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Ofori-Atta: Resisting debt exchange inimical to economic recovery
Minister of Finance, Mr Ken Ofori-Atta has cautioned that “a destabilized macro-economic environment is the greatest enemy to the value of workers’ pensions,” and called on the Trades…
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Ghana, IMF agree $3bn deal subject to Board approval
Ghana and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have reached staff-level agreement on economic policies and reforms to be supported by a new three-year arrangement under the Extended…
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Parliament approves 2023 Budget for govt to spend GH₵205bn
Parliament has approved the Budget Statement and Economic Policy of the government for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2023.
This was after a heated debate between the Majority…
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Bond offer expires December 19 but may be extended
Government is seeking overwhelming support of bond holders for the newly launched Domestic Debt Exchange programme since the success of what it calls necessary endeavour depends on the…
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BoG hikes policy rate to 27%, projects 2023 inflation at 25%
The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has projected Ghana’s inflation to “peak in the first quarter of 2023 and settle at around 25 % by the end of 2023.”
Current inflation stands at 40.4%…
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2023 budget: YouStart to drive creation of 1m jobs in 3 years
Despite a freeze on public sector employment, the 2023 budget statement and economic policy targets to create jobs through full scale implementation of the YouStart programme.
Pilot…
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Govt targets 7.7% deficit, 2.8% GDP growth in 2023
The 2023 budget statement and economic policy has been anchored on aggressively mobilize domestic revenue, streamline and rationalise expenditures, boost local productive capacity,…
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VAT increase, property rate, social protection are in 2023 budget
The 2023 budget statement and economic policy to be presented to parliament tomorrow is expected to reflect Ghana as a country resolved to place itself firmly back onto the path of debt…
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Creating the Ghana we want: A call to action for all Ghanaians
Sixty-five years ago, our nation was born. It was born out of indomitable courage in the face of colonialism and imperialism.
It was born through shared struggle, bloodshed, and…
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Censure: Ofori-Atta acquitted himself creditably against accusations
Minister of Finance Ken Ofori-Atta in a 33-page response has rejected all the accusations levelled against him as the grounds for a censure motion against him.
He started his defence…
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