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BoG, finance ministry to sign MoU on central bank recapitalization – Dr. Addison

Business News of Sunday, 14 April 2024 Source: www.ghanaweb.com   play videoDr. Ernest Addison, Governor of Bank of Ghana   Bank of Ghana governor, Dr. Ernest Addison, has said discussions have been had with the just-ended IMF Mission team to Ghana on the impact of the Domestic Debt Exchange Programme (DDEP) and the losses incurred on the central bank’s balance sheet. The central ...

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Don’t use the services of middlemen to secure Schengen visa, you will be banned – Anne Sophie cautions

Business News of Sunday, 14 April 2024 Source: www.ghanaweb.com   Former French Ambassador to Ghana, Anne Sophie Ave Former French Ambassador to Ghana, Anne Sophie Ave, has cautioned against the use of middlemen to secure travel visas, especially to parts of Europe. She asserted that some individuals continue to pay these middlemen huge sums of cash in hopes of securing a ...

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IMF Executive Board selects Kristalina Georgieva to serve as MD for second five-year term

Business News of Saturday, 13 April 2024 Disclaimer Source: imf.org Kristalina Georgieva, IMF Managing Director The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on April 12, 2024 selected Kristalina Georgieva to serve as IMF Managing Director for a second five-year term starting on October 1, 2024. The Board’s decision was taken by consensus. In line with the selection process it had established ...

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IMF reaches Staff-Level Agreement on second review of Ghana’s IMF bailout

Business News of Saturday, 13 April 2024 Source: www.ghanaweb.com The International Monetary Fund (IMF) IMF Mission staff and Ghanaian authorities have reached staff-level agreement on economic policies and reforms to conclude the second review of the three year ECF-supported program. The move means Ghana will now have access to about US$360 million in financing once the review is approved by IMF ...

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2024 Elections: NPP flagbearer, GUTA hold fruitful engagement

Business News of Saturday, 6 April 2024 Source: www.ghanaweb.com The meeting, held in Accra was interactive, open and frank   The flagbearer of the NPP, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia and the Ghana Union of Traders’ Association (GUTA) have held discussions in Accra, on the proposed policies and vision of the NPP flagbearer. The meeting, held in Accra on Friday, April 5, was ...

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Ejisu by-election: Don’t contest, leave it for NPP to honour John Kumah’s death – Chairman Wontumi tells NDC

Politics of Saturday, 6 April 2024 Source: www.ghanaweb.com play video Bernard Antwi Boasiako, is the Ashanti Regional Chairman of the NPP   The Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, has urged all political parties, particularly the main opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), to refrain from contesting the forthcoming by-election in the Ejisu Constituency. Chairman ...

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Stop escorting your friends to and from KIA, else you’ll be sacked – Henry Quartey warns Immigration officers

General News of Saturday, 6 April 2024 Source: www.ghanaweb.com Henry Quartey is Ghana’s Interior Minister   Interior Minister Henry Quartey has warned immigration officials stationed at the Kotoka International Airport (KIA), against the practice of escorting or receiving friends at the airport. The minister emphasized that any Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) officer found violating this directive would face outright dismissal. During his visit ...

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