Depoliticise Issues Affecting Economy
The immediate-past Finance Minister, Mr Seth Terkper, has said that it is important to let the markets know the reasons for some of the challenges facing the economy and step back from the...
Tag: International Monetary Fund
Government Open To Borrow More From IMF – EIU
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 Set To Receive $150 Mn IMF Fund To Support Economic Development
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...
World Bank Pledges $60 Million In Budget Support For Gambia
The Gambia is set tor receive $60 million in budget support from the World Bank. This was revealed on Saturday by the Bank’s president for Africa, Makhtar Diop, during a meeting with the newly...
Despite Egypt Reforms, Investors Seen Wary of Returning
Egypt is pursuing a raft of reforms to try to revive an economy weakened by years of turmoil, but analysts say that wooing foreign investors will take time. Since the 2011 uprising, the Arab world's...
1966 Coup Shattered Ghana’s Dreams of Greatness
The Daughter of the first President Dr. Kwame Nkrumah, Samia Nkrumah says the dream of Ghana becoming a giant in the comity of nations was shattered by the 1966 coup. She told Radio Ghana that the...
Germany’s Deputy Finance Minister
Greece must not be granted a "bail in" that would involve creditors taking a loss on their loans, Germany's deputy Finance Minister said in an interview broadcast on Sunday, reiterating the German...
British FM Johnson, Egypt’s Sisi Finalise Loan Deal
British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Saturday finalised a $150 million loan guarantee agreement tied to crucial IMF financing for Egypt. In Johnson's...
2017 Budget Must Make Job Creation Main Priority
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...
Angola Says Portugal Decision To Charge Vice President A ‘serious Attack’
Angola said on Friday that Portugal's decision to charge its Vice President Manuel Vicente with corruption and money laundering was a "serious attack" that threatened relations between the two...
Ghana’s Deficit Highlights Downside Fiscal Risks – Fitch
Credit Ratings Agency – Fitch – has said Ghana's disclosure of $1.6billion unreported expenditure and the resulting failure to hit the 2016 fiscal deficit target highlights substantial risks to...
Akufo-Addo Was ‘fantastic’ – ET Mensah
President Nana Akufo-Addo was “fantastic” with his delivery of the State of the Nation Address, former Ningo-Prampram MP ET Mensah has commended. “It was fantastic,” he told journalists,...
Trump Calls Chinese ‘grand Champions’ of Currency Manipulation
President Donald Trump declared China the "grand champions" of currency manipulation on Thursday, just hours after his new Treasury secretary pledged a more methodical approach to analyzing Beijing's...
Majority, Minority Lock Horns In Parliament
As expected, the Majority and the Minority in Parliament yesterday locked horns over the true state of the country's economy when they began a debate on President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo's maiden...
Actions of Government Does Not Match Economic Independence
President Nana Akufo-Addo is somebody who doesn’t need to struggle to inspire the nation. He is convicted in his way, and when he speaks, you can see clearly that, he is somebody you can trust. I...
State of the Nation Or True State of the Nation?
I get the impression that putting a State of the Nation Address (SONA) together takes weeks, if not months. But, how long does it take to put a True State of the Nation Address together? A matter...
The NDC – Offshoot of the NLC That Illegally Overthrew Kwame Nkrumah,CPP Government
By Ernesto Yeboah The chaos and bombings of innocent Ghanaians engineered by the UP/mate meho, now transformed into the NPP, is a story well known. So is the fact that the UP was in opposition to the...
IMF Deal Was A Waste of Time
Dr. Mark Assibey-Yeboah, the Chairman of the Finance Committee has rebuked the NDC government for failing to meet International Monetary Fund (IMF) targets aimed at ensuring macroeconomic stability....
Parliament Debates SOTN Address, Minority Allege Inaccuracies
The Majority in Parliament has defended the facts about the economy as presented by President Nana Akufo-Addo during his State of the Nation address, following the Minorty’s claims the address...
NDC ‘wasted Everybody’s Time’ With IMF Programme
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...