, CUTS Ghana Every government since the start of the Fourth Republic has identified the private sector as an engine for inclusive economic growth. Data from the Ghana...
The Senior Minister, Yaw Osafo-Marfo, has said that government and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have reached an agreement for government to roll out its ‘one district, one factory...
UK’S foreign secretary, Boris Johnson has assured that the United Kingdom will maintain its £130m annual aid package to Ghana to enhance the bilateral trade relationship between both countries....
Ghana's President Nana Akufo-Addo has taken power with ambitious plans to revive once spectacular economic growth, only to discover a $1.6 billion hole in the budget and a deficit twice as high as...
In the years since the global financial crisis, Africa has witnessed a rapid expansion of cross-border banking, led by banking groups based in Africa that are spurring financial and economic...
MEMBER of Parliament for Hohoe Constituency in the Volta Region, Dr. Bernice Adiku Heloo, has said that the name Poverty Reduction Strategy (PRS) Committee of Parliament is outmoded. She was of the...
Ghana risks a likely delay in the disbursement of funds from the International Monetary Fund from this year, following plans to extend the deal. This is the caution from Economist, Dr. Eric Osei...
Citi Business News can confirm that Government is considering extending Ghana’s program with the International Monetary Fund(IMF). Minister of Monitoring and Evaluation, Dr. Anthony Akoto Osei who...
US President Donald Trump's block on US funds going to organisations involved in abortion care overseas could impact millions of women, Bill and Melinda Gates have warned, the Guardian reported on...
Citi Business News can confirm that Government is considering extending Ghana’s program with the International Monetary Fund(IMF). Minister of Monitoring and Evaluation Dr. Anthony Akoto Osei who...
International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde on Sunday voiced optimism for US economic growth under President Donald Trump but warned it could herald trouble for the rest of the world. "From...
