By Adnan Adams Mohammed In a historic address before Parliament, Finance Minister Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson declared a definitive end to Ghana’s era of financial dependence, asserting that the nation …
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Finance Minister lays 4 critical fiscal and energy reports before Parliament to anchor accountability
by Adnan Adamsby Adnan AdamsIn a major statutory move toward total fiscal openness and institutional transparency, the Minister for Finance, Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson, has formally presented four critical accountability documents to Parliament. The …
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Ghana to self-fund US$4bn Accra–Kumasi expressway project
by Adnan Adamsby Adnan AdamsIn an unconventional break from traditional developing-nation financing models, the government of Ghana has firmly ruled out external or domestic borrowing to fund the upcoming US$4 billion, 198-kilometer Accra–Kumasi Expressway. …
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Economy surges past US$100bn as gov’t rules out future IMF bailouts
by Adnan Adamsby Adnan AdamsBy Adnan Adams Mohammed In a historic turning point for West Africa’s second-largest economy, Finance Minister Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson has declared that Ghana has officially transitioned from an International …
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Gov’t to lay ‘radical’ COCOBOD reform bill in Parliament soon … amid IMF demands for flexible farmgate pricing
by Adnan Adamsby Adnan AdamsBy Adnan Adams Mohammed In the most sweeping legislative intervention in the history of Ghana’s cocoa sector, the government is set to introduce a landmark bill in Parliament within the …
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Accra-Kumasi Expressway takes shape …as 51km cleared; compensation to begin in June
by Adnan Adamsby Adnan AdamsThe highly anticipated Accra-Kumasi Expressway project has crossed a major milestone, with approximately 51 kilometers of the vital transit corridor now successfully cleared. The announcement was made by Finance Minister …
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ECOWAS Bank defies global turmoil with strong growth as Dr. Ato Forson calls for capital reinforcement
by Adnan Adamsby Adnan AdamsBy Adnan Adams Mohammed The ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development (EBID) has reported a remarkably resilient financial performance despite a volatile global economic landscape, prompting calls for member states …
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Relief to cocoa farmers as COCOBOD injects GH¢4.2bn to clear long-standing arrears
by Adnan Adamsby Adnan AdamsBy Adnan Adams Mohammed In a massive move to restore the “golden” glow to Ghana’s cocoa sector, the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) has released a staggering GH¢4.2 billion to settle …
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Fin Minister directs port-only entry for key goods to plug revenue leakages
by Adnan Adamsby Adnan AdamsIn a major move to safeguard national coffers, the Minister for Finance, Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson, has issued a directive to the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) banning the land transit …
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Ghana announces sweeping reforms to generate 127 tons of artisanal gold annually
by Adnan Adamsby Adnan AdamsBy Toma Imirhe Ghana intends to channel about 127 metric tons of gold annually from artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) into official trade under revised sector reforms to boost foreign-exchange …