Make agriculture focus of IMF programme—Prof Bokpin
Going to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) provides a window of opportunity for the country to make the right input into a programme that...
Stranded fund, foreign airlines’ withdrawal to cost Nigeria $1.36b
• Air transport in death throes as more carriers consider exit over $464 million stuck fund
• Hurdles for Air Peace, SAA as South Africa restrains...
BoG, MAS, DBG sign MoU to develop financial ecosystem for Asia-Africa SME trade
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), Bank of Ghana (BOG) and Development Bank Ghana (DBG) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to develop...
IMF deal: Cut down your flagship programs – Terkper to gov’t
The former Finance Minister, Seth Terkper, has questioned why the government is still insisting on maintaining flagship programs despite running to the International Monetary...
Cash-Strapped Nigeria Implements 5% Tax on Mobile Services
Nigeria, Africa’s biggest wireless market, is moving ahead with a proposed 5% tax on voice calls, mobile data and text messages to tackle a...
UK finance minister Kwarteng to be sacked – Times
LONDON, Oct 14 (Reuters) - Britain's finance minister Kwasi Kwarteng is to be sacked, The Times reported on Friday.
"I'm told that Kwasi Kwarteng is...
Tanzania scraps mobile money tax
The Tanzanian government has scrapped its mobile money transfer levy starting October 1, 2022. The scrapping comes three months after the government slashed the...
Fitch Downgrades 3 Ghanaian Banks’ VRs to ‘ccc’ on Sovereign Downgrade
Fitch Ratings - London - 22 Aug 2022: Fitch Ratings has downgraded Ecobank Ghana Limited's, Guaranty Trust Bank (Ghana) Limited's (GTB Ghana) and United...
IMF Staff Concludes Visit to Ghana
End-of-Mission press releases include statements of IMF staff teams that convey preliminary findings after a visit to a country. The views expressed in this...
Col. Damoah’s removal “big loss” to State—Importers, Exporters
The Importers and Exporters Association of Ghana has expressed worry about the removal of Colonel (rtd) Kwadwo Damoah as Commissioner of Customs at the...
