President’s Monthly Insight – December 2018

December 20, 2018 Ghana’s 2018 microeconomic stability has been under the spotlight since January with several economic reports in the first quarter of the year giving predictions of a productive year....

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We’ll not resort to reckless borrowing — President Akufo-Addo

December 18, 2018 President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on monday assured the International Monetary Fund (IMF) that Ghana would not engage in reckless borrowing and economic indiscipline that created the...

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Ban on small-scale mining lifted; 900 miners “vetted successfully” to commence work

December 17, 2018 Over 900 small-scale miners have been successful vetted by government and given licence to resume work after lifting the ban on small scale mining, Minister for Environment, Science,...

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Ghana’s economy on sound track; Better than 2 years ago — IMF boss

December 17, 2018 The Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Ms Christine Lagarde, has observed that the Ghanaian economy is in a better place than it was two years ago. She said the...

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Ghana to deepen ties with Burkina Faso — Vice President

December 17, 2018 The Vice-President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, says Ghana is committed to deepening ties with Burkina Faso. Therefore, he said, the government was undertaking a number of projects to further...

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Government awaits validated indicators to fully exit IMF

December 14, 2018 Government is awaiting validated macro-indicators or indices from the Statistical Service before it can fully wean itself from the IMF’s three-year extended credit facility programme, a...

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Government implementing e-services to ensure efficient delivery — Minister of Communication

December 14, 2018 The government is implementing integrated e-governance systems in the various state institutions to ensure more efficient delivery of government services, reduce corruption and enhance...

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Bank of Ghana could cut interest rates by March – Dr. Ernest Addison

December 13, 2018 Ghana could cut interest rates early next year if inflation continues to drift lower, the central bank Governor said on Tuesday. “I can easily see the policy rate going further down,”...

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Inflation now 9.3%

December 13, 2018 The average change in the prices of goods and services, measured by inflation, had declined to 9.3 per cent in November this year, the lowest in six years. The year-on-year figure for...

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Dr. Ibrahim Mohammed Awal urges African governments to strive to achieve micro-economic stability

December 11, 2018 The Minister for Business Development, Dr. Ibrahim Mohammed Awal, has emphasised the need for African governments to strive toward achieving micro-economic stability as a basis for...

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