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Economic gains to sustain aviation growth

May 24, 2019 Strengthening the country’s economic fundamentals and growing of same is expected to sustain the growth of air travel at about 5 percent per annum in the years ahead, Sean Mendis, Chief...

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May 24, 2019 / Comments (0)

2018 Deficit slips to 3.9% – CAPEX suffers 27.5% cut

February 26, 2019 Despite cutting capital expenditure (CAPEX) by more than a quarter, the government was unable to walk the slippery rope of matching spending with revenue in 2018, according to data on...

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February 26, 2019 / Comments (0)

Electronic payment for public services starts July — Vice President

February 13, 2019 Payment for services in the public sector will be digitised from July this year to ensure cashless government business, the Vice-President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has announced. The move, he...

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February 13, 2019 / Comments (0)

Government targets 15% tax to GDP growth, as it echoes tough stance on tax compliance

February 12, 2019 The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has been tasked to grow the contribution of tax revenue to the national economy from the 13.1 percent that was realised in 2018 to 15 percent this year....

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February 12, 2019 / Comments (0)

UNCTAD projects 3.8% growth for maritime industry

December 11, 2018 The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), is projecting a bright prospect for the world’s maritime industry as it has predicted that the global seaborne trade...

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December 11, 2018 / Comments (0)

Finance Minister, Mr. Ken Ofori-Atta vows, as Ghana exits IMF programme in December

November 20, 2018 In a bid to consolidate the gains that have been made under the International Monetary Fund (IMF) programme, the Finance Minister, Mr Ken Ofori-Atta, has revealed plans to back the reforms...

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November 20, 2018 / Comments (0)

Quarter-2 GDP comes in at 5.4%

October 18, 2018 Gross Domestic Product, a measure of the value of goods and services produced within a period, grew by 5.4 in the second quarter of 2018 – a sharp drop from the 11.1 percent recorded in...

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October 18, 2018 / Comments (0)

Don’t borrow on new GDP; Economists caution government after rebasing

October 2, 2018 SOME Economists have advised the government to ignore any desire to borrow more following the rebasing of the economy which has provided some fiscal space for it to take on more debts. The...

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October 2, 2018 / Comments (0)

Ghana’s economy now valued at GH¢256.6 billion

October 1, 2018 Ghana’s economy is now valued at GH¢256.6 billion after the rebasing of gross domestic product (GDP) based on measurements from 2013 instead of 2006. This is the second time in less than...

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October 1, 2018 / Comments (0)

Manufacturing wobbles to 11-yr low

July 31, 2018 For more than a decade, Ghana’s manufacturing businesses have been at the mercy of cheap imports, pricy loans and erratic power supply, resulting in contraction and collapse of some...

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July 31, 2018 / Comments (0)