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1m jobs for youth coming – Ofori Atta

Finance Minister, Ken Ofori Atta, has said that government has put plans in place to address one of the major problems of the country,...

Economy

GSE revising its rules, OTC guidelines imminent

The Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE), as part of measures to keep in touch with global trends and industry best practices, is in the process...

The passage of outstanding revenue bills by Parliament remains critical to government programmes as well as to enable the state to complete four of the five agreed prior actions in the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Staff Level Agreemen

Economy

Mid-Year Budget: Gov’t not seeking additional funding to control growing debt stock

The Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta has announced that government will not seek additional funding and supplementary budget for the next half of the year...

Economy

IMF projects further widening of deficit to 13.9%

as it casts doubt over tax administration measures The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says government’s plan of relying on tax compliance to generate more...

Gov’t to roll out six major expenditure cut measures

Economy

Mid-year budget: 1m promised jobs for the youth must be sustainable

The mid-year budget is here! And once again, the citizenry will be looking at government to account for how much has gone out from...

Economy

Ghana plans to issue Africa’s first social bond: what you must know

The government of Ghana in its 2021 budget indicated that it plans to raise up to $5 billion in the international capital markets this...

Economy

Mid-year budget: Be firm on informal sector revenue collection – Tax analyst

Government must take advantage of the current economic circumstances to improve informal sector revenue mobilisation in the 2021 Mid-year budget set to be presented...

Economy

BoG keeps policy rate over increasing debt stock, inflation

The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Central Bank has maintained the policy rate at 13.5 percent, as concerns over rising debt stock and...

Economy

Minister for Employment initiates mass pension enrolment programme

The Minister for Employment and Labour Relations, Ignatius Barfour Awuah has initiated a mass pension enrolment programme by paying for a year’s pension contribution...

Economy

47 public enterprises fail to submit financials to gov’t in 6 years – Ofori-Atta

Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta has revealed that for the past six years 47 public enterprises have submitted no financial statements to his ministry, a...

Economy

Chris Koney’s column: How the entertainment industry shapes national economies

Understanding reverse stock splits: A strategic move for low-priced stocks on the GSE

Tema Port stakeholders back 24-Hour Economy rollout

Future of workplaces with Baptista S. Gebu: The Africa we want: Cultivating a transformational mindset for a prosperous future

The confidence signal: What the World Bank’s US$360m says about economic prospects

Turning African Food Systems into the Next Big Asset Class

Inflation drops to 13.7% in June, lowest since Dec. 2021

1m jobs for youth coming – Ofori Atta

GSE revising its rules, OTC guidelines imminent

Mid-Year Budget: Gov’t not seeking additional funding to control growing debt stock

IMF projects further widening of deficit to 13.9%

Mid-year budget: 1m promised jobs for the youth must be sustainable

Ghana plans to issue Africa’s first social bond: what you must know

Mid-year budget: Be firm on informal sector revenue collection – Tax analyst

BoG keeps policy rate over increasing debt stock, inflation

Minister for Employment initiates mass pension enrolment programme

47 public enterprises fail to submit financials to gov’t in 6 years – Ofori-Atta