The Minister of Finance, Mr Ken Ofori-Atta, will today address the country’s teeming youth at the Springboard-Ghana Cares Youth Dialogue programme which will take place at the University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA). The programme, which will be held on the theme: “Opportunities for Ghana’s youth under the Ghana-CARES Programme”, will bring together tertiary students, […]
The Minister of Finance, Mr Ken Ofori-Atta is still at post, the Ministry has clarified in a press statement. The statement dated Tuesday, October 5, 2021 issued by the Public Affairs Directorate of the Ministry of Finance follows reports on social media that Mr Ofori-Atta has resigned from his position. It said Mr Ofori-Atta is […]
Government has announced a new initiative known as “One Million jobs initiative” to aggressively respond to the need of the country, particularly in the areas of job creation and employment. The “One Million jobs initiative” will help to promote growth in SMEs, support new ventures, and stimulate innovation and start-ups. The Minister of Finance, Ken […]
The Minister of Finance, Mr Ken Ofori-Atta, will today lay before Parliament, the 2021 mid-year budget review for its consideration and adoption. The budget review, which is in accordance with Article 179 of the 1992 Constitution and the Public Financial Management Act 921, will give the fiscal authority an opportunity to revise macroeconomic targets and […]
The government allocated a total amount of GH¢7.62 billion for the implementation of the Free Senior High School (SHS) programme during the past five years, the Minister of Finance, Mr Ken Ofori-Atta, has told Parliament. He said GH¢4.18 billion out of the amount representing 54.76 per cent, was sourced from the government of Ghana (GoG), […]
The Minister of Finance, Mr Ken Ofori-Atta, has expressed confidence that investment inflows into the economy will increase in the coming days, following Ghana’s successful exit from the global list of countries with deficiencies in their Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) regimes. The finance minister said the exit meant that the international community […]
The Minister of Finance, Mr Ken Ofori-Atta, has commenced a series of engagement with the youth across the country aimed at igniting an entrepreneurial spirit for accelerated job creation and financial independence for the nation’s youth. The programme is part of efforts to share and urge the youth of Ghana to take advantage of opportunities […]
The government will launch the Development Bank Ghana (DBG) in July with a seed capital of about $500 million. The bank is seen as Ghana’s best bet to addressing the issue of the lack of long-term and competitively priced credit which has faced the private sector for years. Nearly $250 million out of the initial […]
The government will in the coming weeks introduce more measures to ease the burden on the public. The Minister of Finance, Mr Ken Ofori-Atta, who disclosed this, said: “Starting this month, we are rolling out over eight additional interventions under the GhanaCARES “Obataanpa” programme and they will be in the health, agriculture, tourism, trade, digitisation, […]
Parliament on Monday 29 March 2021 unanimously approved Ken Ofori-Atta as Finance Minister without any controversy. The House approved him after a voice vote based on a report submitted to it by the appointments committee asking for his approval by consensus. Ofori-Atta becomes the first minister-nominee under Akufo-Addo’s second-term administration to have been vetted over a two-day period spanning […]
The Minister designate for Finance, Mr Ken Ofori-Atta has arrived in the United States of America for medical care, Graphic Online has gathered. He arrived via Delta 157 flight and is in good spirits, a source close to him has told Graphic Online. This is contrary to some media reports suggesting that Mr Ofori-Atta has passed […]
Education Minister-designate Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum is insisting schools will remain open in spite of the surge of covid-19 cases recorded in some schools. The nominee explained that measures put in place in various educational institutions by the government make them currently the safest place for students. He made these comments when he appeared before […]
