An energy expert and analyst says the Finance Ministry has contributed to the intermittent power outages the country is presently experiencing. Kojo Opoku told Evans Mensah on Joy FM’s Top Story Thursday that most often in the discourse of energy crisis, the Finance Ministry is barely introduced into the picture. According to him, “the Finance

Parliament, throughAct 1068 passed into existence the 1% Covid Health Recovery Levy on all goods and services consumed in the country. The 1% Covid Health Recovery Levy according to government is to help raise revenue to support Covid-19 related expenditure and also help improve the country’s current fiscal situation. The introduction and subsequent passage of the

A campaign to prevent government from taking on more loans particularly through the issuance of debt-instruments – Eurobonds – on the international capital market has been launched. A campaign to prevent government from taking on more loans particularly through the issuance of debt-instruments – Eurobonds – on the international capital market has been launched. Adding

The International Monetary Fund (IMF), has expressed worry over Ghana’s rising debt stock noting the country has to implement some drastic measures to contain the debt situation. Addressing the issue, Director of the African Department of the IMF, Abebe Amero Selassie, adviced government that it revise some of its debt sustainability programmes. “Our engagement with

Equity Bank Kenya and Co-operative Bank are among five financial institutions owing the State more than Sh1 billion in outstanding loans, the Treasury has disclosed in a report to lawmakers. The Treasury has listed the two top-tier lenders among 56 firms, mostly parastatals, which held Sh867 billion in outstanding loans from the national government at

Ghanaians might soon be paying more for electricity as the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) is proposing an increment in tariffs. The Company says it needs more funds to support its operational activities, hence the request. The Managing Director of the company, Kwame Agyeman-Budu at a public forum on Thursday, April 8, 2021, said while

Vice President of Imani Africa, Bright Simons has said it has become critical for more public sector borrowing in order to survive as a country. According to him, the country’s fiscal space is currently under enormous fiscal pressure, a situation he believes makes a strong case for the country to borrow in order to survive.

Parliament’s Minority Leader, Haruna Iddrisu, has taken issue with the practice whereby the Auditor General publishes his audit reports even before the Legislature gets the opportunity to scrutinise them. Though he acknowledges that the practice is backed by law, the Tamale South MP laments that the practice has dire implications on people’s reputation and dignity.

The African Development Bank (AfDB) has been charged by the Minister for Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta, to tackle risks brought about by the pandemic and currently facing the continent to facilitate the continent’s successful recovery from the pandemic. Making the assertion at the virtual 2021 Annual Meeting of the African Development Bank, Mr Ofori-Atta opined that

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