In accordance with Articles 179 and 180 of the 1992 Constitution, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo designated the Minister of Parliamentary Affairs and leader of government business in Parliament, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu to read the 2021 Budget Statement in Parliament on Friday, March 12.
This was due to the nominee as...
The Ghana COVID-19 Alleviation and Revitalization of Enterprise Support Programme (Ghana CARES) or Obaatampa Programme came up after the President tasked the Ministry of Finance to lead the development of a comprehensive government economic plan that can revamp and stabilize the economy during and post COVID-19.
The scheme has two...
Analysts remain divided over the likely outcome
The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Bank of Ghana will, once again, be confronted with a difficult decision regarding determination of the policy rate for the next few months, as economic conditions are not favourable for the regulator to reduce the...
…following Parliament’s approval of 2021 budget through vote
Ranking Member of the Finance Committee in Parliament and Former Deputy Finance Minister, Dr. Casiel Ato Forson, has indicated that even though the 2021 budget presented to Parliament has been approved, the minority group is prepared to fully assess it based on...
President Akufo-Addo’s representative at the Ministry of Finance, Charles Adu-Boahen, has said has begun moves to restructure road toll fees in the 2021 budget.
The budget statement revealed that there will be a review of existing road tolls, which will be aligned with current market rates as part of the...
Vice President Dr. Mahamadou Bawumia has launched the 100 days to 2021 census night, which will effectively take certain important data of the country.
The data the census will take include the total number of persons living in the country; the gender mix; the age mix; birth and death and...
framework in the offing
says SEC will be firm on enforcing disclosure
Conditions are ripe for the introduction of green bonds unto the market, as the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has disclosed plans to introduce rules that will guide the issuance of green bonds in the country.
This, according...
The Trades Union Congress (TUC) has offered its preliminary assessment of the 2021 National Budget by paying particular attention to the policies and programmes geared towards economic recovery, and growth as a means of creating jobs.
It notes that figures presented by the caretaker Finance Minister vividly illustrates the damage...