Yesterday, Ghana’s Finance Minister, Mr. Ken Ofori- Atta presented his maiden budget to Parliament. The minister christened his budget ‘’ Asempa Budget’’ in the Twi language, loosely translated as ‘’Good news Budget’’. The general feeling is that the Minister passed his first test given the replication of major campaign promises in the budget. The structure … Read more
A total of GHs2.1 billion was allocated to the Ministries of Interior, Defence and Justice in the 2016 budget. Of the three, the Interior Ministry alone received the highest of GHs1.3 billion, followed by the Ministry of Defence, which received GHs760 million. More on the 2016 budgetary allocation for these sectors are captured in the … Read more
Ghanaian leaders from the public and private sector have applauded Rwanda’s transformation journey following the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi. The 20 Ghanaian business leaders, investors and government officials were in the country on a five-day business trip last week to learn from Rwanda’s success story, according to Kojo Akoto Boateng, one of the organisers … Read more