Edited by Emmanuel Kwame Amoh Follow @kwame_amoh
“It is encouraging for my government and party, the New Patriotic Party, to recall that the rate of growth of the economy, 5.6%, against the background of the exceptionally difficult circumstances of the COVID-era, is still considerably better than the 3.4% we inherited (in 2016) in calmer times from our predecessor administration.” These were the […]
Finance Minister, Ken-Ofori Atta has said the deadlock in Parliament regarding the passage of the E-Levy and other revenue bills does not augur well for the credibility of the 2022 Budget. He said this during the Labour Conference in Kwahu in the Eastern Region on Tuesday March 1, according to a tweet by the Finance […]
Petroleum prices have exceeded GH¢8 at major fuel filling stations in Ghana. There have been fears in the past weeks that global events in eastern Europe – the Ukraine-Russia crisis – could worsen the prices crude oil. The prices have remained below GH¢8 for some time now in Ghana but at the March pricing window […]
The National Communications Authority (NCA) has said it has completed the registration of 7,636,287 SIM cards in the ongoing SIM reregistration exercise as of February 25. The figure for those who have just linked their number to the Ghana card stands at 12,861,763. This comes despite the decision by some Ghanaians to challenge the legality […]
A leading member of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), Gabby Otchere Darko has said although the local currency is struggling at the moment, it is no where near what happened under former President John Dramani Mahama in 2014. In a tweet on Wednesday March 2, the former Executive Director of the Danquah Institute said […]
US President Joe Biden has told Congress that Vladimir Putin badly misjudged how the West would hit back once he invaded Ukraine. In a primetime speech, Mr Biden vowed “an unwavering resolve that freedom will always triumph over tyranny”. Democrats and Republicans reacted to Mr Biden’s appeal to show support for Ukraine by rising in […]
The World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have expressed shock about the ongoing geopolitical tension between Russia and Ukraine and the impact it is having on economies around the world. A joint statement issued by the Bretton Woods Institutions on Tuesday March 1 said conflict is creating significant spillovers to other countries. “Commodity […]
Mali has been unable to pay almost $80m (£60m) it owes on an international debt after sanctions imposed in January froze its foreign bank accounts. The country’s total debt defaults since January have now reached $180m. The West African regional bloc, Ecowas, ordered the sanctions after Mali’s military rulers went back on plans to hold […]
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