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The Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin has summoned Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta to appear before the House with details of all funds received and used in the name of Covid-19. The directive followed the shooting down of a 75 million Euros loan agreement between the government of Ghana and European …

The Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta, has called for support for the Agyapa Deal to progress instead of it being abandoned. Responding to a question about the deal at a press briefing in Accra yesterday, the minister described the deal as a “good one” that would help the country to …

Q Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta has said a number of African countries are facing economic challenges. The minister was speaking at a press conference held in Accra on Thursday, 12 May 2022. According to Mr Ofori-Atta, 41 African countries have been hit by a severe food crisis, as well as fuel …

Former Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Free Zones Board, Kwadwo Twum Boafo has accused the current government of undertaking deliberate efforts to reduce the number of minority members in the current parliament of Ghana. According to Twum Boafo, the ruling New Patriotic Party has resorted to prosecuting four minority MPs in …

Former President John Dramani Mahama has called on President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to immediately dismiss Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, from office. Mr Mahama also wants the ruling government’s cabinet reshuffled to bring on “fresh minds”. According to the former President, the Finance Minister has not performed according to expectations …

A political science lecturer at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) has described Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta’s endorsement of Vice-President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia as a capable leader of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), as worrying for the party going into the 2024 general elections. Dr Amakye Boateng …

Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta is expected to on March 24, 2022 announce a number of measures aimed at addressing Ghana’s current economic challenges. The move comes after government held a crunch Cabinet meeting at the Peduase Lodge last weekend. Some key measures set to be announced by the finance minister will …

Economist Yaw Modey has called on President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to sack Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta for recording the lowest Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in the past 35 years in the history of the country’s economic management. According to the economist, Mr Ofori-Atta has mismanaged the economy so much that he does …

Members of the ‘Big Six’ are undoubtedly Ghana’s foremost political leaders from the Gold Coast era through to the days of independent Ghana. And it is for good reason that they are revered especially for their political contributions till date. They essentially were leaders of the United Gold Coast Convention, …

Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta is expected to brief Parliament on various steps the government is taking to address challenges facing the economy. Currently, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo is chairing a crunch meeting with his ministers, MPs, as well as members of the governing NPP to find solutions to the challenges facing the country at the …