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Petroleum Development Levy collection jumps by 166pc to Rs473bn

The state budget primary balance on a modified cash basis amounted to a surplus of 3,920 million euros in 2023 versus a primary deficit target of 851 million

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By Prof. C. Justin Robinson Professor of Corporate Finance and Principal UWI Five Islands In assessing national budgets my academic training in Finance and my 16 years as a Director of the Central Bank of Barbados lead me to focus on the current economic context of the country, historical tendencies in terms of the performance of the economy, long term policy targets and the primary balance. The current economic context...

Prime Minister Honourable Dr Terrance Drew Unveils St Kitts and Nevis 2024 Budget Address GlobeNewswire December 19, 2023 Basseterre, Dec. 19, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Prime Minister of St Kitts and Nevis, Honourable Dr Terrance Drew, delivered a comprehensive analysis of the nation's fiscal performance and outlined future economic plans during...

A Senior Economic Lecturer at the University of Ghana, Priscilla Twumasi Baffuor, is pressing on the government to exhibit fiscal discipline in...

In his 2023 Mid-Year Review (MYR) Statement to Parliament, the Minister for Finance (Hon. Ken Ofori-Atta) made the following significant departure to date from Ghana’s prudent public financial reforms and best practice in Paragraphs 72 and 73.

Speaking to Journalists at the 2024 post-budget forum organised by KPMG and the UNDP, she said very bold actions are needed to keep the economy stable.

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The Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, says the fiscal performance from January to August 2023 indicates a stronger fiscal consolidation.