Dr Mahamadu Bawumia, Vice Presidential candidate of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has revealed that government borrowings within the last seven and half years stands at about $40 billion, but the...
The December 7 elections do not pose any major risks to Ghana’s economic rebalancing or its ability to implement the economic stabilisation and reform programme backed by the International Monetary...
I am glad that we are making such a happy event out of the launch of our Manifesto. It is a fact of our lives that not many people, or political parties for that matter, in our country appreciate the...
In an election year, many expected Ghana’s economy to completely wither; past events have shown that the power and extravagance of the incumbent tend to impose difficulties on the economy in an...
By Nii Kwate Quartey It is not a marching song. It is not necessarily defiant. . ‘We shall overcome someday’. Deep in my heart do/must believe. It has been a civil rights song for 50-years...
Ghana's economy is like a pendulum. It swings growth on one turn and swings decline on another turn. For instance, the economy grew by a record 14% in 2011. Inflation was kept at single digit for a...
Government’s efforts to address the debt position of four key state-owned enterprises in the energy sector has left the International Monetary Fund (IMF) flummoxed as to how the debt restructuring...
A former Deputy Governor of the Bank of Ghana and the running mate of the NPP, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has punched holes into the recently passed Public Financial Management Act (PFMA), saying it lacks...
The Government of Ghana and the Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development have signed a concessional loan agreement of Kuwaiti Dinar 7.0 million (US$24.0 million) for the Expansion and Development of...
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is hopeful about Ghana’s return to economic prosperity as the government maintains strict fiscal discipline ahead of the presidential and parliamentary...
The National Patriotic Party (NPP) launched its 2016 manifesto in Accra, this Sunday and a team of fact-checkers subjected five claims made by the party's Vice Presidential candidate, Dr Mahamud...
The World Bank President says he does not think Ghana and other African countries with high debt levels are at risk of falling into debt distress or “Highly Indebted Poor Country (HIPC)”...
World Bank, others to release $1.3bn for Nigeria’s development bank In line with its determination to revive the Nigerian economy, the federal government yesterday revealed that the Development...
The International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) director for Africa has indicated that the favourable economic growth for the country from next year will be based on sticking to some critical fiscal...
Ishmael Yamson, Board Chairman of Standard Chartered Bank Ghana, has expressed concern about economic volatility and uncertainty in Ghana which has made commercial banking riskier than previously....
By Justice Sarpong President Mahama has been talking about the economy a lot lately and touting his non existence achievements. These are some of the headlines from his speeches just the past two...
President John Mahama has described Sunday’s manifesto launch of the New Patriotic Party as an insult festival. The President who was the main target of many of the attacks on the day tweeted...
The Bank of Ghana is set to stop the purchase of gold watches meant to be given out as part of end of service benefit to retiring staff of the institution. This is what Joy Business has picked up...
The Vice presidential nominee of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has promised an urgent review of the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) investments...
The running mate for the New Patriotic Party, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has said Moody's recent review of the economic outlook of Ghana should not be misconstrued as an upgrade. Rather, he said the...
