Former Speaker of Ghana’s Parliament, Professor Mike Aaron Oquaye has called for a review of the appointment of the Electoral Commission Chairperson. According to him, the appointment of the chair person by the every sitting President in accordance with the constitution, has always created challenges particularly between the two competing …
Read More »Free SHS should be reviewed – Boakye Agyarko
Former Minister for Energy, Boakye Agyarko, has added his voice to calls for the review of the Free SHS policy. According to him, he is of the view that parents should be allowed to take some of the cost of their ward’s education, especially in regards to uniforms and books, …
Read More »Monetary policy rate reviewed upwards to 17%
The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Bank of Ghana (BoG) has increased the policy rate by 250 basis points from 14.5% to 17%. This comes after the Committee of the Bank of Ghana, held its 105th meeting from Wednesday, March 16, to Friday, March 18, 2022, to review economic developments of the …
Read More »Price deregulation policy to be reviewed – NPA
The Chief Executive Officer of the National Petroleum Authority (NPA) Dr. Mustapha Abdul-Hamid has disclosed that the price deregulation policy of the petroleum sector is being reviewed. Addressing the media on Friday, 11 February 2022 in Kumasi after a tour of the Ashanti region, he said a committee was set …
Read More »Monetary policy rate reviewed to 14.5%
The central bank has reviewed its policy rate from 13.5% to 14.5% Inflation, among other factors contributed to this new decision The first MPC meeting for 2022 is scheduled for January 25 to January 28, The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Bank of Ghana (BoG) has increased the policy rate by …
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