The Africa Centre for Energy Policy (ACEP) says government’s deal with the Chinese government to export gas to China is not feasible. Finance Minister, Seth Terkper has confirmed the New Patriotic...
The Minister of Finance, Seth Terkper, has confirmed the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) claims that government intends to offer gas from one of the country’s gas fields to China for a loan from...
The Finance Minister, Seth Terkper has strongly indicated that the government is seriously considering issuing diaspora bonds to raise cheaper funds in a bid to tap into the wealth of Ghanaian...
As the contention between some bankers and the Finance Minister continue over the issuance of local dollar denominated bond, Economist, Dr. Eric Osei-Assibey has warned that issuing such bonds must...
Although Ghana’s cocoa production fell short of industry forecasts for the 2015/16 growing season, increased investment in seed development programmes and infrastructure upgrades should improve...
The country’s debt stock which is currently about GH¢105 billion is expected to decline in 2017, with the economy returning to growth, the Minister for Finance, Mr Seth Terkper, has said. He said...
Government’s earnings from crude exports witnessed a significant reduction for the third quarter of this year. Latest figures covering petroleum receipts, released and signed by the Finance...
A Senior Economics Lecturer at the University of Ghana, Legon, has raised concerns over government's continuous borrowing strategy, warning the economy could suffocate under high indebtedness. Dr....
Finance Minister, Seth Terkper, has disclosed that the main propeller of growth next year will be the oil and gas sector with the Jubilee oil field expected to take center stage. Oil production in...
With the complaint by President Mahama that his ‘transformational message’ is being “blocked or distorted” by the media, the Daily Statesman, Friday 21, 2016, decided to monitor the major...
Government has projected that for the first quarter of next year it will spend GH¢1.88 billion on interest payments, an amount which is 50 percent more than the planned expenditure on capital or...
Commercial banks are worried government is competing with them for dollars locally, following the successful issuance of the first domestic treasury dollar bond, which raised some US$94.6 million....
Two months to the end of the year, Citi Business News has gathered the Oil and Gas industry is marked to be the main driver of economic growth in 2017. The Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC)...
Government is expected to cough about GHC1,889,870,741 to pay interest on loans in the first quarter of 2017 calendar year. This revelation came to light on the floor of Parliament on Thursday, 20...
Government missed its budget deficit target in the first seven months of 2016 as the government raised less revenue than forecast and exceeded spending plans for goods, services and capital...
A report by Fitch Group, a UK-based research company, has predicted that the flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, will win the December 7 presidential election. The...
An Economist and Member of Parliament (MP) for New Juaben South, Dr. Mark Assibey-Yeboah, is cautioning Ghanaians not to expect anything good from the governing National Democratic Congress (NDC) in...
Economist, Dr. Lord Mensah has criticized the almost 2 billion cedis budget deficit in the advance expenditure appropriation presented by the Minister of Finance, Seth Terkper. Parliament, on...
Ghana’s Parliament has approved a GHC10.9 billion request by the government to help finance “critical government expenditure” in the first quarter of 2017. This follows the recommendation for...
The announced presentation of an advanced budget covering government spending for the first quarter of 2017 has been cancelled. According to Starr News’ Parliamentary Correspondent, Kobby Gomez...
