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Ofori-Atta Presents 2021 Q1 Budget Statement To Parliament Today

Ofori-Atta Presents 2021 Q1 Budget Statement To Parliament Today

Ofori-Atta Presents 2021 Q1 Budget Statement To Parliament Today   Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta is expected to present the government budget statement for the first quarter of the 2021 fiscal year to Parliament today, Wednesday, October 28. He is expected to announce key decisions including measures to resuscitate the economy following the coronavirus pandemic. In the event the governing party wins this year’s election, the government is expected to implement all the content of the budget statement as well as present the rest of the budget to cover the entire year.
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Africa Deserves More Coronavirus Help – Ken Ofori-Atta

Africa Deserves More Coronavirus Help – Ken Ofori-Atta

Africa Deserves More Coronavirus Help – Ken Ofori-Atta Ghana confirmed its first two COVID-19 cases on March 12, imports from Norway and Turkey. Africa has since recorded more than 1.5m cases and counting, though in terms of infections and deaths, we have fared better than most regions. Perhaps this is because of our youthful population, the natural social distancing of outdoor living and experience with infectious disease management — helped by good leadership. Our economies, however, have not been spared. Across the continent, governments are facing falling revenues, rising expenditures, increasing debt distress, and significant reversals in development indicators. In an omen…
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We’ll Use Part Of Agyapa To Fund Obaatanpa – Ofori-Atta

We’ll Use Part Of Agyapa To Fund Obaatanpa – Ofori-Atta

We’ll Use Part Of Agyapa To Fund Obaatanpa - Ofori-Atta Part of proceeds to be realised from the Agyapa Royalties Investment Ltd deal will be used to fund the GH¢100-billion Ghana CARES Obaatanpa programme to accelerate the recovery of the country’s economy from the ravaging impact of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic.   Yields from Agyapa would also be used for the establishment of a National Development Bank, which would be the financial backbone of the Ghana Exim Bank (GEXIM), the Venture Capital Trust Fund, among others, to support the private and the agricultural sectors. The Minister of Finance, Mr…
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Give Nana Addo Four More Years To Do more – Ken Ofori-Atta

Give Nana Addo Four More Years To Do more – Ken Ofori-Atta

Give Nana Addo Four More Years To Do more - Ken Ofori-Atta   Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta has appealed to Ghanaian electorates to renew the mandate of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the upcoming 2020 general elections to improve the livelihoods of Ghanaians. He further streesed that the NPP government under the leadership of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has executed many developmental projects to improve the living standards across the country. He called on all electorates who have benefited enormously from government’s social intervention programmes and policies to vote massively to retain the party in power to better their lots. Ken Ofori-Atta stated that,…
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Agyapa Royalties Deal Best For Ghana’s Mineral Resources – Ofori-Atta

Agyapa Royalties Deal Best For Ghana’s Mineral Resources – Ofori-Atta

Agyapa Royalties Deal Best For Ghana’s Mineral Resources – Ofori-Atta   Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta says the Agyapa Royalties agreement is wholly in the best interest of the country. According to him, the Akufo-Addo administration has no intention of mortgaging and ripping off Ghana’s ‘future resources’ to enrich persons walking within the corridors of power. At a press conference Thursday evening, Ken Ofori-Atta told the media: “There are those who say we should be careful not to mortgage ourselves today, the gold for our future generations. This is not the case. But I have a few questions for people who have those concerns. If…
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