After an anxious wait for the 2019 Budget, the Finance Minister, Mr Ken Ofori-Atta, appeared in Parliament yesterday in his signature all-white ‘kaftan’ and delivered a 178-page speech in a motion that seeks to double investments in public infrastructure and lay a solid foundation for a Ghana Read More

The list of nominees targeting recognition in various categories of the second edition of the prestigious Ghana Energy Awards is out now. Featuring prominently are several individuals, companies and institutions in both public and private sectors across the power, petroleum and renewable sub sectors. Nominations cut across different categories of the awards including the Read More

MTN Ghana has held a Customer Outreach Day to sensitise users on its products and services and solve problems they encounter in accessing the Network in their various homes, markets and offices. The Outreach provided a platform for staff of MTN Ghana to engage the customers and be abreast of the challenges they face in […]Read More

Facebook boss Mark Zuckerberg should quit the social media giant because of its anti-democratic nature that is a danger to the world, a prominent critic of online activity says. One of the early pioneers of virtual reality, Jaron Lanier, 58, has repeatedly warned of the destructive nature of digital society. “I think it would be […]Read More

Government has revealed that more than 208,000 private sector jobs have been added in 2018. Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta said he culled the data from the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT), which collects pension contributions for employees within the formal sectors of the economy. The data collected for the first 10 months shows […]Read More

Government has announced it has scrapped additional tax on income earners of GHC10,000 and above less than six months after it was introduced. Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta packaged the announcement as a sign of a listening government following criticism of the policy it announced on July 19, 2018 during the mid-year budget review. The Trades […]Read More

Former Finance Minister, Seth Terkper, has said even though the New Patriotic Party (NPP), while in opposition, kicked against borrowing by the Mahama administration, the Akufo-Addo government is even borrowing more than his predecessor did. The government has promised in the 2019 budget to undertake massive infrastructure projects next year. Mr Terkper says the government Read More

The Finance Minister, Mr Ken Ofori-Atta, has defended government’s plans to issue a Century Bond in the coming months, stating that long-term debts are needed to uplift the country and the citizenry from the “hand-to-mouth existence.” The debts will also put Ghana on a firm trajectory of growth and prosperity, the minister said when he […]Read More

Finance Minister Mr Ken Ofori-Atta, presenting the 2019 Budget Statement, to Parliament, on Thursday, commended the patience, perseverance, sacrifices, activism and partnership ‘the good people of Ghana’ have extended to the Government in the past 22 months towards achieving economic growth. He said the Government had not taken its mandate that had a direct bearing […]Read More

Finance Minister, Ken Ofori Atta, is hopeful the railway sector will begin to show signs of recovery after several years of setback. According to him, development of railway infrastructure across the country is nearing completion for the sector to be relaunched. “We are confident, 2019 will witness the relaunch of the railway system in Ghana […]Read More