Category: Business
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Kosmos Energy supports 8th Agribusiness Exhibition
The 8th edition of the Pre-Harvest Agribusiness Exhibitions & Conference has received a major boost as Kosmos Energy, one of the world’s leading oil and gas production companies, and a partner at Ghana’s biggest oilfield the Jubilee Field, has presented a cheque as part of its sponsorship package towards the organisation of the event. At…
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‘Amissah-Arthur was a fantastic gentleman, statesman’—Former BoG Governor
A former Governor of the Bank of Ghana (BoG), Dr. Abdul Nashiru Issahaku has described the late former Vice President, Paa Kwesi Amissah-Arthur as a “fantastic gentleman and statesman with remarkable sense of love and kindness to all”. Responding to a message from Citi Business News, Dr. Issahaku stated that, “The Late Vice-President Amissah-Arthur, diligently…
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Amissah-Arthur did his best as BoG Governor—Economist
Some financial sector players have described as a huge loss to the industry the demise of former governor of the Bank of Ghana, Paa Kwesi Amissah-Arthur. The industry players who expressed grave sadness at the news, also believe the Former BoG Governor had much more to offer before his untimely death. Paa Kwesi Amissah-Arthur was…
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Ghana will be financially discipline after IMF exit—Gov’t
Government has given assurances that the economy will remain resilient and robust even after the International Monetary Fund (IMF) programme is over. Ghana is preparing to exit the program by April 2019. The IMF programme, which started in 2015 was extended for another year, after the initial agreement ended. Speaking at the final outdoor event…
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Only 47,000 out of 2m pay direct taxes in Kumasi – Adu Boahen
Although Kumasi in the Ashanti Region has about two million residents who engage in income-earning activities, only 47,000 of them pay direct taxes to the state. This was disclosed by a Deputy Minister of Finance, Charles Adu Boahen at Citi FM’s Economic Outlook programme held at the University of Ghana today, Thursday. “There’re a lot…
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Gov’t neglected us just to meet IMF targets–TUC
Some participants at the final outdoor event of the Citi Business Festival named the ‘Economic Outlook’ have urged government to incorporate the views of civil society groups and labour into national policies even as it works to achieve the targets set by the International Monetary Fund(IMF). The Trades Union Congress(TUC) and the Private Enterprise Federation(PEF)…
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Terkper cautions gov’t again on completely exiting IMF programme
Former Finance Minister Seth Terkper has reiterated calls for the Nana Akufo-Addo government not to completely exit the International Monetary Fund(IMF) programme which is scheduled to end by April 2019. Ghana, according to him is a member of the IMF and must continue to remain part of the fund to avoid fiscal slippages. Ghana entered…
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#CitiBizFestival: ‘Economic Outlook’ at UG[ photos]
The final outdoor event of the Citi Business Festival, the Economic Outlook, has been held at the Cedi Auditorium at the Economics Department of the University of Ghana. The panel at the forum was made up of Deputy Finance Minister, Charles Adu Boahene, former Finance Minister, Seth Terkper, Head of Research at the Trades Union…
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#CitiBizFestival: Economic Outlook comes off this morning
The final outdoor event of the Citi Business Festival, the Economic Outlook, will come off later this morning[28th June, 2018] at the Economics Department of the University of Ghana. The event, which will start at 10am, will have a panel that will include Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, former Finance Minister, Seth Terkper, and the Secretary…
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IMF backs new revenue plans in midyear budget review
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has urged that the government’s midyear budget review focuses on how the government intends to cater for the shortfall in revenue targets for the year. In what seems to be the Fund’s prior knowledge of the focus of the presentation next month, it has welcomed the government’s decision and says…