Monetary Policy Committee maintains rate at 16 percent
The Monetary Policy Committee has kept its policy rate unchanged at 16 percent for the fifth session in a row. Addressing a press conference in Accra on Monday to announce the rate decision after a meeting of the committee, Governor of the Central Bank, Dr. Ernest Addison, said despite risks to the inflation outlook being […]
Local Government Minister answers questions raised about referendum
The Minister for Local Government and Rural Development, Hajia Alima Mahama, has responded to a group known as The Chamber for Local Governance (ChLoG) on questions raised about the forthcoming referendum. In a press release, Hajia Mahama indicated that her Ministry was ready to listen to concerns from various groups and individuals. The group had […]
Ghana to launch e-visa system – Veep Dr. Bawumia
Ghana is to launch an e-visa system next year to enable applicants particularly Tourists to gain easy access to information from the comfort of their homes without queuing at the Embassies. Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia announced this in Accra during the opening of the maiden edition of the Regional Congress on Women Empowerment in the […]
NDC calls for Senior Minister’s arrest and prosecution
The opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has called for the immediate arrest and Prosecution of Senior Minister, Yaw Osafo Marfo for breaching the Public Procurement Act in the award of contract and payment of one million dollars to UK based company, Kroll and Associates in 2017. Addressing a news conference in Accra, General Secretary of […]