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The National Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Samuel Ofosu-Ampofo, says the current economic condition in the country is killing more people than the COVID-19 pandemic. According to him, the magnitude of suffering being experienced by Ghanaians cannot be compared to the ravages of the pandemic. Speaking in an …

The Executive Secretary of the Importers and Exporters Association Of Ghana, Sampson Asaki Awingobit  has lambasted government officials for their poor handling of the economy. Sampson Asaki Awingobit insists they have performed abysmally in that regard. He thus questioned the academic credentials of the President and the Economic Management Team. …

The Vice-President of the Republic of Ghana,  Dr Mahamudu Bawumia is expected to speak on Ghana’s engagement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) at a public event on 14 July. According to a Facebook post on Tuesday (5 July 2022), his spokesperson Gideon Boako said Bawumia will be speaking to …

A former Energy Minister, Boakye Kyeremateng Agyarko , says the country’s current economy is not in a good place. Mr. Agyarko, as a result, wants the government led by the President to admit this to Ghanaians so the citizens can come on board to implement measures that will rectify the …

The Vice President of Ghana,  Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has responded to critics who have, in recent times, asked about his whereabouts at a time when the country’s economy appears to be taking a nosedive.     Dr Bawumia has, for some time now, focused on the administration’s digitisation agenda in …

The government has announced that it will pump an amount of $2 billion into the economy to curb the continuous depreciation of the cedi. This forms part of measures by President Akufo-Addo to mitigate the hardships being experienced by the populace. Amidst the growing depreciation of the cedi and the …

The Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, will on April 7, 2022, speak on the Ghanaian economy, his spokesperson, Gideon Boako has confirmed. Following debilitating effects on the Ghanaian economy, including price hikes on fuel and commodities and depreciation of the Cedi, there have been calls on the Vice President to …

The General Secretary of the National Union of Ghana Students (NUGS), Julius Kwame Anthony, has expressed frustration over the delay in the payment of allowance to National Service personnel across the country. According to him, the failure of government to disburse the allowance over the last three months has posed …

According to Professor Peter Quartey who is a Ghanaian economist and a professor of development economics at the University of Ghana, even though the country’s economic challenges can be traced to happenings on the global scene, there’s still the need for government to take urgent steps to remedy the situation. …

Amidst the growing depreciation of the cedi and the recent increments in fuel prices, government is expected to hold a crunch cabinet meeting to find solutions to the raging economic challenges. The meeting is expected to take place at the Peduase Lodge, from Thursday, March 17, to Sunday, March 20, …