Tag: Finance Minister
Minority accuses Finance Minister of dodging cost on President’ trips
The Minority in Parliament has said Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta’s is deliberately buying time to appear in Parliament to answer the cost of President...
COVID-19 poses risk to Zimbabwe’s economic recovery
The COVID-19 pandemic remains a risk factor to the recovery of Zimbabwe's economy, Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube said Thursday.
Despite the better...
Ghana committed to providing equal opportunities for youth – Minister
Mr Ken Ofori-Atta, the Minister for Finance, says the government is committed to instituting policies and programmes that would provide equal opportunities for...
Finance Minister says youth employment remains governments priority
The Ghanaian government will speed up the implementation of its proposed Jobs and Skills Program to promote skill development and offer job opportunities to...
Ghanaian Parliament approves Ofori-Atta as Finance Minister
Parliament on Monday approved in Accra, by consensus, Mr Ken Ofori-Atta, the immediate past Minister of Finance, to serve again as Finance Minister.
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Adu Koranteng: Ghana Must Invest More On Renewable Energy To Secure Future Needs
A business and Financial Journalist, Kwabena Adu Koranteng, has advised the president, Nana Akufo Addo, to instruct the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori Atta to...
Nineteen SOEs post losses of GHS1.6 billion-Finance Minister
Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta says 19 out of 28 State Owned Enterprises (SOE’s) have projected to post losses of about GHS 1.6 billion...
Erdogan’s son-in-law resigns as finance minister
In the midst of Turkey's deepening currency crisis, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's son-in-law unexpectedly announced Sunday that he intended to resign from his post...
Finance Minister presents expenditure on Appropriation to Parliament on Wednesday
Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta is expected to present to Parliament on Wednesday, October 28, 2020 the Expenditure in Advance of Appropriation from January...
South Sudanese president sacks finance minister
South Sudan's President Salva Kiir sacked his finance minister on Wednesday evening, as the oil-producing country's economy struggles amid the global pandemic.
The president fired...
Government engages CSOs on Agyapa Royalties Limited agreement
Government has begun engagements with civil society organizations (CSOs) and other relevant stakeholders over its intentions to activate relevant portions of the Minerals Income...
Zimbabwe’s land compensation deal to increase agriculture productivity – Finance Minister
Zimbabwe's Finance and Economic Development Minister Mthuli Ncube on Monday said the compensation deal signed between the government and former white commercial farmers...
Namibia raises US$37 million from government fishing quota auction
Namibia has raised close to 628 million Namibian dollars (37 million U.S. dollars) from the auction of 60 percent of its horse mackerel and...
South African president reprimands finance minister for interfering in Zambia’s internal affairs
President Cyril Ramaphosa has "strongly reprimanded" Finance Minister Tito Mboweni for criticising the removal of Zambia's Central Bank Governor Denny Kalyalya, the Presidency said...
COVIDNOMICS – Ken Ofori-Atta and the future of Ghana
An intervening factor has broken the chain of global economic growth contributing to the revision of the GDP growth from 6.8% to 0.9% in...
Government of Ghana revises growth rate down to 0.9 percent over COVID-19 impact
The government of Ghana has revised its economic growth rate projections downward to 0.9 percent from the previous 6.8 percent, due to the impact...
MPR cut down as inflation decreases – Finance Minister
Mr Ken Ofori Atta, Minister of Finance has said the Monetary Policy Rate (MPR) was cut by 100 base points in 2019 as inflation...
Mid-year review is empty – Ato Forson
Mr Cassiel Ato Forson, Ranking Member on Parliament's Finance Committee, has described as empty, the Government's Mid-Year Budget Review presented by Finance Minister,...
Proactive debt management strategies reduce debt accumulation portfolio
Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta on Thursday said the Government has over the past three years adopted pro-active debt management policies and strategies that helped...
Ghana “CARES” will bring economy back on track – Finance Minister
Government is to use a social intervention programme, the “Ghana COVID-19 Alleviation and Revitalisation of Enterprises Support” (Ghana-CARES), to bring the economy back...
Parliament readies for mid-year budget review
Mr Ken Ofori-Atta, the Finance Minister, will shortly deliver the mid-year budget review and supplementary estimates to Parliament.
The Minister...
Cabinet retreat on COVID-19 begins
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and his cabinet have began a three-day retreat to examine the impact and the implications of the Coronavirus...
Supreme Court throws out suit against Finance Minister
The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed the $2.25 billion bond suit against Mr Ken Ofori Atta, Minister of Finance, saying it was without merit.
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Lifting of lockdown will save our economy from recession-Prof.Quartey
The Director of the Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research (ISSER), Professor Peter Quartey, says President Akufo-Addo's decision to...
France expects deeper recession as coronavirus lockdown prolonged
France has further lowered its 2020 economic forecast to a contraction of eight percent, from an earlier prediction of six-percent contraction, and would broaden...
Finance Minister requests parliamentary approval to access Contingency Fund
Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta has requested Parliament to grant the Government approval to access an amount of GHC1.250 billion from the Contingency Fund to...
Greece plans to tap bond markets for covering financial needs
Greece is considering to tap the bond markets in the next couple of months to cover its financing needs, Finance Minister Christos Staikouras said...
Ghana projects US$1.6 billion preliminary cost of COVID-19
In its preliminary impact assessment, Ghana anticipates incurring a total cost of 9.5 billion Ghana cedis (1.64 billion U.S dollars) as a result of...
Government to utilize US$200 million from stabilization fund
Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta has revealed that government intends to lower the cap on the Ghana Stabilization Fund (GSF) from the current US$300 million...
Finance Minister updates Parliament on impact of coronavirus on economy
The Minister of Finance, Mr Ken Ofori-Atta, said preliminary analysis by the Ministry shows that the Coronavirus pandemic would impact negatively on the country’s...