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Economy: Don’t derail progress made with false reportage – Ofori-Atta to media
Add a CommentGhana’s Finance Minster, Ken Ofori-Atta has admonished the media to be circumspect in their reportage on the economy and other national issues in order not to derail the progress made so far. In his Sunday, June 18 update on the … Read more →
Economy, corruption, infrastructure will determine outcome of 2024 elections – Lecturer
Add a CommentThe 2024 general election is going to be decided on based on how the economy has been managed by the government, a Political Science lecturer at the University of Ghana, Dr Kwame Asah-Asante, has said. Also, corruption and infrastructure are … Read more →
Gov’t to inject about $2bn into economy – Oppong Nkrumah
Add a CommentThe Information Minister, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, says the government will soon inject about $2 billion into the Ghanaian economy, as part of measures to address the Cedi depreciation. According to him, 750 million dollars expected from the Afremix Bank will … Read more →
The state of economy is a painful one for me to report – Ofori-Atta
Add a CommentFinance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta has admitted that the Ghanaian economy is not in normal times. The situation, Mr Ofori-Atta, has blamed on the covid-19 pandemic which has brought world economies to their knees and the protracted Russia and Ukraine war. “In … Read more →
Ofori-Atta to address Ghanaians today on measures to revive economy
Add a CommentFinance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, will today, Thursday, address Ghanaians on decisions taken by the government to address recent economic challenges facing the country. Ken Ofori-Atta is expected to give details of decisions taken at the three-day Cabinet retreat at Peduase … Read more →
Harking-on: Latest Communication Service Tax
Add a CommentCountry Focus: Republic of Ghana Type of State: Unitary Republic Credit Ratings: B/S&P, B/Fitch Whilst Kigali beams as the modern day poster child of African progressivism, discussions in Ghana, these two weeks, have been besieged by a goulash of commentaries on … Read more →
Economy on positive trajectory; Balance of trade to hit surplus in 2018
Add a CommentGHANA’S economy is on positive trajectory as the nation’s balance of trade is expected to move into a surplus in 2018, the first time in at least two decades, BMI, research outfit of ratings agency Fitch has predicted. The projection … Read more →
Economy has shrunk by 5% – NPP
Add a CommentGhana’s gross domestic product (GDP), notwithstanding the discovery of oil, has only increased from $28.5 billion in 2008 to a projected $40 billion in 2016, a 40 percent increase in eight years, according to the New Patriotic Party (NPP). In … Read more →
Economy: NPP faces uphill task
Add a CommentGhana’s newly elected leader, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo faces an uphill task as he seeks to address the country’s economic malaise which has left Ghanaians impoverished and crippled many businesses. Key macroeconomic reforms to address concerns over the high level … Read more →
Economy to hit 6.0% in 2017
Add a CommentInvestment firm, InvestCorp says the Ghanaian economy will grow at about 6.0 percent in 2017 underpinned by a stronger recovery in private sector output and investment. The projection is however lower than government’s own projection of 7.2 per cent. In … Read more →
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