We’ll Review IMF Programme – Osafo Marfo
Senior Minister-designate Yaw Osafo Marfo has stated emphatically that Ghana’s programme with the International Monetary Fund will be reviewed by the Akufo-Addo government. Ghana’s three-year...
Tag: International Development
Ghana Will Re-Negotiate IMF Deal
Senior Minister Designate Yaw Osafo- Maafo has stated that the new government will re- negotiate Ghana’s deal with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). ”Now the IMF program will certainly be...
IMF Programme Would Be Reviewed – Osafo Maafo Insists
The Senior Minister-designate, Mr. Yaw Osafo Maafo has maintained that the New Patriotic Party government would not think twice in reviewing the Extended Credit Facility arrangement between the...
FDI Dips By 66% In 5years
Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) has seen a consistent drop in five years, by 65.85percent, since peaking at US$6.3billion in 2011, while the value of registered local businesses has, encouragingly,...
Two Sign Pact On Agric Scheme For Youth
Two institutions have signed an agreement to make agriculture an attractive business, particularly for the youth. The initiative is to help boost and sustain agriculture and deal with unemployment in...
“Cologne Memorandum” For A Different Development Policy
It is a more than 50-year-old mistake to believe we could make development policy for Africa. An error with fatal consequences. The rich and the powerful became richer. Poverty grew as a result of...
IMF Program Wasn’t Approved By Parliament – Akoto Osei
The minister-nominee for Monitoring and Evaluation, Anthony Osei Akoto, has denied that Ghana’s loan agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), was approved by parliament. According to...
Open Letter To Nana Addo: A Call To Good Governance
Congratulations on your inauguration. I thought your inauguration speech was heartfelt and uplifting despite concerns of plagiarism. It was heartwarming to hear you say, “Money is made in the...
A Call To Good Governance — A. S. Agbozo
Dear Mr. President: Congratulations on your inauguration. I thought your inauguration speech was heartfelt and uplifting despite concerns of plagiarism. It was heartwarming to hear you say, “Money...
A Call To Good Governance — A. S. Agbozo
Dear Mr. President: Congratulations on your inauguration. I thought your inauguration speech was heartfelt and uplifting despite concerns of plagiarism. It was heartwarming to hear you say, “Money...
IMF Program Wasn’t Approved By Parliament – Akoto Osei
The minister-nominee for Monitoring and Evaluation, Anthony Osei Akoto, has denied that Ghana’s loan agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), was approved by parliament. According to...
IMF Program Wasn’t Approved By Parliament – Akoto Osei
The minister-nominee for Monitoring and Evaluation, Anthony Osei Akoto, has denied that Ghana’s loan agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), was approved by parliament. According to...
Nana Addo’s Tax Cuts Won’t Conflict IMF’s Conditions- Economist
As the International Monetary Fund (IMF) prepares to meet the Nana Akufo-Addo government for its first review, discussions are rife on how the government’s tax cut programmes will fit into the...
Ghana Cannot Blame IMF For Economic Challenges
Renowned economist Dr. Joe Abbey says the International Monetary Fund (IMF) cannot be blamed for the current challenges faced by Ghana's economy. The immediate past Mahama-led administration ended...
Amend Transition Act To Curb Future Challenges
Former Finance Minister, Seth Terkper, has called for an amendment of the Presidential Transition Act (845) to curtail the anxiety about the economy after a change in government and to help solve...
Ghana’s Economy Is Bleeding Seriously
On a day he was named as senior minister pending his approval by Parliament, Yaw Osafo Maafo has said Ghana's economic figures inherited from the previous government are not "encouraging." Mr Maafo...
Innovation Key To Growth of Financial Sector – Groupe Ideal
The Vice President of Groupe Ideal, Charles Arkuh has said the financial sector in Ghana has to take strategic decisions in order to sustain the industry. He made this remark in an interview to...
Akufo Addo’s $1M Largesse And One Factory Concept Will Enhance Human Development
As a human rights activist and an enthusiast of the human rights approach to development, I jumped for joy when during the 2016 electioneering campaign, the NPP Party proposed some expedient policies...
Renegotiating of IMF Deal Needless – Economist
An economist at the University of Ghana Business School, Dr. Lord Mensah, has said calls on the incoming Nana Akufo-Addo-led administration to renegotiate the ongoing International Monetary Fund...
World Bank Group Supports Gas Sector With $517 Million
Two members of the World Bank Group have announced the commitment of $517 million in debt and guarantees to support Ghana's Sankofa Gas Project, an integrated offshore oil and natural gas project....