Ghana’s Fiscal Deficit Deteriorated To An Estimated 9% of GDP In 2016
Ghana's overall fiscal deficit, on a cash basis, in 2016 deteriorated to an estimated 9 percent of GDP, instead of ...
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US Blocks Appointment of Former Palestinian PM As UN Libya Envoy
The United States blocked the appointment of former Palestinian prime minister Salam Fayyad to be the new UN envoy to ...
UN Chief Defends Choice of Ex-Palestinian PM As Libya Envoy
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Saturday defended his choice of former Palestinian prime minister Salam Fayyad to be the UN ...
IMF Lauds NPP’s Tax Cuts Reforms
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is confident the plans outlined by the NPP government to cut down and eliminate some ...
Golden Link Savings & Loans Vs Govt’s Moves Towards Improving the Economy
Golden Link Savings and Loans Company aims at facilitating government’s efforts towards creating an enabling environment for private investors, as ...
Akufo-Addo To Deliver State of Nation Address Feb. 21
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo would present his first State of the Nation Address on Tuesday February 21. A communiqué ...
Retaining Energy Sector Levy A Prudent Decision But More Accountability Needed
The Institute of Energy and Climate change Policy (IECP) welcome the news by the Finance Minister, Hon Ken Ofori Atta, ...
Business Confidence In Ghana’s Economy Up
Vice President of the Association of Ghana industries, Mr. Humphrey Ayim Darkeh has said that business confidence in the Ghanaian ...
New Targets Imminent
Discussions between Ghana’s economic team and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) are set to generate revised targets which should see ...
Cedi Ends January With 2.80% Depreciation Rate
The Ghana Cedi ended the first month of 2017 with a depreciation rate of 2.80 percent against the US dollar, ...
Government Committed To IMF Deal
The government has decided to fully complete the International Monetary Fund (IMF) programme, the Finance Minister, Mr Ken Ofori-Atta, has ...
All You Need To Know About The Negotiation, and Govt’s Plans For Review
Ghana IMF deal has proven to be one of the stumbling blocks on the new govt’s path towards achieving her ...
Finance Minster Launches Golden Link Savings and Loans Company [photos]
Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta has launched Golden Link Savings and Loans Company in Accra. Speaking at the launch, Mr. Ofori-Atta ...
Initial Meeting With IMF Progressive- Finance Minister
Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta has disclosed that initial interactions with a team of staff from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) ...
Government Committed To IMF Deal
The government has decided to fully complete the International Monetary Fund (IMF) programme, the Finance Minister, Mr Ken Ofori-Atta, has ...
$50m For Zongo Dev’t Fund ‘too Small’
The $50million seed capital for the setting up of the Zongo Development Fund (ZDF) is “too small,” Minister-designate of Inner-city ...
NPP Fast Losing Integrity Due To Failed Promises
A Deputy General Secretary of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Koku Anyidoho has said the ruling New Patriotic Party ...
Amend PFM Act To Incorporate Fiscal Responsibility Council
The Minister of Monitoring and Evaluation, Dr Anthony Akoto Osei, has proposed that the Public Finance Management Act, 2016 (Act ...
Fighting Waste and Corruption Starts At Presidency
The many campaign promises by all the major parties notwithstanding, the 2016 elections were fought principally over only a few ...
Akufo Addo Swears In 12 More Ministers
President Akufo-Addo has sworn in twelve Ministers following their approval by the house in Parliament Tuesday. The event held at ...