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Hot Audio: Come for tutorials – Obiri Boahen to Asiedu Nketia

The Deputy General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Nana Obiri Boahen says he is ready to school General Secretary of the opposition...

Photo: Dutch Prime Minister shuns convoy, goes to meet king on bicycle

Politicians the world over are known to be surrounded by security personals and in bulletproof cars, however, the Dutch have their own way of...

Akufo-Addo warns Appointees

President Akufo-Addo has advised all appointees serving in his administration to rethink their actions.According to him, under his leadership corrupt public officers would not...

We are optimistic about achieving economic targets – Oppong Nkrumah

The government is on the path to achieving an ambitious gross domestic product (GDP) growth of 6.3 per cent and reducing the fiscal deficit...

Bawumia was NPP’s ‘Bible’ in Election 2016 – Kofi Adams

The National Organizer of the National Democratic Congress, Kofi Adams has confirmed the assertion of Dr. Tony Aidoo that Vice President Dr. Mamudu Bawumia...

Dollar now legal tender in Ghana?

For many years now, some goods sold and services rendered in the country are priced in United States dollars and not the local currency,...

Cedi to appreciate against dollar – Fitch

The local currency, the cedi, is expected to strengthen against the US dollar for the rest of the year as economic growth outperforms earlier...

How Ghana can maintain sound financial system

The recent troubles with financial institutions in Ghana and the losing of trust in the financial system call for urgent measures that will maintain...

Sierra Leone: The ‘Coolest Bastard’ who cut 497 bodies in mudslide disaster

His West African colleagues call him ‘The Boss of the Pancreas’ simply because of his love for very challenging health cases. The pancreas is the...

UT Bank, Capital Bank collapse: No panic withdrawals so far – BoG

There has not been any panic withdrawals at various branches of both Capital and UT Banks, following GCB Bank’s takeover of both banks, Bank...

Facebook to start hiding friends who post too much from your news feed

Facebook is due to start hiding posts from people who spam users' news feed with clickbait, sensationalised and misinformative articles. In a statement, the social media giant...

I speak of efficiency and public sector jobs in Ghana

There comes a time when silence is a betrayal. That time has come for us in relation to Youth Unemployment and nosing of Public...

Dr Maxwell Opoku Afari appointed First Deputy Governor of BoG

The current Deputy Division Chief of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Dr Maxwell Opoku Afari has been appointed as the First Deputy Governor of...

We can’t employ more public sector workers – Osafo Maafo

Senior Minister, Yaw Osafo Maafo has disclosed that government does not have the capacity to employ more public servants. According to him, the sector is...

Finance Minister presents mid-year budget review today

Finance Minister, Ken Ofori Atta, will present his midyear Budget Review and Economic Planning to Parliament Monday, July 31, 2017. The presentation is in fulfilment...

Be careful of demons – Kwesi Botchwey cautions government

Former Minister of Finance and Economic Planning, Dr. Kwesi Botchwey, has advised current managers of the Ghanaian economy to be careful of demons that...

Let jobs flow – Nduom urges Akufo-Addo

The 2016 and 2012 flag bearer of the Progressive Peoples Party (PPP), Dr Papa Kwesi Nduom, has asked the President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo,...

Africa's major central banks embarking on policy easing

Africa's major central banks are entering an easing cycle as they try to stimulate growth after months of drought, austerity drives and confidence issues...

South Africa delays Zuma no-confidence vote

South Africa's President Jacob Zuma will face a no-confidence vote on August 8, five days later than originally planned because of a scheduling clash...

NPP didn’t win 2016 elections, NDC lost – Capt.(retd) Asase Gyimah

A leading member of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has offered a fascinating assessment of the 2016 general elections, blaming the party’s poor...

Special Prosecutor won’t witch-hunt – Akufo-Addo

President Nana Akufo-Addo has said the office of the Special Prosecutor, which his government intends to establish by an Act of Parliament before the...

Government courts accountants

The Volta Regional Minister, Dr Archibald Yao Letsa, has said it is time for the nation at 60 years to start doing things in...

Inflation will decline further to 11.2% – ISSER

All things being equal, inflation will decline further to 11.2 per cent by the end of 2017, the Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic...

PHOTOS: Ghana marks AU Day

Today Thursday, May 25, 2017 is the 54th African Union (AU) Day and Ghana joins the rest of the continent in commemorating the day.AU...

BoG sets GH¢200m capital for banks

The Bank of Ghana is set to increase the minimum capital of banks from GH¢120 million to GH¢200 by July this year, following extensive...

Debt levels decline to 62% of GDP

The Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, has disclosed that the country’s debt, as a percentage of GDP, has declined from the 73 percent recorded last...

Kojo Oppong Nkrumah Writes: Will the 2017 Asempa Budget Bear Fruits?

The Akufo-Addo government on March 2 presented its 2017 Budget and Economic Policy statement dubbed the Asempa Budget to the nation through Parliament. The...

World Bank gives Ghana $1.2bn

The World Bank’s International Development Association (IDA) will provide Ghana with an amount of $1.2 billion from July 2017 to June 2020 to support...

World Bank gives Ghana $1.2bn over the next 3 years

The World Bank’s International Development Association (IDA) has committed US$1.2 billion to support Ghana’s economy over the next three years.The allocation, which will span...

Sandra Ankobiah visits White House

Ghanaian celebrity lawyer, Sandra Ankobiah visited the White House, the official residence and workplace of the US president in Washington and met some top...

Mr President, lead us out of hopelessness – Organised Labour

Organised Labour on May May underscored its confidence in the administration of Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to steer the country out of poverty and...