The 20% excise duty on natural fruit juices, introduced as a revenue and health measure, is quietly undermining Ghana’s national objectives, including agro-industrialization, job creation, and the 24-Hour Economy. …
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All you need to know: The Republic V Kenneth Ofori-Atta and 7 others in the ‘smelly’ SML contract
by Adnan Adamsby Adnan AdamsThe Office of Special Prosecutor has charged all eight accused persons at the Criminal Division of the High Court. Accused Persons Kenneth Ofori-Atta (A1) was the Minister …
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Public expectations of new finance minister low
by Adnan Adamsby Adnan AdamsIn his first reshuffle of ministers in the past seven years of governance, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo replaced Ken Ofori-Atta with Dr. Mohammed Amin Adam as Finance Minister.
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Gov’t to pursue aggressive domestic revenue mobilisation in 2024
by Adnan Adamsby Adnan AdamsGovernment has projected a Non-oil Domestic Revenue of 15.1 percent of GDP in 2024
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Govt recapitalizes state interest banks by September
by Adnan Adamsby Adnan AdamsBy Elorm Desewu The government plans to recapitalize all the state interest banks in the country by the end of September this year. Cabinet has approved an amount of GH¢22.8 …
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Gov’t confident to pass first IMF review; sure of securing the next US$600m
by Adnan Adamsby Adnan AdamsAdnan Adams Mohammed The government will open its books in September for the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for its first review, after it successfully secured a US$3.0 billion Balance …
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Budget review: Gov’t asked to cut expenditure
by Adnan Adamsby Adnan AdamsAdnan Adams Mohammed As the government prepares to present the Mid-year budget review on July 27 by the Finance Minister, many stakeholders are calling for expenditure slash. …
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Ghana’s ‘junk’ economy…Ftich, Terkper express worry
by Adnan Adamsby Adnan AdamsAdnan Adams Mohammed A former Finance Minister has diffused government’s incessant blame of Ghana’s economic woe on effects of the Covid-19 pandemic and the Russia–Ukraine war. The former …
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Fitch downplays government’s hope on DDEP expected to anchor external debt restructuring
by Adnan Adamsby Adnan AdamsAdnan Adams Mohammed Government of Ghana has expressed optimism to secure a successful implementation of an external debt restructuring after successfully completing a Domestic Debt Exchange Programme (DDEP). …
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Ofori-Atta courts Parliament support to facilitate economic recovery
by Adnan Adamsby Adnan AdamsAdnan Adams Mohammed The Finance Minister, last week, appealed for the timely and necessary support from the legislative powers of the government to help speed up the economic recovery …