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Let’s expand production capacity across all industries – Alan Kyerematen
Minister of Trade and Industry, Alan Kyerematen, has called on government agencies such as the Ghana Free Zones Authority (GFZA) to...
Ghana Securities Industry Association rejects debt exchange programme
The Ghana Securities Industry Association (GSIA) has rejected the debt exchange programme announced by the Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta. According...
Ad-hoc committee did not find anything against Ofori-Atta – KT Hammond
A co-chair of the ad-hoc committee, KT Hammond, has stated that the committee set up by Parliament to probe a censure motion...
Debt Exchange: Ghana risks collapsing banks and insurance companies – Economist predicts
Economist and Dean of the Business School at the University of Cape Coast (UCC), Professor John Gartchie Gatsi, says Ghana...
Ghana Securities Industry Association rejects debt exchange programme
The Ghana Securities Industry Association (GSIA) has rejected the debt exchange programme announced by the Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta. According...
Domestic Debt Exchange: Expect value of bonds to drop – Ghanaians warned
Finance Expert and Dean of Business School at the University of Cape Coast, Professor John Gartchie Gatsi, has clarified that...
Free Zones Enterprises boost Ghana’s export earnings by US$27 billion – Mike Oquaye Jnr
Mike Oquaye Jnr., Chief Executive Officer, Ghana Free Zones Authority (GFZA) has reiterated his outfit's commitment to ensure it contributes...
Spend wisely this Christmas, government may struggle to pay salaries in 2023 – Economist
US-based Ghanaian economist and lecturer, Dr. Sa-ad Iddrisu, has cautioned Ghanaians, particularly those on government payroll, not to engage in...
Countries continue to fall into debt bondage with IMF programmes – Alex Gladstein
Chief Strategic Officer of Human Rights Foundation, Alex Gladstein, has averred that countries that continuously run to the International Monetary Fund (IMF)...
Government poised on structural reforms – Deputy finance minister
A Deputy Finance Minister of Ghana and Member of Parliament for Atiwa East Constituency, Madam Abena Osei-Asare, has stated that...
Wide range of opportunities for youth under flagship programmes – Simmons Sekyim
Simmons Sekyim, Ga North Municipal Chief Executive (MCE), has said government’s flagship programmes provide a wide array of opportunities for...
De-risk agriculture to increase food stock – Farmer urges government
Sumaila Doho, a 48-year-old commercial farmer in the Sissala East Municipality has appealed to banks to de-risk agriculture to promote...
Debt restructuring: Pay income tax too – OccupyGhana to Akufo-Addo
Pressure group, OccupyGhana is calling for the removal of the tax exemption privilege enjoyed by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo in the...
We are confident Finance Minister will be out after secret balloting – Minority
The Minority Chief Whip, Muntaka Mubarak, has stated his optimism over the removal of the finance minister by the censure...
Jamaica’s debt programme succeeded due to consultations with affected persons – Economist
During the announcement of the debt exchange programme by the finance minister on December 5, 2022, he cited the example...
Sustainability initiatives will fail until companies pay more for cocoa – 2022 Cocoa Barometer
Endemic sustainability issues within global cocoa supply chains, including child labour and deforestation will continue unless efforts are coupled with...
Decline in LPG consumption dangerous for Ghana, take off 15% tax – LPG Marketers Association
Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) Marketers Association has called on government to save the nation by taking off 15 percent tax...
LIVESTREAMING: Parliament debates on censure motion against Finance Minister
The Parliament of Ghana is currently holding a debate on a censure motion filed by the minority side of the house against...
Today in History: Ghanaians need to feel the impact of their taxes – Statistician
A Statistician and Senior Statistics lecturer, Dr. Louis Asiedu, said the government must give the citizens value for their taxes....
It is business as usual, government not demonstrating that we are in crisis – GMA
The President of the Ghana Medical Association, Dr. Frank Serebour, has lamented the government’s lack of proactiveness towards the current...
FLASHBACK: Understanding the exchange rate
The exchange rate uses demand and supply forces to operate. An increase in the demand for a foreign currency increases...
FLASHBACK: ‘E-levy will increase armed robberies, collapse million of jobs’ – MoMo Agents warn
The Mobile Money Agents Association of Ghana protested against the implementation of the electronic transaction levy. According to the Association,...
Today in History: ‘Ghana is broke, government needs to increase revenue hence E-levy’ – Joe Jackson
A financial analyst with Dalex Finance, Joe Jackson said the E-Levy was important because the government is broke. “Ghana is...
Economic crisis: Sack irrelevant ‘plantain selling’ deputy ministers – Dr. Fokuo Kwantung tells Akufo-Addo
Business Development Manager at the Kumasi Technical University (KsTU) Dr. Solomon Fokuo Kwarteng, has called on President Akufo-Addo to sack...
2023 Budget: Minority vows to reject anything inimical to Ghanaians
The Minority in Parliament has assured Ghanaians of their resolve to reject anything that will be inimical to their interest...
Trade Minister commends Free Zones Authority, calls for export-driven industrialization
Trade and Industry Minister Alan Kyerematen has lauded the historic achievements of the Ghana Free Zones Authority (GFZA) at the Third Annual...
Prepare to pay more for road tolls in 2023; GH¢50p and GH¢1 era over – Roads Minister
Ghanaians will no longer pay GH¢50p, GH¢1 as road tolls from 2023. This is according to the Minister of Roads...
Don’t touch our monies: UTAG joins opposers of debt exchange programme
The University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) has waded into conversations on the debt exchange programme announced by the government...
Rejecting an entire budget ‘doesn’t make sense’ – Adongo on ‘support’ for 2023 budget
Bolgatanga Central Member of Parliament, Isaac Adongo has explained why the Minority Caucus did not resist the first-stage of the approval process for...
Bond haircut: I have lost over GH¢100,000 – Franklin Cudjoe
President and Founder of IMANI Africa, Franklin Cudjoe has disclosed that he has lost over GH¢100,000 of his investment due...