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A Ghanaian delegation led by the Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta has been meeting the country’s external creditors to push for them to immediately provide debt relief for Ghana  to enable it access the second tranche of the US$3 billion IMF support. The meetings are being held at the sidelines of …

The local currency has experienced a reversal of its recent gains, losing 1.48 percent. It traded at GH¢10.98 to the United States (US) dollar at the end of last week. Initially, positive market sentiments prevailed and were attributed to approval of the US$3billion International Monetary Fund (IMF) bailout programme. However, an increase …

Dr Mark Assibey-Yeboah, a former chairman of the Finance Committee of Parliament is predicting doom for the financial sector if the Domestic Debt Exchange Programme (DDEP) is not handled well. The former Member of Parliament for New Juaben South does not see any light in the immediate future and is concerned that the finance …

Ukraine’s government needs to agree to a ceasefire and return to the negotiating table, says Russian President Vladimir Putin. “We are ready for this,” Putin said as he declared the parts of Ukraine occupied by Moscow’s forces to be part of Russia. Luhansk, Donetsk, Zaporizhzhya and Kherson regions are to …

Former Member of Parliament for New Juaben South, Mark Assibey-Yeboah, has stated that Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta will be shown comments he made against the International Monetary Fund (IMF) during negotiations for a rescue programme. Although he did not explicitly mention its consequences on the process, the one-time chairman of Parliament’s Finance Committee suggested that it …