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Government to check overspending in 2021 budget
Government will run a tight, low-spending budget for this year in order to reduce the pressures on the economy as a result of…
Mobile Money Interoperability transactions went up by 367% in 2020
Latest data from the Ghana Interbank Payment & Settlement Systems (GhIPSS), indicate that a total of 43.9 million…
Government expenditure hits record high – Report
Government total expenditure for last year rose by 31.5% to hit a record ¢92.2 billion due to impact of Covid-19, but comes…
Digital transactions for 2020 up by 103% – GhIPSS report
In spite of the ravaging impact of COVID-19 on people’s lives and the operations of businesses in Ghana, digital payment…
Monetary Policy Committee begins 98th meeting to assess economy
The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Bank of Ghana (BoG) is scheduled to begin its regular meetings from today, Tuesday,…
Ghana Association of Bankers appoints Mansa Nettey as new president
The Managing Director of Standard Chartered Bank, Mansa Nettey, has been elected as the new President of the Ghana…
MTN Ghana gets approval to buy back over 1 million floated shares
MTN Ghana has received approval from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to buy back over 1 million shares of…
6-year bond oversubscribed by 258%
The Government of Ghana 6-year cedi Treasury bond has been oversubscribed by a little above 258%.
This signals rising…
Gov’t considers international capital market funding programme
Government has indicated it plans to raise an amount up to $5.0 billion to support growth-oriented expenditures in the 2021…
BoG signals commitment to preserve cedi stability
The Bank of Ghana has indicated its firm commitment to preserve the stability of the cedi going forward, particularly in the…