Some currency analysts have warned that the government’s tax cuts would lead to a further depreciation of the cedi should it fail to stem the side effects of the policy. They contend that the ease...
Some currency analysts have warned that the government’s tax cuts would lead to a further depreciation of the cedi should it fail to stem the side effects of the policy. They contend that the ease...
Some currency analysts have warned that the government’s tax cuts would lead to a further depreciation of the cedi should it fail to stem the side effects of the policy. They contend that the ease...
Ghana’s currency, the Cedi is likely to record high levels of depreciation during the year if the government does not clearly come out with a policy to manage the situation. In January the Cedi...
The European Union (EU) has pledged 160 million Euros to support Ghana’s development cooperation budget for new programmes in the agriculture sector, hailing the Government’s renewed interest to...
On 6 March 1957, Nkrumah told an audience of tens of thousands of Ghanaians that “your beloved country is free forever”. This weekend, in the very same spot where Nkrumah made the declaration,...
An Economist has dismissed the erstwhile NDC administration’s oft-repeated assertion that it borrowed to finance key infrastructural projects. According to a Senior Research Fellow at the Institute...
GHS16billion 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 GHS5.5billion would...
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...
The last time Ken Ofori-Atta presented a budget it was perhaps before a small group of NPP bigwigs and he did so as chairman of NPP fundraising committee. That budget was key to how the NPP won the...
Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, has emphasized the need to “trigger” a national sense of urgency as an effective measure to tackling Ghana’s economic challenges. According to him, the...
Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, has emphasized the need to “trigger” a national sense of urgency as an effective measure to tackling Ghana’s economic challenges. According to him, the...
Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia is in Parliament to observe the Finance Minister’s presentation of the first budget statement of the Akufo-Addo government for the year 2017. It is often not the...
Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta has said the government of the New Patriotic Party will roll out seven of its many promises in 2017. Presenting the first budget of the new government Thursday, the...
The government of Nana Addo Dankwa Akuffo-Addo will restore fiscal discipline in the Ghanaian economy and reverse its dwindling fortunes, Ken Ofori-Atta, Minister of Finance, has said. Presenting the...
Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia is in Parliament to observe the Finance Minister’s presentation of the first budget statement of the Akufo-Addo government for the year 2017. It is often not the...
There are high expectations among the citizenry as the barely two-month old New Patriotic Party (NPP) government presents its maiden budget statement to parliament today March 2, 2017. Many are...
Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta will on Thursday present the Nana Akufo-Addo-led government’s maiden budget statement, a presentation that will ultimately be a marker of the new administration’s...
The focus of the 2017 fiscal budget to be presented to Parliament today is expected to stimulate economic growth whilst addressing many fundamental challenges including high fiscal deficit, debt to...