The Minister designate for Finance, Mr Ken Ofori-Atta, has said no wrong was committed in the Agyapa Royalties Transaction. He said the then Special Prosecutor, Mr Martin Amidu, did “a disservice” to Ghana’s democracy by releasing his Corruption Risk Assessment on the Agyapa Transaction without a response from the Ministry of Finance. Responding to questions

Former finance minister, Seth Terkper, has called on government to, as a matter of urgency, take the US$1 billion Special Drawing Rights (SDR) allocation by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to parliament for approval on how to spend it to ensure proper accountability. His comments come on the back of the finance minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, reportedly

Former Minister for Finance, Seth Terkper, has said the 2022 Budget Statement will be debt or loan-dependent if government fails to ramp up its tax and non-tax revenues. Government’s set target for total revenue this year is 16.7 percent of GDP (Ghs 72.4 billion) which tax revenues to be raised account for 12.9% (Ghs 55.8 billion) Government

Assets of all 23 banks currently operating in the country, according to the Bank of Ghana (BoG), totaled Ghs 152 billion as at end-February 2021. The recorded total assets value the BoG notes in its Banking Sector Development Report, represents a 18.5 percent year-on-year growth which is marginally higher than the annual growth of 17.8

The teams focused their efforts on a few of the highest-value S&OP levers in order to review the current planning process, identify gaps in the planning infrastructure and analytically understand demand and supply variability.

Minister for Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta, has made a justification for the sudden rise in the country’s public debt stock as a ratio of Gross Domestic Product (GDP). Speaking at a presser on Sunday, May 9, following the massive social media campaign dubbed #FixTheCountry by which the Ghanaian youth are demanding for good roads, quality education,

Ghana may have no option than to return to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for financial support if its debt continues to rise. The debt, which is presently a little above ¢335 billion, continues to surge and create problems for the economy. According to a Bloomberg survey, the country may have to pay a higher

The teams focused their efforts on a few of the highest-value S&OP levers in order to review the current planning process, identify gaps in the planning infrastructure and analytically understand demand and supply variability.

Former Minister for Finance, Seth Terkper, has said revenue projections for Ghana over the medium term fall below the 17.8 percentage points total revenue of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) attained in 2015. According to Mr Terkper, total revenues as a percentage of GDP attained over the medium term will be in the region of 16

Data from the Bank of Ghana has revealed that the top 10 non-traditional commodities exported during the second quarter of 2021 saw a 15 percent increase in value. According to the Bank of Ghana’s second quarterly bulletin, the change in the value amounts to US$316.53 million, compared to US$273.44 million recorded for the same period