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Ghana is heading to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for support despite repeated assurances given by the Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta that the country would not return to the Bretton Woods institution. On Friday July 1, the Ministry of Information announced in a statement that President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has instructed Mr Ofori-Atta to commence formal engagements with the IMF, inviting the Fund to support an ...

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has instructed his Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta to commence formal engagements with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) inviting the Fund to support an economic programme put together by the Government of Ghana. This follows a telephone conversation between the President and the IMF Managing Director, Miss Kristalina Georgieva, conveying Ghana’s decision to engage with the Fund. The Ministry of Information announced ...

The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Sumana Bagbin, has paid a courtesy call on his Israeli counterpart, Mickey Levy, at the Knesset (Parliament) here in Jerusalem, Israel. The visit by the Speaker was to deepen the legislative ties between the two countries and exchange experiences to enhance the effectiveness and efficiency of their respective Parliaments. Lands For Sale In Acres at ...

Presidential Staffer, Mr Dennis Miracles Aboagye has said that Former President John Dramani Mahama is not the person Ghanaians will want to take economic lectures from. He said Mr Mahama had the opportunity to govern the country between 2013 and 2016 but failed to deliver hence, cannot be making pronouncements on the economic issues that he could not achieve. The ...

Former President John Mahama says the Akufo-Addo led-administration can only salvage the nation from the current economic hardship with help from the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Speaking at a forum on the Economy in Accra on Thursday June 30 2022, Mr. Mahama indicated that the IMF and its technocrats will come with solid policies such as fiscal discipline among others ...

The Russian Embassy in Ghana has urged the media to stop blaming Russia for  the increasing prices of food items in the country. According to the embassy, the media has fallen for the narrative by the West that they are responsible for the food challenges on the African continent. In a tweet Thursday, the embassy accused the media of deliberately ...

Former President John Mahama has criticised what he says is the poor handling of the economy by the Akufo-Addo administration. Speaking at a forum on the Economy in Accra on Thursday June, 30 2022, Mr. Mahama also bemoaned government’s reaction to the economic challenge. “It is apparent that even as the ship of state is being buffeted by the choppy ...

The Ghana Police Service has served notice all organisers of Tuesday’s demonstration by Arise Ghana will be arrested and arraigned before court. The police say they are taking that action as a result of the attacks and damage caused to public property. The action, according to the law-enforcement agency, is in line with provisions of Section 3 of the Public ...

A claim by the National Communications Officer of the NDC, Sammy Gyamfi, that the Ghana National Mosque was built by a grant from the Turkish government and that former President John Mahama was the one who facilitated its construction has been labeled “repugnant lies” by a Zongo youth group. Sammy Gyamfi has been quoted as saying that the National Mosque ...

Twenty-nine people who allegedly took part in the attack on Police officers during the Arise Ghana demonstration in Accra have been arrested. Lands For Sale In Acres at Aburi Amanfrom, Watch the video Below; A police statement further noted the organizers of the demonstration will be arrested and held responsible for the attacks on the Police. Clashes erupted during the ...