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President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has appointed former Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta as the Senior Presidential Advisor and Special Envoy for International Finance and Private Sector Investments. Mr Ofori-Atta was relieved of his position as Finance Minister on Wednesday, February 14, and replaced with Mohammed Amin Adam The Chief …

All things being equal, the National Cathedral of Ghana will officially be commissioned for public use on March 6, 2024. That is 17 days from now, and that is purely based on the fact that it is what was promised by the Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo government. After all, what …

Former Minister for Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta is to be appointed as Senior Presidential Adviser on the economy. He will also serve as the President’s special envoy on international investments and capital markets, according to Asaase News sources at the Presidency. Also to serve as advisor, according to our checks, is …

The Ministry of Finance has described as inaccurate and unfounded a report by some media outlets suggesting that the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, took GH¢77 million from the Contingency Vault for football, and spent GH¢27.9 million on the Black Stars. In a statement, the Ministry said the story attributed to …

The Vice-President of Ghana and New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearer, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, is set to address the nation on Wednesday, February 7, 2024, unveiling his vision for the country in his quest to succeed his boss, President Nana Akufo-Addo in January 2025. However, the anticipation of this address is …

The Member of Parliament for Akim Abuakwa South, Samuel Atta Akyea, has urged the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, to consider stepping down for both his own sake and the good of the government. The calls for Ofori-Atta’s resignation have been growing for months, fueled by the country’s ongoing economic challenges. …

On Wednesday, November 15, the Minister for Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta, will present the 2024 Budget Statement and Economic Policy of the government in Parliament. This presentation aims to outline the government’s strategies for revenue generation and policies to alleviate the current economic challenges faced by Ghanaians. Speaker Alban Sumana Kingsford …

The Minority caucus in Parliament has hit back at Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta for accusing the previous National Democratic Congress (NDC) administration of leaving behind a derailed International Monetary Fund (IMF) programme. In an article, Ofori-Atta said the New Patriotic Party (NPP) government in 2017 inherited a ‘derailed IMF programme …

The Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, has emphasized that the primary objective of the Bank of Ghana, like all central banks, is not to generate profit. In an article titled “Standing Strong With The Bank of Ghana,” he addressed the importance of managing the central bank as a financially sustainable institution, …

There is an anonymous quote that says “Banks are to the economy what the heart is to the human body. They cycle necessary capital through the whole and they are barely noticed until pressure, necessity, or crises.” In much the same way, our Central Bank these past almost seven years …