If approved by parliament, Minister-designate of Gender, Children and Social Protection, Otiko Afisa Djaba, has assured that New Patriotic Party (NPP) women capable of providing catering services...
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Yes! Mahama Is ‘wicked, An Embarrassment’
President John Mahama is, indeed, “wicked” and “an embarrassment” to the people of the three regions in the North, Gender, Children and Social Protection Minister-designate Otiko Afisa Djaba...
Gender, Children and Social Protect Minister-designate Otiko Afisa Djaba has said she will not aplogise to ex-president John Mahama for once describing him as “wicked” and “an embarrassment”...
Finance Minister Committed To Cleaning Up Public Finances, Debts
Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta says he is committed to creating wealth and improving people’s lives by ensuring economic freedom as the mainstay of the economy. He also promised in response to his...
New Finance Minister Committed To Cleaning Up Public Finances, Debts
New Finance Minister committed to cleaning up public finances, debts Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta says he is committed to creating wealth and improving people’s lives by ensuring economic...
May Meets Erdogan To Push For Trade, Sign Defence Deal
British Prime Minister Theresa May has signed a $125m defence equipment deal with Turkey as the two countries promised to ramp up trade partnerships. May, who arrived in Turkey on Saturday after a...
Renegotiating IMF Deal Is No Panacea – Ken Thompson
Renegotiating the International Monetary Fund (IMF) deal will not be solving the fiscal and monetary problems Ghana is facing, Kenneth Thompson, Managing Director of Dalex Finance and Leasing...
A Look At Ghana’s 60 Years Of Independence
According to the constitution of Ghana, retirement in public service is 60-years. Meaning if Ghana was a woman as we have been referring to our country as Ama Ghana, she would be retiring on 6th...
No, You Won’t, Hopeson!
To fully appreciate the rather embarrassing inter-party battle over the control of public toilets raging between some youthful supporters of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) and the main...
Eight Ministerial Nominees Approved; 5 Others Cleared By Appointments Committee
Parliament yesterday approved the nomination of eight out of the 13 ministers designate vetted by the Appointments Committee of Parliament (ACP). Members of Parliament (MPs) from both sides shared...
Uncertainty Fueling Depreciation of Cedi – Gold Coast Boss
The decision by the Bank of Ghana to release about $120 million into the economy has been lauded by the General Manager of Gold Coast (GC) Brokerage as a step in the right direction. “That should...
IMF Review To Determine Deficit Financing Options
The Bank of Ghana has told Citi Business News it will strictly abide by any agreement reached by the government and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on the financing of government’s budget...
How President Buhari Is Dealing With Nigerians
President Muhammad Buhari is such a lucky president who came at the time of need; though he had seen; he is attempting to conquer. He has come on a rescue mission. But not lucky in the Nigerian...
The Fate of the Graduate Teacher -GES Ignores the Intellects of the University Trained Teacher.
According to John Dewey an American philosopher, the main purpose of Education is for the reconstruction of society. When people spend years in school to get quality education , the whole society...
Economist Feels Sorry For Next Finance Minister; He’s In Very Tight Corner
Ghanaians have been urged to temper their expectations of the new New Patriotic Party (NPP) government because economic data puts managers of the economy in a very tight corner. The grimmest data is...
We Trust Akufo-Addo Government To Turn The Economy Around
The disclosure by the Senior Minister designate, Yaw Osafo Maafo, that lack of accurate data on Ghana’s debt has made it difficult for the Akufo-Addo-led New Patriotic Party government to make...
Policy Rate Likely To Remain At 25.5%
There are high expectations the Monetary Policy Committee of the Bank of Ghana will maintain its policy rate at 25.5 percent today. The Policy rate is indicative of the rate at which the Central Bank...
Govt Will Not Encourage Sole Sourcing Says Ofori-Atta
The Minister-designate for Finance, Mr Ken Ofori-Atta, says his ministry will not tolerate unwarranted sole sourcing of government contracts by ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs). Answering...
IMF Team Set For Feb Visit
Finance Minister-designate, Kenneth Nana Yaw Ofori-Atta has hinted that a team from the International Monetary Fund is expected to visit the country in the first week of next month to begin...
U.S. Bankers Tell Europeans To Think Positively On Trump
U. S. bankers, buoyed by a resurgence in profits, are advising their counterparts in Europe to think positively about the new administration of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump. But many Europeans...