Ken Ofori Atta

Parliament has approved the 2018 budget statement presented to the House by Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta three weeks ago. The Minority, however, abstained from voting to approve the budget, according to Starr News’ Parliamentary…
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The Minister for Finance, Ken Ofori Atta, has disclosed that government will set up a domestic rating agency to rate banks and insurance companies next year. According to him, this will help stabilize the banking system in the country.…
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Government has announced that it will introduce a Nation Builders Corps program next year to tackle graduate unemployment in the country. The program which is government’s major initiative next year will provide employment for 100,000…
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The Ghana Union of Traders Association (GUTA) says government has no clear-cut monetary policy in the 2018 Budget and Economic Policy Statement to stabilise the cedi against the major trading currencies. Mr Joseph Paddy, the Public…
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The Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta has announced that government intends to grow the economy by 6.8 percent in 2018. This represents a 0.5 percent increase, compared to 2017 which was pegged at 6.3 percent. Presenting the 2018 Budget…
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The government has announced that privately-owned universities will be granted some tax reliefs thereby enabling them to thrive and admit more students. Making the announcement in the 2018 budget read in Parliament today, , November 15,…
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The Finance Minister, Mr Ken Ofori-Atta, will on Wednesday present the 2018 Budget and Economic Policy of the government to Parliament, in which he will be seeking approval to spend some GH¢61 billion. The amount is needed to anchor the…
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Parliament has passed the motion for the removal of the VAT on some selected imported pharmaceutical products. The decision was taken on Friday, November 3, 2017. The move is also expected to affect all imported medicines not produced…
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The Minister for Finance, Ken Ofori Atta has disclosed that government will soon tax foreigners who have stayed in Ghana for over 10 years. According to him, foreigners who have had a long stay in the country are not challenged enough to…
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The much awaited energy bond will auction today,, after six months of leaving the industry on tenterhooks over the rising energy sector debts. This is to allow interested individuals and institutions to bid for the bond to be used to…
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