NPP’s Crisis ‘lies’ Won’t Work
The main opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) is painting Ghana as a country in crisis so as to win the 7 December polls, President John Mahama has said. "If somebody says the country is going back,...
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Gov’t Is Not Deliberately Starving PIAC of Funds – Ahadzi
The Director of Research of the governing National Democratic Congress (NDC) says government is not deliberately denying the Public Interest and Accountability Committee (PIAC) funds for its...
NPP’s Plans Will Ruin Ghana
The plans and policies outlined by the main opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) in its 2016 manifesto will destroy Ghana if the party is voted into power in the 7 December 2016 elections, President...
Corruption Dwarfs Government’s Borrowings – Bawumia
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...
NPP Is the Best For Ghana – Nana Addo
Nana Akufo-Addo, presidential aspirant of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), says the party is capable of rescuing Ghanaians from the shackles of John Mahama’s bad administration. Restoration Nana Addo...
Moody’s Rating Is ‘an Upgrade’
The recent affirmation of the Government of Ghana's issuer and senior unsecured rating at B3 and change in the country's economic outlook to stable from negative by international rating agency,...
Bawumia Is A Walking Contradiction
Dr Mahamudu Bauwima, vice-presidential nominee of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), is a walking contradiction who should not be taken seriously in Ghana, Mr Koku Anyidoho, a Deputy General Secretary of...
Terkper Chases Ghanaians Abroad For ‘Diaspora Bond’
Government’s desire to borrow more funds continues to grow as the Ministry of Finance targets Ghanaians in the diaspora to raise bonds from them. In recent times, government’s decision to borrow...
Focus On Agric For Real Development
Head of Economic Division at the Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research (ISSER), Dr. Charles Ackah, has observed that until government turns its focus on agriculture and...
Government Charged To Spend Oil Revenues Responsibly At All Times
Government has been charged to spend oil revenues responsibly at all times to enable it to mitigate the negative impact a slowdown in commodity prices may have on the economy as it is currently. This...
Selling Ourselves Into 21st Century Slavery; the Regrettable Story of ECG
Selling ourselves into 21st Century slavery; the regrettable story of ECG "WE HAD TRADED IN THE MARKET COMPETITIVELY PERFECT TILL YOU CAME, ...AND CUT OUR RIBS, DRIED OUR COWS." -("EXPELLED" by Jared...
K. T. Hybrid Hammond Is Scared FOIB Will Lead To Ghana’s Lost $6 Billion-Plus Oil Cash?(2)
"... Member of parliament Kobina Tahir Hammond...called the Freedom of Information (FOI) bill a minefield, cautioning MPs: 'We must be very, very conscious as a nation, extremely conscious. There can...
NPP Waiting For NDC’s Response To 170 Facts Presented By Dr. Bawumia
The Office of Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has noted the discussions on his Public Lecture on the theme – “The State of the Ghanaian Economy – a foundation of Concrete or Straw” – and continues to...
Ghana Earned Over $3bn From Petroleum Revenue
Ghana earned $3.208 billion from petroleum revenue for the production of 161.7 million barrels of crude oil between 2011 and 2015. Although the highest number of barrels, 37.4 million, was recorded...
Cedi Stability To Be Sustained
The stability of the Ghana cedi against the major foreign currencies, particularly the United States dollar, is expected to be sustained into the future in what is expected to bring a big relief to...
Cut Down On Petroleum Revenue Supported Projects
The Public Interest and Accountability Committee (PIAC) has called for substantial cut down on projects implemented with the annual budget funding amount (ABFA) from the petroleum revenue. Professor...
BoG Maintains Policy Rate At 26%
The chairman of the Monetary Policy Committee of the Bank of Ghana (BoG), Dr. Abdul-Nashiru Issahaku, has expressed worry over the current level of inflation, warning that it is still high compared...
Policy Rate Remains Unchanged At 26%
The Monetary Policy Committee of the Bank of Ghana has once again maintained its policy rate at 26 percent. This was arrived at the 72nd meeting of the committee after monitoring development of the...
Ghana Is Sinking Under President Mahama
A leading member of the New Patriotic Party in Germany, Mr Francis Brenya-Benson has noted that Ghana under President John Dramani Mahama has become a sinking ship that requires an immediate rescue...
Amissah-Arthur Has Been ‘useful’
Mr Kwesi Amissah-Arthur’s “calm disposition and sharp insights have been very useful to me in executing my mandate as president”, Mr John Mahama has said. Launching the governing National...