Dr John Kwakye

Mid-Year Budget : Kwakye Warns Govt Against Actions That Can Disturb Subsequent Release Of IMF Cash
01 Aug

Mid-Year Budget : Kwakye Warns Govt Against Actions That Can Disturb Subsequent Release Of IMF Cash

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Director of Research at the Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) Dr John Kwakye has warned the government against actions that can disturb the release of the second tranche of the 3 billion IMF cash. This was after he said that the Mid-Year budget review that was presented by Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta was a rehash of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) programme. “The programme has strict quantitative and structural performance criteria that must not be breached in order not to forfeit subsequent financial disbursements,” Dr Kwakye tweeted. The Minister of Finance Ken Ofori-Atta has said that overall first-quarter growth for…
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Establish Independent Parliamentary Budget Office To Monitor Monetary, Fiscal Systems – IEA
11 May

Establish Independent Parliamentary Budget Office To Monitor Monetary, Fiscal Systems – IEA

Wontumi1Business,
The Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) has called for the establishment of an Independent Parliamentary Budget Office to monitor Ghana’s monetary and fiscal systems. This, the institute say will ensure a stricter monetary and fiscal management systems to transform the economy. Addressing a group of Civil Society Organizations, Director of Research, Dr. John Kwakye said a parliamentary budget office is necessary in assessing and estimating the cost of government projects and programmes. Dr. Kwakye explained that a parliamentary budget office will be different from the current Fiscal Council in the country. He pointed out that the parliamentary budget office will…
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