61 m. ago Mahama is seriously protecting the public purse – Joyce Bawah Mogtari

Special Advisor and aide to former President John Dramani Mahama, Joyce Bawah Mogtari, has lauded the President’s recent decision to cancel fuel allowances and allocations to government appointees. 

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72 m. ago Parliament hosts orientation workshop to promote transparency and accountability

Parliament, in partnership with Transparency International (TI) Ghana, has organised an orientation workshop aimed at enhancing the capacity of Members of Parliament (MPs) within the Open Government Partnership (OGP) Caucus.

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2 h. ago We will take drastic measures to halt dollarisation of economy – BoG Governor

The Bank of Ghana Governor has given the firm assurance that the Central Bank will take some drastic measures to help halt the dollarisation of the cedi. The Governor stated that “Enforcement of legal tender laws will be stepped up, especially in sectors where forex pricing has become normalised”. The Bank of Ghana Governor disclsoed […]

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2 h. ago Gov’t begins payment of monthly allowances to Assembly Members

The Ministry of Local Government, Chieftaincy, and Religious Affairs has commenced the payment of monthly allowances to all Assembly Members across the country. Each Assembly Member will receive GH₵1,300 per month, the Minister, Ahmed Ibrahim, announced at a press briefing on Monday, July 14. He explained that the initiative forms part of the government’s broader […]

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2 h. ago Cedi must lead Ghana’s economy – BoG to clamp down on dollar transactions

The Governor of the Bank of Ghana, Dr. Johnson Pandit Asiama, has underscored the urgent need to safeguard the cedi’s dominance in Ghana’s economy and crack down on the increasing normalisation of foreign currency pricing in domestic transactions. Speaking at a financial sector engagement, Dr Asiama issued a clear warning against the creeping trend of […]

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2 h. ago Village Savings and Loan Groups in Wassa Amenfi West receive financial literacy training

Leaders of Village Savings and Loan Associations (VSLAs) in Ghana’s Wassa Amenfi West Municipal have received financial literacy and governance training under a cocoa sustainability initiative aimed at boosting rural livelihoods and promoting responsible sourcing. As part of the ongoing Wassa Amenfi Cocoa Landscape Initiative (WACLI), 29 leaders from VSLAs in the municipality completed intensive training in financial management, record-keeping, budgeting, and effective group governance.

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2 h. ago Education Ministry secures additional $117.1m to expand GALOP interventions

The Ministry of Education has announced the allocation of an additional $117.1 million under the Ghana Accountability for Learning Outcomes Project (GALOP) and its second additional financing (AF2), aimed at expanding targeted interventions in basic schools across the country.

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3 h. ago BoG to mark 60 years of the Cedi with anniversary celebration in August

The Governor of the Bank of Ghana, Dr Johnson Pandit Asiama, has announced plans to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the country’s official currency, the cedi.

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3 h. ago Prison Service to produce furniture, uniform for schools – Interior Minister 

The Interior Ministry is in talks with the Education Ministry to enable the Ghana Prison Service to produce 30 per cent of all school furniture and 30 per cent of all school uniforms. 

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3 h. ago Too many Ghanaian businesses continue to price in US dollars – BoG Governor

Governor of the Bank of Ghana (BoG), Dr Johnson Pandit Asiama, has expressed concern over the persistent use of foreign currencies, particularly the US dollar, in domestic trade.

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4 h. ago CDM blasts government for ‘moral abdication’ on LGBTQ+ UN vote

The Centre for Democratic Movement (CDM) has criticised government, accusing it of moral abdication after the country abstained from a crucial United Nations vote on LGBTQ+ issues.

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4 h. ago BoG considers price hedging programme for gold exports – Governor 

The Bank of Ghana Governor Dr. Johnson Asiama, has revealed that the Central Bank is considering price hedging programme for its gold exports.  The move, according to him, is to ensure that its loss is minimise, should the price of gold start declining due to developments on the international market.  The Governor of the Bank […]

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4 h. ago Cedi appreciation due to strengthened economic fundamentals – BoG Governor

The Governor of the Bank of Ghana, Dr. Johnson Pandit Asiama, has credited the recent appreciation of the Ghanaian cedi to four key economic pillars, highlighting improved policy coordination and renewed investor confidence as instrumental to the currency’s stability.

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4 h. ago Use data from BoG to make cedi projections, not predictions from ‘Zamerama’ – Governor Asiama

The Governor of the Bank of Ghana (BoG), Dr Johnson Asiama, has appealed to the public to disregard projections and speculations bandied about by some black market forex traders, popularly called Zamerama. He warned that such speculative activities do not support the data published by the Bank of Ghana after its periodic Monetary Policy Committee […]

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4 h. ago Use data from BoG to make cedi projections, not predictions from ‘Zabarma’ – Governor Asiama

The Governor of the Bank of Ghana (BoG), Dr Johnson Asiama, has appealed to the public to disregard projections and speculations bandied about by some black market forex traders, popularly called Zamerama. He warned that such speculative activities do not support the data published by the Bank of Ghana after its periodic Monetary Policy Committee meetings.

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4 h. ago APL claims vindication following IMF’s revelation of BoG’s $1.4bn forex support

Governance think tank, the Africa Policy Lens, says it has been vindicated by a recent revelation by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) that the Bank of Ghana pumped in dollars to support the recent stability of the Cedi. The IMF, in its latest review of Ghana's programme, revealed that the Bank of Ghana released $1.4bn forex support to sustain the Cedi against the US dollar.

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6 h. ago “No matter how badly they treat you, never drop to their level”

Essikado-Ketan Member of Parliament, Prof Dr Grace Ayensu Danquah, has issued what appears to be a pointed response to the Minority Leader, Alexander Afenyo-Markin’s controversial comments on her recent appointment. The Minority Leader suggested in Parliament that the elevation of Dr Grace Ayensu, who has been nominated as a Deputy Health Minister, was for “strange […]

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6 h. ago Ministry of Defence withdraws military protection for ineligible civilians

The Ministry of Defence has withdrawn military protection from all civilians who are not legally entitled to such services, including certain public officials, former ministers, and businessmen.

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10 h. ago Musk’s Grok signs $200m deal with Pentagon days after antisemitism row

The Pentagon has signed a multi-million dollar deal to begin using Elon Musk's artificial intelligence chatbot, Grok, as part of a wider rollout of AI tools for government use, the Department of Defence confirmed.

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12 h. ago Nigeria’s former leader Buhari to be buried on Tuesday, official says

Nigeria's late former President Muhammadu Buhari, who died in a London clinic on Sunday aged 82, will be buried in his northern home state of Katsina on Tuesday, the state governor said.

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