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Parliament summons Ofori-Atta to brief the house on DDEP
Speaker of Parliament Alban BagbIn has directed the Business Committee of Parliament to summon Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta to brief the House on the government’s Domestic Debt…
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Ofori-Atta: Join DDEP to avoid further strain on economy
Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta has cautioned that non-participation or a lower-than-expected turnout for the Domestic Debt Exchange Programme (DDEP) will prolong efforts to resolve the…
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Ghana seeks Germany’s help to get China to back debt operation
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has urged Germany to “encourage” China, an ad hoc member of the Paris Club, to support Ghana’s debt restructuring efforts.
He said with it was…
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Financial data: Public debt hits GH₵575.7bn in November 2022
Ghana's total public debt stock rose to GH₵575.7 billion at the end of November 2022, financial data shows.
This represents about 93.5% of Gross Domestic Product (GDP).
According…
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Mahama: I’m not opposed to debt restructuring, expedite dialogue
Former President John Dramani Mahama says he is not opposed to the domestic debt exchange programme the government is pursuing.
he said this is because debt restructuring is a…
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Committee proposes ways govt can save GH₵83.5bn
A technical committee set by government has made over 20 proposals comprising expenditure cuts and revenue generation measures that have the potential to yield net savings of GH₵83.5…
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Debt exchange: Breakdown of domestic bondholders revealed
The push for exemption from the GH₵137.3 billion domestic debt exchange programme by various groups has put the arrangement which is critical to securing International Monetary Fund…
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Ghanaian CSOs call on private lenders to cancel external debt
Some Ghanaian Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) are calling on international lenders to cancel enough of Ghana’s debt to make it sustainable.
They admonished called G20, and UK to…
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Domestic Debt Exchange deadline extended again to January 31
Government has further extended the deadline to register for its domestic debt exchange programme to January 31, 2023.
The extension is enable government further engagement with…
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Inflation ends 2022 at 54.1% from 13.9% in January
Inflation accelerated for the 19th straight month in December to end the year 2022 at 54.1%. This is up from 50.3% in November 2022.
Figures from the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS)…
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