Monthly Archives: March 2023

Prove Seth Terkper’s authorisation for Letters of Credits – Judge tells Ato Forson

General News of Thursday, 30 March 2023 Source: www.ghanaweb.com Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson is the Minority Leader in Parliament The trial judge in a case of causing financial loss to the state, brought against a former Deputy Minister of Finance and current Minority Leader in Parliament, Dr Cassiel Ato Forson, has asked him to show proof of authorisation that gave into the ...

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Support Ghana’s efforts to restore debt sustainability – IMF to bilateral creditors

Business News of Friday, 24 March 2023   The International Monetary Fund The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has called on all bilateral creditors to support Ghana’s efforts to restore debt sustainability, as the country works towards presenting its economic programme for IMF Board approval. Speaking at a news conference in Washington DC, the Director of Communications at the IMF, Julie Kozack, stressed ...

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$3bn bailout: ‘Give Ghana necessary financing assurances as soon as possible’ – IMF tells China

Business News of Friday, 24 March 2023 Kristalina Georgieva, IMF Managing Director The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has urged Ghana’s creditors to hasten to grant the financing assurances needed promptly so the Board of the Bretton Woods institution can approve the cocoa, gold and oil-producing West African country’s $3-billion extended credit facility to restore economic stability to the nation. “We’re calling on ...

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Property rate platform to become fully operational by end of March – GRA

  Commissioner General of the Ghana Revenue Authority, Reverend Dr. Ammishaddai Owusu-Amoah The Commissioner General of the Ghana Revenue Authority, Reverend Dr. Ammishaddai Owusu-Amoah, has said that all is set for the launch of a common platform for the collection of property taxes in Ghana. According to him, the platform which is to centralize the collection of property tax rates ...

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Nederlandse pensioenfondsen verliezen miljoenen door omvallen Amerikaanse bank

NOS Nieuws•Vandaag, 17:47  Maandag 13 maart Nederlandse pensioenbeheerders verliezen bijna 140 miljoen euro door het faillissement van de Amerikaanse Silicon Valley Bank. Zij hadden aandelen in de start-upbank die vrijdag failliet is gegaan. De Amerikaanse overheid sprong dit weekend in waardoor rekeninghouders sinds vandaag weer bij hun geld kunnen. Maar de aandeelhouders worden niet beschermd door het garantiestelsel. “Zij hebben bewust risico ...

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Ghana must prioritize tree crop subsector to wean off dependency on IMF – Afriyie Akoto

Business News of Monday, 13 March 2023 Source: kasapafmonline.com Former Agric Minister, Dr. Owusu Afriyie Akoto The immediate-past Minister of Food and Agriculture, Dr. Owusu Afriyie Akoto is confident that prioritising the tree crop sub-sector will enable Ghana wean itself off financial dependency on the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and other bilateral donors. According to him, if Ghana had started this journey decades ...

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Ex-gratia: Who are the Article 71 officeholders?

General News of Monday, 13 March 2023 Some Article 71 officeholders Ex-gratia and Article 71 officeholders have become some of the most frequently used words in Ghana following ex-President John Dramani Mahama‘s promise to scrap the former when he becomes president again. But what does ex-gratia mean? This article looks at what ex-gratia is and what the 1992 Constitution of Ghana ...

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