Government Fleecing ECG
Minority in parliament has criticised the President Mahama led National Democratic Congress (NDC) government over a high interest loan facility being offered to the Electricity Company of Ghana...
Tag: United Nations Development Group
New UN Secretary General Asked To Avoid Double Standards
A seven-member cross-regional group at the United Nations has urged the newly appointed UN Secretary General, Antonio Manuel de Guterres to be independent and avoid double standards when dealing with...
Zimbabwe Pays Off IMF Arrears
A cash shortage has led to long queues at many of the country's banks Zimbabwe has paid the International Monetary Fund (IMF) more than $100m (£83m) to settle its arrears with the organisation, the...
Food Insecurity To Hit Ghana If…
Rural women in Ghana say despite their key role in the agricultural sector, they have been sidelined in the implantation of certain government policies. Their concern is coming at a time rural women...
IMF Punches Holes In Banking Laws
About three critical legislations enacted by Parliament to guide the financial services sector and the management of public funds are set for amendment less than seven months into their passage. The...
Food Insecurity To Hit Ghana If… Women In Farming Warn
Rural women in Ghana say despite their key role in the agricultural sector, they have been sidelined in the implantation of certain government policies. Their concern is coming at a time rural women...
Role of Trade In Job Creation Comes Under Scrutiny
A team of international and local experts on labour last week subjected the impact of international trade on domestic job creation activities to critical scrutiny amid increasing agitations for...
Stop Campaign Rhetoric and Fix Unemployment Challenges -TUC?tells Parties
The Ghana Trades Union Congress (TUC) has challenged political parties to come up with strategies to address unemployment, instead of mere electioneering promises to tackle the problem. The Chairman...
Suggest Means To Fix Unemployment Challenges – TUC to Political Parties
The Ghana Trades Union Congress (TUC) has challenged political parties to come up with strategies to address unemployment, instead of mere electioneering promises to tackle the problem. The Ghana...
Gov’t Urged To Formulate Girl-Child Dev’t Policies
Country Representative of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Babatunde Ahonsi has charged government and civil society organizations to formulate policies that would champion the holistic...
Ghana Makes Progress In Management of Economy
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has stated that Ghana is making progress in its economic management but cautioned that the country will have to ride on a bumpy path to economic recovery. The...
Elections Pose No Major Risks But IMF Thinks Otherwise
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...
Favourable Economic Outlook For Ghana Is Conditional
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...
Lets Extol PM Theresa May For Giving Mahama His Wish
The trending and sensational news thus far has been the Joy FM’s Online news print about the United Kingdom’s pragmatic decision to stop funding President Mahama and his government’s projects...
UNESCO Hosts Africa Fashion Reception In Paris
The United Nations Educational, Scientific & Cultural Education (UNESCO) will be playing host to the global edition of the Africa Fashion Reception, Paris coming up on the 29th October, 2016 in its...
IMF Offers Nigeria, Others Zero-Interest Loans
Nigeria alongside others with economic challenges can access long time concessionary facilities from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) at zero interest rate, as the Fund has introduced zero...
Economy To Grow Slowest In 22 Years
Ghana’s economy is projected to grow the slowest in more than two decades on the back of mounting fiscal challenges, tight monetary policy and disruptions in oil production, the IMF has said in its...
Amend New BoG Act
Barely two months after parliament passed the Bank of Ghana (BoG) Amendment Bill, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has punched holes into the Act and is demanding fresh amendments to introduce a...
Ghana Still A High Risk of Debt Distress Economy – IMF
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned that Ghana is still a high risk of debt distress economy. Head of the IMF mission to Ghana Joel Bernante gave the warning in an interaction with...
Seth Terkper Leads Gov’t Delegation To Annual IMF/World Bank Meetings
Finance Minister Seth Terpker is leading government’s delegation to the International Monetary Fund (IMF)/World Bank meetings which open in Washington DC from October 4 to 14. He is joined by the...