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Lusaka - Zambia: By Yohane Mbeeya Moono

A Deputy Minister for Finance, Abena Osei-Asare has pleaded with Pensioner Bondholders to suspend their picketing the Ministry. The Atiwa East MP said the Ministry was engaging the Bank of Ghana (BoG) to pay them.  She thus asked the pensioners to exercise patience with the government as everyone knows the financial difficulties the government finds […]

Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, is in Beijing to meet Chinese officials to discuss a proposed restructuring of Ghana’s external debt. JoyNews checks revealed talks are likely to center on ways to lower Ghana’s debt burden and obtain new finance guarantees for the country’s economic programme. Ghana is currently seeking to carry out a debt operation […]

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) Parliamentary Minority Caucus will participate in the vetting of the President's Ministerial nominees but will not subscribe to a consensus vote at the level of the Appointments Committee. Dr Cassiel Ato Baah Forson, the Minority Leader, addressing a press conference in Accra on Monday, said…

The Leadership of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Parliamentary Minority Caucus has filed a motion in Parliament seeking to pass a resolution on Government's Debt Restructuring Programme. The signatories to the private Members' Motion include Dr Cassiel Ato Baah Forson, the Minority Leader; Mr Kwame Governs Agbodza, Minority Chief Whip;…

The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, yesterday rescued the beleaguered Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta from the jaws of the Members

Mr Ken Ofori-Atta, the Finance Minister, has appealed to Members of Parliament (MPs) to support the Government in efforts to secure the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Board approval to restore macro-economic stability in the country. That would ensure debt sustainability and provide critical social protection for the benefit of Ghanaians.…

The Ghana Federation of Labour (GFL) has recommended a 50 per cent haircut on the salaries and emoluments of Article 71 Office Holders as part of the Debt Restructuring Programme and to reduce the pressure on the public purse.

Article 71 Office Holders Must Take 50 Per Cent Haircut - Labour Federation

The Ghana Federation of Labour (GFL) has recommended a 50 per cent haircut on the salaries and emoluments of Article 71 Office Holders as part of the Debt Restructuring Programme and to reduce the pressure on the public purse.