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Prez. Mahama orders fuel tax cuts, cheaper transport
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President John Dramani Mahama has ordered immediate interventions to shield Ghanaians from surging fuel prices, as global tensions in the Middle East continue to disrupt oil supplies and push up costs. The directive was issued following a Cabinet meeting in … Read more →
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Posted on | CommentThe Minister for Trade and Industry, Alan Kwadwo Kyerematen, says contrary to claims by some members of the Opposition, the Akosombo Textiles Ltd (ATL) has been revived at the behest of the President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. … Read more →
Nana Addo inspects 1D1F project in Asuogyaman
Posted on | CommentPresident Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has visited the Kete Krachi Timber Recovery Limited, a company operating under Government’s 1-District-1-Factory initiative. The company, located in Asuogyaman, in the Eastern Region, runs a timber salvage operation on the Volta Lake, using barge-mounted salvage units, built … Read more →
Akufo-Addo mourns Emmanuel Agyarko
Posted on | CommentPresident Akufo-Addo says the country shares in the loss of the late Member of Parliament (MP) for Ayawaso West, Emmanuel Kyerematen Agyarko, who died Wednesday in the United States of America, where he had gone for medical treatment. The President … Read more →
Emmanuel Kyeremanteng Agyarko MP for Ayawaso West has passed on
Posted on | CommentInformation reaching www.233times.net is that Member of Parliament for Ayawaso West in Accra Emmanuel Kyeremanteng Agyarko has died. The brother of former Energy Minister Boakye Agyarko who is also New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) MP passed away in a hospital in … Read more →
Gov’t yet to decide on ADB, NIB merger – Finance Minister
Posted on | CommentDespite announcing plans to merge the Agricultural Development Bank (ADB) and the National Investment Bank (NIB), the government has not yet taken a final decision on the move. Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta said the plan to merge the two banks was … Read more →
2019 will be a better year for Ghanaians – Ofori-Atta assures
Posted on | CommentThe Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta, believes the year 2019 will be a better year for the Ghanaian economy following the foundation laid by the government. He said in order to address the major hurdle of domestic revenue mobilization, about … Read more →
Fireworks in Parliament as 2019 Budget debate commences today
Posted on | CommentParliament will commence debate on the 2019 Budget Today, Tuesday, November 20. Members from the Majority and Minority will lock horns in the highly anticipated debate on the economic policy presented by the Minister of Finance, Mr. Ken Ofori –Atta … Read more →
World Bank to help Parliament recruit Economists for Budget Analysis
Posted on | CommentThe World Bank is expected to provide Ghana’s Parliament $200,000 to support the recruitment of Economists and acquisition of ICT Infrastructure to enable Parliament establish and operationalise a Budget and Fiscal Analysis Office. The office will among other things support … Read more →
Full list of winners at NDC’s 9th delegates’ congress
Posted on | CommentOver 9000 delegates of the opposition National Democratic Congress have in a crucial election which lasted for 48 hours, elected new executives to lead the party at the national level ahead of the 2020 general elections. At the end of … Read more →
2019 will be take off year – Ofori Atta
Posted on | CommentFinance Minister Ken Ofori Atta has promised that 2019 will be a take off year where government plans to execute projects to lift the nation to the next level. He said government would be able to raise enough resources to … Read more →
Let’s support growth, development of entrepreneurs — President Akufo-Addo
Posted on | CommentPresident Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has called on Ghanaians to support the growth and development of entrepreneurs, especially women, which is the focus of this year’s celebration in Ghana. November 2018 marks the celebration of the Global Entrepreneurship Month as … Read more →
Minority walks out of Parliament over new regions Act
Posted on | CommentThe minority in Parliament has staged its first walk out for the third meeting of second of the seventh Parliament. The NDC Mps walked out during the adoption of the Constitutional Instrument, CI for the creation of 6 new regions … Read more →
Ghana Budget: Full Statement
Posted on | CommentThe Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta is presenting the 2019 Budget and Economic Policy in Parliament in accordance with Article 179 of the 1992 constitution today, Thursday, 15 November 2018. The budget presentation will be followed by a post-budget works Click … Read more →
Ghana Budget: Special Prosecutor office to receive funds to function
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Mahama wasn’t mature for Presidency – Bagbin
Posted on | CommentThe Member of Parliament for Nadowli Kaleo and presidential aspirant for the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Alban Kingsford Sumana Bagbin has blamed the party’s poor showing in the last election on the quality of its presidential candidate, John … Read more →
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