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Finance Minister grabs $2.3 billion in historic deal
Add a CommentIn a historic financial transaction by the Ministry of Finance, an amount of $2.25 billion has been raked in through the issuance of bonds. The ministry yesterday successfully issued 15 and 7-year bonds with the same coupon of 19.75%, raising … Read more →
Free SHS to be funded from ABFA – Finance Minister
Add a CommentThe planned free senior high school (SHS) programme scheduled to take off from September 2017 will be financed from the Annual Budget Funding Amount (ABFA), the Minister of Finance, Mr Ken Ofori-Atta has said. Presenting the 2017 Budget Statement and Economic Policy … Read more →
Finance Minister delivers 2017 budget today
Add a CommentThe Minister of Finance, Mr Ken Ofori-Atta, will, on behalf of the President, present the 2017 Budget Statement and Economic Policy to Parliament today, Thursday, March 2, 2017 at 1100 hours. A statement from the Public Relations Unit of the Ministry … Read more →
Finance Minister lays 2017 Q1 Budget
Add a CommentThe Minister of Finance, Seth Terkper, has laid government’s advanced budget for the first quarter of 2017 in Parliament.According to Starr News’ Parliamentary Correspondent, Kobby Gomez-Mensah, the paper has been referred to the Finance Committee of Parliament and it is … Read more →
Finance Minister chastised by Minority MPs for ‘swerving’ dumsor
Add a CommentSome minority members of parliament have chastised Finance Minister Seth Terkper, for not giving clear indications as to how government will be tackling the worsening energy crisis, in his presentation of the mid-year supplementary budget to Parliament on Monday, July 25. … Read more →
IMF bailout yields positive results – Finance Minister
Add a CommentDeputy Minister of Finance, Mrs Mona Quartey says the three-year International Monetary Fund (IMF) bailout programme signed one year ago is yielding positive results as the country has received over $500 million from development partners within the one-year period. In … Read more →
Finance Minister embarks on eurobond roadshow
Add a CommentFinance Minister Seth Terkper is expected to lead a government team to London and New York this week to launch a fifth Eurobond this year. Even though the country could pay high yields because of her high debt levels, the … Read more →
No overspending for elections – Finance Minister assures
Add a CommentFinance Minister Seth Terkper has guaranteed his commitment to ensuring that government’s expenditure does not exceed budget limits this election year. According to him, even though some of the measures adopted are tough, the prospects for the country’s future are … Read more →
Finance Minister plans $750m Eurobond next year
Add a CommentFinance Minster, Seth Terkper has hinted that government will next year sell a $750 million Eurobond to finance its budget deficit, as access to non-concessional loans and donor flows begin to dry up. The Minister in presenting the 2016 budget … Read more →
Finance Minister dodges EC budget
Add a CommentThe Finance Minister, Seth Terkper, whether intentionally or not, did not answer a question by a journalist on how much the Electoral Commission (EC) had budgeted for the 2016 general elections and whether it made any provision for a possible … Read more →
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