Govt Conducts Forensic Audit of MMDAs
The government has uncovered startling revelations from an ongoing audit of the country’s fiscal account in a prelude to the preparation of the 2017 Budget and Economic Policy. They include...
Tag: Ken Ofori-Atta
We’ll Overcome Deficit Setback – Ofori-Atta
Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, has said the country will emerge stronger from its economic malaise, as the new government works to restore fiscal discipline and policy credibility. The Minister...
IMF Deal Needs ‘tweaking’ After Shortfall Discovery – Finance Minister
Ghana’s debt bailout program with the International Monetary Fund may require “tweaking” after the nation’s new administration revealed that 7 billion cedi ($1.6 billion) in expenses were not...
Telcos, Others Seek Removal of ‘nuisance’ 5% Stabilization Levy
Telecoms operators and other corporate organisations who have been paying the five percent national fiscal stabilisationµ levy (NFSL) since 2013, are appealing to the new government to get rid of it...
Ghana To Miss Three Economic Factors
Finance Minister Ken Ofori Atta has announced Ghana will miss three key economic targets in 2017. The three include the country’s growth target as well as fiscal deficit target. Another economic...
Govt To Miss Three Key Targets
Finance Minister Ken Ofori Atta has announced Ghana will miss three key economic targets in 2017. The three include the country’s growth target as well as fiscal deficit target. Another economic...
‘Nuisance Taxes’ Will Be Removed In 2017 Budget
The Finance Minister has hinted that some levies which have been described as “nuisance taxes” will be removed when he presents the 2017 budget. Ken Ofori-Atta is expected to present the NPP...
Gov’t Inherits Budget Deficit of Around 10%
Government says it has inherited a budget deficit of around 10 percent of economic output, Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta told Reuters on Wednesday, double the 2016 target set by the previous...
Finance Ministry, EMT Meet To Prepare 2017 Budget
The Ministry of Finance, and the Economic Management Team (EMT) have begun the process of preparing for the 2017 budget and economic policy of government, a statement from the Ministry has said....
We’ll Transform Economy
Ghana's new Finance Minister, Mr Ken Ofori-Atta assumed office last Monday with a pledge to grow Ghana’s economy for the prosperity and well-being of the citizenry. Mr Ofori-Atta, who brings to the...
Ghana Finds A $1.6bn Hole In Budget
Ghana’s three-week-old government says it found a 7 billion-cedi ($1.6 billion) hole in the budget, a disclosure that sent its bonds tumbling. “We have been very surprised by the fiscal data,”...
Ghana Finds A $1.6 Billion Hole In Budget
Ghana’s three-week-old government said it found a 7 billion-cedi ($1.6 billion) hole in the budget, a disclosure that sent its bonds tumbling. “We have been very surprised by the fiscal data,”...
Ofori-Atta Poised To Transform National Economy
Mr. Ken Ofori-Atta, Monday assumed office as the Finance Minister, with a pledge to grow Ghana’s economy for the prosperity and well-being of the citizenry. Mr Ofori-Atta, who brings to the...
Brong Ahafo Youth Exposes Eric Opoku Over DKM
Some aggrieved customers of the defunct micro finance company, DKM in the Brong Ahafo Region, are questioning the sincerity of the immediate past regional minister and Member of Parliament for...
Minority Alarmed Over Govt’s Decision To Engage McKinsey
The Minority Members in Parliament have raised concerns over government’s decision to engage, consulting firm, Mckinsey, as back office staff for the Ministry of Finance. The Minister of Finance,...
Ghanaian Business, Govt Leaders Applaud Rwanda’s Development Efforts
Ghanaian leaders from the public and private sector have applauded Rwanda’s transformation journey following the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi. The 20 Ghanaian business leaders, investors and...
President Akufo-Addo Confirms He Can’t Sleep
...Says challenges ahead daunting Less than a month after The aL-hAJJ reported of President Akufo-Addo having sleepless nights over how to redeem his numerous mouthwatering campaign promises to avoid...
Partner BoG To Grow Economy
Ken Ofori Atta to collaborate with the central bank to map up policies to increase revenue. Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta has been urged to tackle corruption in the financial sector to spur...
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...