Finance Minister Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson has unveiled the government’s intention to relaunch the domestic bond market as part of an updated debt management framework designed to lower borrowing expenses and enhance fiscal resilience beginning August 2025. While delivering the 2025 Mid-Year Budget Review to Parliament on Thursday, July 24, Dr. Forson stated that the...
Ghana’s economy is showing strong signs of recovery, according to Finance Minister Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson, who delivered the 2025 Mid-Year Budget Review to Parliament earlier today. In his address to lawmakers, Dr. Forson outlined a series of encouraging fiscal indicators, including robust GDP growth, declining inflation, and renewed investor confidence. “We have made significant...
The Accra Regional Police Command has arrested two individuals in connection with violent incidents that occurred during the Ablekuma North parliamentary re-run election held on Friday, July 11, 2025. The suspects have been identified as Musah Muntari, a 46-year-old station manager at STC, and Ali Saeed, also known as Mboma, a 43-year-old businessman. Both individuals...
Finance Minister Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson has forcefully pushed back against accusations that the government is neglecting crucial areas of public spending. Delivering the 2025 Mid-Year Fiscal Policy Review to Parliament on Wednesday, July 24, Dr. Forson stated emphatically, “Contrary to the perception that we are not spending, we are indeed spending and spending at...
Finance Minister Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson has revealed that more than 900 direct employment positions at the National Investment Bank (NIB) have been safeguarded thanks to targeted efforts aimed at stabilizing the institution. Delivering the 2025 Mid-Year Budget Review in Parliament on July 24, 2025, Dr. Forson praised the initiatives undertaken to rejuvenate the struggling...
The Ghana Education Service (GES) has disclosed that the Government of Ghana has successfully settled all outstanding payments related to the Capitation Grant for public basic schools, covering the period from 2023 to the present. In a statement released on Wednesday, July 23, the GES emphasized that the payment underscores the government’s strong dedication to...
Parliament has ratified visa waiver agreements with four countries, paving the way for holders of diplomatic, service, and ordinary passports to travel visa-free between Ghana and Mozambique, Sao Tome and Principe, Colombia, and the Commonwealth of Dominica. The agreements, which were laid before the House by the Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Affairs and...
Dr. Mustapha Abdul-Hamid, former Chief Executive Officer of the National Petroleum Authority (NPA), has satisfied his bail requirements in the widely publicized case involving allegations of extortion and money laundering. He is the lead defendant in the high-stakes GH¢280 million corruption scandal. According to a statement shared by the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP)...
The Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Hon. Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah, has reaffirmed the government’s unwavering commitment to eradicating illegal mining, acknowledging the complexity of the issue but stressing that it can be overcome. Speaking at the Government Accountability Series in Accra on Wednesday, the Minister conceded that tackling galamsey is a tough challenge, yet...
The Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC) said on Tuesday it was taking part in discussions with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) over the election process for the host city of the 2036 Olympic and Paralympic Games. The country, which hosted soccer’s World Cup in 2022 and the Asian Cup in 2024, is the latest to join...