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Ghana Parliament approves GH¢11.896b supplementary estimates for 2020
Parliament on Wednesday approved GH¢11.896 billion as supplementary estimates for the 2020 financial year.
This followed a three-day debate on the estimates presented the House in the mid-year review budget by the Finance Minister last…
Ghana Health Service to publish outcome of Hydroxychloroquine use on COVID-19 patients
The Ghana Health Service (GHS) says it is monitoring the performance of the Hydroxychloroquine use for treating COVID-19 patients and will soon share the data with the public.
Dr Patrick Kuma-Aboagye, the Director-General of the GHS,…
Bank of Ghana keeps policy rate unchanged at 14.5%
The Monetary Policy Committee of the Bank of Ghana has maintained the policy rate at 14.5 percent, citing the need for macroeconomic stability amid the disruption caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
Announcing the decision of the…
AfCFTA could boost continent’s income by $450b – World Bank
A new report by the World Bank says the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) has the potential to increase income on the continent by 7 per cent or $450 billion.
The report notes that if the trade agreement is implemented fully,…
Ghana government lifts COVID-19 restrictions on transportation
The Ghana government has in consultation with the leadership of transport operators, lifted the COVID-19 restrictions in the transport sector.
This, would allow for full capacity in the domestic airplanes, taxis, commercial vehicle…
AfDB gives Ghana $69m grant for COVID-19
The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund (ADF) on Friday approved a $69 million grant to support Ghana’s efforts to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic and mitigate its socio-economic impact on the nation.
The grant from the ADF,…
Ghana’s total public debt balloons to over GH¢218b
Ghana’s public debt burden is ballooning. As at end-December 2019, the total gross public debt stock stood at GH¢217,990.7 million. This was made of GH¢112,509.4 million and GH¢105,481.2 million for external and domestic debt respectively,…
Ghana revises 2020 growth to 0.9% due to COVID-19
The Government has revised its growth target downwards to 0.9 percent for 2020 from the projected 6.8 percent due to the negative impact of the novel Coronavirus, the Minister of Finance Mr Ken Ofori-Atta has announced.
Presenting…
IFC invests $5.6b to support private sector development in Africa
The International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, has committed $5.6 billion to private sector development in the Middle East and sub-Saharan Africa in the fiscal year 2020.
The support is to aid businesses…
Capture the $1.4b debt you owe us in mid-year budget – CIPDiB tells Ghana government
The Chamber of Independent Power Producers and Bulk Consumers is demanding the Government to factor the payment of the about $1.4 billion debt owed them in the 2020 mid-year budget.
The CIPDiB is expecting that the budget would address…