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2022: Ghana bags US$1.43 billion from oil

Ghana’s total petroleum receipts (i.e. proceeds from liftings and other petroleum receipts) as of December 2022, amounted to US$1.43 billion, Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta has told parliament in his mid-year budget review on Monday, 31 July 2023. This amount comprises receipts from: the 63rd to the 68th liftings from the Jubilee field; the 20th and 21st liftings from the Tweneboa ...

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School feeding: Arrears of caterers settled for 2nd and 3rd terms of 2022 – Ofori-Atta

Government has settled all arrears owed to caterers under the Ghana School Feeding Programme (GSFP), Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta has said. The GSFP coverage also increased considerably from 1,671,777 beneficiaries in 2016 to 3,801,491 beneficiaries by June 2023 while school feeding grants cost per meal, per child has also been increased from GHS1.00 to GHS1.20 for the 2023 academic year. ...

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Despite effects of DDEP, Banks reported increased deposits, investment – Ofori-Atta

Despite the lingering effects of the government’s Domestic Debt Exchange Programme (DDEP), the country’s banking sector has demonstrated a relatively strong performance in the first half of the year 2023. This development was disclosed by Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta during his presentation of the 2023 mid-year budget review in Parliament on Monday, July 31, 2023. Touching on the developments in ...

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NPP issues ‘One man one vote’, no exceptions guidelines for Special Electoral College elections

The Presidential Elections Committee of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has announced guidelines for the party’s forthcoming Special Electoral College Elections. A statement issued by the committee, signed by its secretary, William Yamoah explained that the guidelines have been formulated “after extensive consultations with the various stakeholders including the Presidential Aspirants.” The statement expressed the “sincere gratitude to all for ...

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We’ve turned no corner, you rather deepened our woes – Ato Forson to Ofori-Atta

Ato Forson has taken on the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta for his proclamation that the country was on a path to recovery. The legislator insists that the pronouncement is empty especially when the Minister continues to borrow despite assurance to refrain from it. While addressing Parliament during the Mid-Year Budget Review on Monday, Kuly 31, 2023, Mr Ofori-Atta highlighted significant ...

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CETAG withdraws services from Tuesday, August 1

The Colleges of Education Teachers Association of Ghana (CETAG) will from Tuesday, August 1 withdraw teaching and related services over members’ grievances. According to a press release issued after the National Delegates Conference, CETAG has resolved that all tutors of the 46 public colleges of education will withdraw their services until “our employer has complied with all ORDERS of the ...

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Shama: GPRTU demand action on dilapidated roads through demo

Protesters in Shama, located in the Western Region of Ghana, caused commuters to be stranded on Monday morning as members of the Ghana Road Transport Union (GPRTU) parked their vehicles to draw attention to the poor state of roads in the constituency. Traditional authorities, who share the concerns about the district’s conditions, also joined the drivers in the demonstration. The ...

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