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SEC launches first Capital Market Master Plan

May 25, 2021 The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has launched its first Capital Market Master Plan (CMMP) to guide the development of a robust capital market in the country over the next 10...

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May 25, 2021 / Comments (0)

MSMEs to enjoy low interest rates with creation of Development Bank Ghana – Ofori-Atta

May 24, 2021 Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta has assured that the establishment of the Development Bank Ghana (DBG) will see a reduction in interest rates for Ghanaian businesses. This comes barely a...

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May 24, 2021 / Comments (0)

IMF commends Ghana for effectively managing COVID-19 pandemic

May 19, 2021 The International Monetary Fund (IMF), says Ghana has effectively managed the COVID-19 pandemic. The commendation was contained in a statement after a team led by Carlo Sdralevich paid an...

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May 19, 2021 / Comments (0)

Join forces to rebuild economy – Ken Ofori-Atta

March 17, 2021 The Minister designate for Finance, Mr Ken Ofori-Atta, has described the 2021 Budget Statement as a rallying cry to Ghanaians to join forces with the government to salvage the economy from...

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March 17, 2021 / Comments (0)

Parliament approves US$162.9 million Barclays Bank loan

January 12, 2021 Parliament has approved a US$162, 931,563.27 Barclays Bank PLC loan to finance the design, construction and furnishing of seven district hospitals and provide an integrated IT systems...

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January 12, 2021 / Comments (0)

Gov’t baits bond market investors with static policy rate

November 24, 2020 Fiscal rule to be suspended for three years The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the central bank has, for the fourth consecutive time, maintained the policy rate, saying, any slight cut...

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November 24, 2020 / Comments (0)

World Bank approves US$250 million for establishment of Development Bank Ghana

November 2, 2020 The World Bank Board of Executive Directors on Thursday, October 29, 2020, approved US$250 million from the International Development Association (IDA) to support the establishment of the...

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November 2, 2020 / Comments (0)

Ken Ofori-Atta completes tenure as Chair of World Bank’s Development Committee

October 21, 2020 Ghana’s Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, has successfully completed his two-year tenure as the Chairman of the Development Committee of the World Bank and IMF, after chairing his 4th DC...

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October 21, 2020 / Comments (0)

Ken Ofori-Atta writes: Africa deserves more help for COVID-19

October 13, 2020 Ghana confirmed its first two COVID-19 cases on March 12; imports from Norway and Turkey. Africa has since recorded more than 1.5 million cases and counting, though in terms of infections...

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October 13, 2020 / Comments (0)

Govt spends GH¢1.9 million on direct COVID-19 related expenditures – As sanitation, hygiene become priority

August 12, 2020 As at end-June 2020, the government had spent a total of GH¢1,937 million on direct COVID-19 related expenditures, the Minister of Finance, Mr Ken Ofori-Atta, said when he presented the...

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