Prosecute Officials Who Flout Capped Deficit Target – Economist
Economist, Dr. Lord Mensah has advocated stricter sanctions to persons whose negligence could result in Ghana exceeding the proposed cap ...
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US, China Agree To Cooperate On Deficit In First Trade Talks Under…
The United States and China have agreed to cooperate on reducing the trade deficit in the first round of economic ...
Inflation Will Decline Further To 11.2%
All things being equal, inflation will decline further to 11.2 per cent by the end of 2017, the Institute of ...
Akufo-Addo’s Address At World Bank Forum
It is my great pleasure to welcome you all to Ghana, and to the third, 2017 Development Finance Forum. As ...
Trade Surplus Doubles To US$1.2bn In April
Export proceeds in the first four months of the year overtook imports by 30.2 per cent, resulting in a balance ...
Financial Sector Stakeholders Call For Fiscal Council
Stakeholders in the financial sector have pushed for the establishment of a Fiscal Council to put the government on its ...
Australia Vows ‘practical’ Budget To Counter Voter Frustrations
Australia was set to unveil a "practical" budget Tuesday focused on infrastructure spending and housing affordability with the government "listening" ...
Will the 2017 ‘Asempa’ Budget Bear Fruits?
The Akufo-Addo government on March 2 presented its 2017 Budget and Economic Policy statement dubbed the Asempa Budget to the ...
Gold Coast Financial Holding CEO
Chief Executive of Gold Coast Financial Holding, Mr. Kwame Ofori Asomaning, has called on government to significantly invest in building ...
When Fiscal Responsibility Becomes Economic Irresponsibility
After the Finance minister’s presentation on the national budget a few weeks ago, the most popular phrase you hear from ...
When Fiscal Responsibility Becomes Economic Irresponsibility
After the Finance minister’s presentation on the national budget a few weeks ago, the most popular phrase you hear from ...
IMF Backs Ghana’s Domestic Borrowing Drive To Check Ballooning Debts
Government’s decision to turn to the domestic market for loans to finance key projects has received the support of the ...
NPP Government Records 103 Achievements Within 100 Days
Vice President Dr Alhaji Mahamudu Bawumia on Monday said the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has recorded 103 achievements within the ...
Ensure 2017 Fiscal Deficit Target Is Achieved – World Bank To Gov’t
The World Bank has urged government to institute measures to ensure that it stays within its fiscal deficit target outlined ...
Procurement Contracts To Have Unique Codes For Tracking
Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, on Thursday, urged the Public Procurement Authority to ensure that from June, this year, every ...
Ghana Records Balance of Payment Surplus
Ghana has for the first time since 2011 recorded a balance of payment (BoP) surplus of $247 million, compared to ...
US Trade Deficit In January Largest Since 2012
The US trade gap shot up at the start of the year to hit its highest monthly level in almost ...
Wobbling Economy Warranted High Taxation -Terkper
Former Finance Minister, Seth Terkper has dismissed claims that he supervised an economy which focused on taxation at the expense ...
‘Asempa’ Budget ‘shallow’, A Run-Away-From-Reality
Former Deputy Finance minister Mona Quartey has predicted the Akufo-Addo government will backtrack on its economic expectations when it realises ...
Government To Roll Out NPP Version of ‘operation Feed Yourself’
The last time Ken Ofori-Atta presented a budget it was perhaps before a small group of NPP bigwigs and he ...