Tag: Ken Ofori Atta

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Government Reduces Call Tax From 9% to 5%

Government Reduces Call Tax From 9% to 5%

The reduction is to last for 6 months

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Government to Launch GHS 100 Billion Economic Recovery Programme

Government to Launch GHS 100 Billion Economic Recovery...

The Finance Minister says the Programme is in line with President Akufo-Addo's directive...

Business
Why worry about overspending when people are dying? – Finance Minister

Why worry about overspending when people are dying? – Finance...

Coronavirus has wiped off about 6?onomic Ghana's growth estimates

Business
BoG Releases Ghc 5.5 Billion to Support Fight Against Covid-19

BoG Releases Ghc 5.5 Billion to Support Fight Against Covid-19

The Finance Minister says the release was consistent with global policy responses...

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Macroeconomic Data Shared with IMF and Ghanaians Weren’t Different – Finance Ministry

Macroeconomic Data Shared with IMF and Ghanaians Weren’t...

The finance ministry said, reports claiming discrepancies in the data presented...

Politics
Gov’t Shared Different Macroeconomic Data with IMF and Ghanaians?

Gov’t Shared Different Macroeconomic Data with IMF and...

Fact-Check Ghana compares IMF data on Ghana's economy to the data presented on Ghana's...

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Supreme Court Dismisses $2.25 Eurobond Suit against Finance Minister

Supreme Court Dismisses $2.25 Eurobond Suit against Finance...

The supreme court says the details of the ruling will be made available by tomorrow.

Business
Time to Create a New Global Financial Architecture – Finance Minister

Time to Create a New Global Financial Architecture – Finance...

He asserted that, the International Monetary Fund (IMF), as well as the international...

Politics
Ken Ofori-Atta writes: ‘What Does an African Finance Minister Do Now?’

Ken Ofori-Atta writes: ‘What Does an African Finance Minister...

Ghana's Finance Minister laments on how Covid-19 affects African Economies, and...

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New Budget will Realign the economy with Global Covid-19 Impact – Finance Minister

New Budget will Realign the economy with Global Covid-19...

Ken Ofori-Atta said, finance Ministers in Africa are trying to find mechanisms to...

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COVID-19 may compel Gov’t to Present New Budget – Finance Minister

COVID-19 may compel Gov’t to Present New Budget – Finance...

The Minister says the current budgetary statement is out of gear due to the coronavirus...

Politics
$100 Million Covid-19 Cash still not Ready – John Jinapor refutes Finance Minster’s Claim

$100 Million Covid-19 Cash still not Ready – John Jinapor...

John Jinapor says parliament is yet to procedurally approve procurement of the funds

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'$100 Million Covid-19 Cash now Available' – Finance Minister

'$100 Million Covid-19 Cash now Available' – Finance Minister

According to the president, the $100 million is to finance the expansion of infrastructure,...

Business
Covid-19 to Cost Ghana GHc 9.5Bn – Finance Minister

Covid-19 to Cost Ghana GHc 9.5Bn – Finance Minister

The effect of the virus on the economy will worsen as certain parts in Ghana have...

Business
Covid-19 will collapse Ghana’s GDP to 2.5% in 2020 – BoG fears

Covid-19 will collapse Ghana’s GDP to 2.5% in 2020 – BoG...

the projected fall is expected to be the "worst case scenario" for Ghana's GDP

Business
₵787 Million Paid to Customers of Collapsed Microfinance – Finance Minister

₵787 Million Paid to Customers of Collapsed Microfinance...

the Minister disclosed this in a parliamentary briefing on his sector

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$8.97m Spent on Printing New 100, 200 Cedi notes – Finance Minister Discloses

$8.97m Spent on Printing New 100, 200 Cedi notes – Finance...

The Minister noted that an amount of $5.39 million of the total contract has been...

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NDC to Hold Public Forum to 'EXPOSE' the 2019 Budget

NDC to Hold Public Forum to 'EXPOSE' the 2019 Budget

It said the event will take place at The Ghana Academy of Arts and Sciences at 4-pm...

Music
CEO Of 3Music Awards, ‘Sadiq’ Has Tagged The Minister Of Finance As A ‘Liar’

CEO Of 3Music Awards, ‘Sadiq’ Has Tagged The Minister Of...

"So his actions relative to not making funds available to this unit is in order"...

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"The Needed Resources shall be marshaled for the EC" - Ken Ofori-Atta

"The Needed Resources shall be marshaled for the EC" -...

He ruled out excessive spendings by government in the 2020 Elections