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IMF Discussion: Govt’s fear is data reconciliation and disclosure – Economist

July 13, 2022 16 0

The renowned economist with University of Cape Coast (UCC) urged government not to give in to the negative attitude of some fear government officials who fear the reconciliation and full disclosure of data, especially on procurement, and therefore advocating against the IMF program.

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COVID Blame-Game And Mismanagement: Makes Ghana a candidate for an IMF program

July 2, 2022 36 0

In terms of expenditure and funds related to Covid-19, Ghana experienced positive net benefits as the funds raised were more than the expenditure incurred. So if the fresh and ongoing engagement with the IMF is pandemic induced, then it is pandemic mismanagement.

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Using monetary policy to control inflation: Economists look elsewhere for solution

June 13, 2022 156 0

They believe the Bank of Ghana’s measures put in place to curb the consistent rise in inflation are either not working or the situation is not being diagnosed properly. Both, are thereby calling on the government through the finance ministry to consider other factors such as the fiscal space.

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Legal positivism, judicial decisions and fiscal policy implications: the 30th November, 2021 approval of the 2022 budget

March 13, 2022 88 0

The judgment regarding the issue of whether or not a deputy speaker of parliament presiding can vote, the Supreme Court Justices concluded that the 138 members on the majority side including deputy speaker presiding who voted to approve the 2022 budget was valid. The implication is that the E-levy was passed on 30th November 2021. It also means the 2022 budget was fully

Banking Economy News

Understanding mismanagement of an economy in context: No excuses for Ghana’s “broke” economy

March 5, 2022 85 0

Another sign before Covid -19 was that instead deploying policies to support the efforts of the Bank of Ghana to manage the currency, the government usurped the constitutional mandate of the Bank of Ghana to establish exchange rate management committee which could not deliver.