Tag: Finance Minister

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has sworn in 12 out of the 13 ministers approved by Parliament. At a ceremony ...

Ken Ofori Atta Grilled For 4hrs, 15 Mins [Infographic]

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Finance Minister, Ken Ofori Atta spent 4 hours, 15 minutes before Parliament’s Appointments Committee highlighting issues concerning his Ministry, including ...

Government To Realign Expenditure To Target Job Creation

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Finance Minister, Mr Ken Ofori-Atta says the government will realign public expenditure to suit the one district, one factory (ODOF) ...

Industry Wails Over High Tariffs As Business Confidence Inches Up

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The business community is highly expectant of better times in the next six months on account of the tax cuts ...

Finance Minister Outlines Plans To Stabilize Cedi

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Government will use a number of fiscal policies and practical economic measures to stabilize the cedi, Finance Minister Ken Ofori ...

Akufo-Addo’s ‘planting For Food & Jobs’ Programme Gets $120M Boost

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The Canadian government is set to inject a total of 120m dollars (125 million Canadian Dollars) into the Planting For ...

Gov’t May Not Scrap Energy Levies

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The controversial Energy Sector Levies may not be scrapped, as Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, has given indication they are needed ...

I Earned More ‘cash’ As Spare Parts Dealer Than As MP – Majority Leader

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Parliamentary Affairs Minister-designate Osei Kyei Mensah Bonsu has recalled his days as a spare parts dealer in the country suggesting ...

Nana Weeps At JB Danquah’s Memorial

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President Akufo-Addo shed tears over the weekend during the 52nd anniversary of the demise of Joseph Kwame Kyeretwie Boakye Danquah. ...

Govt Will Push For Changes In IMF Conditions- Ken Ofori Atta

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As a team of International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff prepares to meet government’s Economic Team this week, Finance Minister Ken ...

Govt Conducts Forensic Audit of MMDAs

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The government has uncovered startling revelations from an ongoing audit of the country’s fiscal account in a prelude to the ...

We’ll Overcome Deficit Setback – Ofori-Atta

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Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, has said the country will emerge stronger from its economic malaise, as the new government works ...

IMF Deal Needs ‘tweaking’ After Shortfall Discovery – Finance Minister

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Ghana’s debt bailout program with the International Monetary Fund may require “tweaking” after the nation’s new administration revealed that 7 ...

Investors Keen On Rail Sector

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Investors are queuing to partner government in the rehabilitation and expansion of the country’s rail network from the south to ...

Telcos, Others Seek Removal of ‘nuisance’ 5% Stabilization Levy

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February 5, 2017

Telecoms operators and other corporate organisations who have been paying the five percent national fiscal stabilisationµ levy (NFSL) since 2013, ...

Start Rooting Out Corruption From Presidency– IMANI

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A policy think tank, IMANI Ghana has asked President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to demonstrate his government’s readiness and determination ...

Ghana To Miss Three Economic Factors

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Finance Minister Ken Ofori Atta has announced Ghana will miss three key economic targets in 2017. The three include the ...

Govt To Miss Three Key Targets

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Finance Minister Ken Ofori Atta has announced Ghana will miss three key economic targets in 2017. The three include the ...

‘Nuisance Taxes’ Will Be Removed In 2017 Budget

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The Finance Minister has hinted that some levies which have been described as “nuisance taxes” will be removed when he ...

ACEP Questions TOR Debt Levy

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February 3, 2017