85% of Local Gov’t Budget Expected From Donors

Parliament has, by consensus, approved a total of GhS321million as annual budget for the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development, and as it turns out, some 85percent of the amount is expected from donor sources. Whether donors will release the funds, meanwhile, is contingent on the government of Ghana providing counterpart funding, which has … Read more

Parliament Approves Over 320 Million Cedis For Local Government Ministry

The Parliament of Ghana has approved an amount of three hundred and twenty one million, eight hundred and thirty thousand, six hundred and ninety eight cedis (321,830,698) for the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development for the 2017 fiscal year. Before the approval, the Parliamentary Select Committee on Local Government and Rural Development informed … Read more

Parliament Approves Over 320 Million Cedis For Local Govt Ministry

The Parliament of Ghana has approved an amount of three hundred and twenty one million, eight hundred and thirty thousand, six hundred and ninety eight cedis (321,830,698) for the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development for the 2017 fiscal year. Before the approval, the Parliamentary Select Committee on Local Government and Rural Development informed the … Read more

GHC321.8 Million Local Government Ministry Budget Approved

Beginning from April 1 to December 31, 2017, the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development will be operating within a budget of GH?321,830,698.00. This follows the adoption and subsequent approval of the Report on the Committee on Local Government and Rural Development on the 2017 annual budget estimates of the Ministry of Local Government … Read more

Rural Banks’ Assets Hit GH¢2.76 Billion

The total assets of the Rural and Community Banks (RCB) in Ghana have hit GH¢ 2.76 billion as at the end of September 2016, available data from Bank of Ghana has revealed. With a total number of 140 licensed institutions and still counting, the RCB sector constituted 3.37percent of the asset size of the entire … Read more