Tag: Economic Policy
Make Suame Magazine centre of economic policy in election 2020 –Parties urged
A Development Economist has called on political parties in this year’s elections to make Suame Magazine the centre of their economic policy for the...
Government needs to institute deliberate mechanisms to link the poor and the disadvantaged groups...
A release signed by Mr. George Osei-Akoto Bimpeh, Country Director for SEND GHANA, states that they have submitted proposals to the ministry of finance...
Government flagship programmes have recorded successes – Ken Ofori Atta
Mr Ken Ofori-Atta, the Minister of Finance, has said the various flagship programmes introduced by the government are recording successes across sectors of...
Government to rationalise commercial agreements in the Energy Sector
Mr Ken Ofori-Atta, the Minister of Finance, on Wednesday announced government’s intention to rationalise commercial agreements in the Energy Sector as well as...
Increase levels of grant paid to LEAP beneficiaries – SEND Ghana
SEND Ghana has urged the Government to increase the grant paid to beneficiaries of the Livelihood Empowerment Against Poverty (LEAP) to a...
Delays and irregularities in funds disbursement undermine impact of poverty reduction – SEND GHANA
SEND GHANA has called on government to make adequate provisions for social protection expenditure, as it presents the 2020 Budget Statement and Economic Policy...
TUC Lauds Nation Builders Corps
The Trades Union Congress (TUC) Thursday lauded the Government’s initiative to create the Nation Builders Corps (NBC) to address unemployment, but urged it to...
Finance Minister Moves Parliament To Approve Financial Policy
“Rt. Hon. Speaker, Honourable Members of Parliament, on the authority of the President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, I beg to move...
Parliament Pass Zongo Development Fund Bill
Parliament on Friday passed the Zongo Development Fund Bill in fulfilment of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’ s promise during the campaign prior...
Minister of Finance To Read 2017 Budget On Behalf Of Ghana’s President
The Minister of Finance, Mr Ken Ofori-Atta, will, on behalf of the President, present the 2017 Budget Statement and Economic Policy to Parliament on...
Penplusbytes Leads Crusade For Public Input In 2017 Budget Statement
This campaign comes in direct response to MoFEP’s call for contributions that may be considered during the budget formulation process and is aimed at...
G7 Leaders Find Possible Ways To Revive Global Economy
The gathering warned global performance was patchy and faced unwelcome headwinds -- including from a possible "Brexit".
Wrapping up their meeting in rural Japan, the...
Cut in Ghana’s 2016 budget for agriculture worrying – Economist
Dr. Kojo Tutu, lecturer at the Department of Agriculture, University of Ghana said here during the 2016 post budget analysis organized by the Ministry...
Ghana Prisons Service to revamp agricultural projects
The Service would also continue to provide skills training and formal education for convicted prisoners and juveniles in custody and provide welfare needs of...
Government to implement “weaning off‟ policy
Mr Seth Terkper, Minister of Finance, who made this known to Parliament in his Budget Statement and Economic Policy of the Government for the...
Gold prices expected to trend downwards
He said average inflation was projected to decline to 0.3 per cent in 2015, down from 1.4 per cent in 2014, and thereafter rise...
President Mahama chalked success as ECOWAS President – Terpker
He said as Chair, President Mahama worked diligently with the support of member states to ensure peace and security in the sub-region, including overseeing...
Ghana submits four priority projects to ECOWAS
“The ETLS has offered Ghanaian export manufacturers the opportunity to expand their market share in the Community. For example, the number of ECOWAS certificates...
Ministry provides bi-monthly cash grants to households
It will also operationalize the National Target Unit to undertake data collection exercise in Upper East and Northern regions and develop a Ghana National...
Ghanaian leaders lack imagination
Finally, the Chinese have mustered the guts to tell the Mahama-led National Democratic Congress (NDC) what most Ghanaians have been telling it all along....
Finance Ministry And NDPC Begins Policy Hearings With State Institutions
The Ministry of Finance and the National Development Planning Commission (NDPC) have begun policy hearings with Ministries, Departments and Agencies in preparation towards the...
France’s Valls to form new cabinet
French President Francois Hollande on Monday asked Prime Minister Manuel Valls to form a new government after a showdown between Valls and Economy Minister...
Hon Seth Terkper Presents Ghana?s 2013 Budget Statement On March 5, 2013
The Minister of Finance Hon. Seth Terkper will present the 2013 Budget Statement and Economic Policy to Parliament on Tuesday, March 5, 2013.
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