Akufo-Addo Remembers JB Danquah
President Akufo-Addo has laid a wreath in honour of his uncle the late Dr JB Danquah President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has laid a wreath in honour of his uncle, Dr JB Danquah, who died 52 years...
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‘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...
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...
Ken Ofori Atta Too Soft Spoken For A Finance Minister – Muntaka
Minority Chief Whip, Mohammed Muntaka Mubarak has said although Minister of Finance Designate, Ken Ofori Atta is competent to handle his portfolio, he prays his soft spoken nature will not create...
I Will Reduce Economic Leakages – Ofori-Atta
Mr Ken Ofori-Atta, the Minister Designate for Finance, says tighter monitoring and control of the nation’s finances and fiscal policies would reduce leakages needed to protect the public purse....
Ken Ofori-Atta Must Work On His Voice – Nana Fredua
Second Vice Chairman of the Eastern regional wing of the NPP, Nana Fredua Ofori-Atta has recommended that the Finance minister-designate work on his voice. Ken Ofori-Atta was the third appointee to...
$1m Per Constituency Will Aid 1 District, 1 Factory Project
The Minister-designate for Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta, has revealed some of the government’s source of funding for the one district, one factory project, indicating that the funding would pivot...
Finance Minister-Designate Pays NPP’s GHC2million Debt To Prudential Bank
Minister-designate for Finance, Kenneth Nana Yaw Ofori-Atta, says he has settled the controversial GHC2 million debt owed Prudential Bank Limited by the New Patriotic Party. The bank in 2015 wrote to...
Removing Taxes Won’t Impact Negatively On Our Finances – Ofori-Atta
Finance minister-designate, Kenneth Nana Yaw Ofori Atta, says the government’s decision to scrap some taxes would not have negative effect on the country’s finances but bolster the growth of the...
Zongo Dev’t Fund To Have $50m – Ofori-Atta
The government has targeted seeding the Zongo Development Fund with $50million, Finance Minister-designate Ken Ofori-Atta has said. Mr Ofori-Atta told parliament’s Appointment Committee on Friday,...
Ken Ofori Atta Will Fix Ghana’s Economy – Keli Gadzekpo
Keli Gadzekpo, Co-founder of Databank and long-time friend of finance minister-designate Ken Ofori Atta has said he is confident the finance expert will walk Ghana out of its financial difficulties....
We Won’t Tolerate Corruption – Ken Ofori Atta
The Finance minister-designate, Ken Ofori Atta, is encouraging investors seeking to do business in Ghana to report any act of corruption they may encounter in the process of getting their businesses...
Gov’t To Announce Tax Cuts In 2017 Budget
The Government of Ghana has announced that some taxes will be eliminated in the 2017 budget. The budget, the first under the Akufo-Addo-led administration, would be presented to parliament by March...
Reducing Taxes Will Require More Time – Ken Ofori Atta
Finance Minister Nominee, Ken Ofori Atta has told Citi Business News government will have to undertake a careful analysis of its tax cuts promise before it implements it anytime soon. According to...
Reducing Taxes Will Require More Time – Ken Ofori Atta
Finance Minister Nominee, Ken Ofori Atta has told Citi Business News government will have to undertake a careful analysis of its tax cuts promise before it implements it anytime soon. According to...
Kwesi Pratt Skeptical About Performance of Ken Ofori Atta
Ken Ofori Atta may be an experienced banker but running the finance and economic planning of a country is substantially different from running a private bank, Kwesi Pratt, Managing Editor of the...
Sanction Ministers Who Overspend Budget
IMANI Centre for Policy and Education has advised the new Government to spend within the national budget and crack the whip on ministers who engage in wasteful expenditures. Mr Franklin Cudjoe, the...
Ghana’s Finance Minister Designate Dumps SUV For Toyota Camry
Finance Minister Designate, Ken Ofori Atta has opted to use a Toyota Camry instead of an SUV vehicle when he finally gets approval from parliament to serve the ministry, according to Gabby Asare...
Focus On Domestic Revenue Collection
Deputy Minority Leader James Klutse Avedzi has advised Finance Minister-designate Ken Ofori-Atta to pay greater attention to domestic revenue generation as an immediate step to tackle economic...