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Governor of BoG Reveals Substantial Revenue Losses Due To Gov’t’s Debt Exchange Program

Governor of BoG Reveals Substantial Revenue Losses Due To Gov’t’s Debt Exchange Program

The Governor of the Bank of Ghana, Dr. Ernest Addison, has provided a glimpse into the forthcoming Bank of Ghana (BoG) report, which is poised to reveal a significant decline in revenue for the country.

Opinion
Prof Gyampo writes: An analysis of the IMF conditionalities for Ghana

Prof Gyampo writes: An analysis of the IMF conditionalities for Ghana

I have just finished reading the IMF document and conditionalities and the following are the things we must do to secure our $3 billion support: Achieve a primary surplus of 1.5% of GDP by 2025

Politics
IMF deal: Brace yourself for the worst times — Okudzeto Ablakwa

IMF deal: Brace yourself for the worst times — Okudzeto Ablakwa

Member of Parliament for the North Tongu Constituency, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has urged Ghanaians to brace themselves for more hardship under the International Monetary Fund (IMF) programme. According to the lawmaker, circumstances leading to the

Politics
External factors took Ghana to IMF – Nana Akomea

External factors took Ghana to IMF – Nana Akomea

A leading member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Nana Akomea has debunked claims that mismanagement of the economy by the President Akufo-Addo-led administration led Ghana to secure a $$ billion deal with the International

Economy
IMF bailout will not impede government’s flagship programmes — Dr. Mahama

IMF bailout will not impede government’s flagship programmes — Dr. Mahama

Economic Advisor at the Office of the Vice President, Dr. Tiah Abdul-Kabiru Mahama says the government's flagship policies will not be negatively affected by the programme with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Going on to

Politics
IMF Negotiations: Ofori-Atta has shamed naysayers – Dr. Mahama

IMF Negotiations: Ofori-Atta has shamed naysayers – Dr. Mahama

Economic Advisor at the Office of the Vice President, Dr. Tiah Abdul-Kabiru Mahama, has commended the efforts of the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta in Ghana securing a deal with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) within

Politics
$600m tranche of IMF bailout cannot change the woes of Ghana — Kwesi Pratt

$600m tranche of IMF bailout cannot change the woes of Ghana — Kwesi Pratt

Ace Journalist, Kwesi Pratt Jnr. has said that the much-talked-about first $600m tranche from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is insufficient to change the current economic predicament. He expounds that the untold hardship of the

Business
Approval Of IMF Deal To Lead To Increase In Taxes For Businesses & Individuals – Prof. Bokpin Warns

Approval Of IMF Deal To Lead To Increase In Taxes For Businesses & Individuals – Prof. Bokpin Warns

Following the International Monetary Fund's board approval of Ghana's bailout program, Economist and Senior Lecturer at the University of Ghana, Professor Godfred Alufar Bokpin has revealed some worrying downsides of the IMF program. A press

Economy
Good News As Gov’t Prepares To Receive First Tranche of $3bn IMF Cash This Week

Good News As Gov’t Prepares To Receive First Tranche of $3bn IMF Cash This Week

Ghana expects the International Monetary Fund to approve a first loan tranche of $600 million as soon as Wednesday, paving the way for disbursement within a week, Minister of State in the Finance Ministry Mohammed

Business
Three Revenue Bills Approved By Parliament After A Tight Vote

Three Revenue Bills Approved By Parliament After A Tight Vote

Despite the controversies that surrounded the three new tax bills introduced by the government for parliamentary approval, the house has voted to accept these tax measures. The three bills were approved on the floor of