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Full Text: President Akufo-Addo’s final COVID-19 address, IMF programme update

By:brightwebtv/Nana asare barimah President Akufo-Addo has announced the end of the COVID-19 pandemic in Ghana President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo delivered his last address to the nation on the COVID-19 pandemic on Sunday, May 28, 2023. The address significantly saw the president announce the official end to the pandemic in Ghana since its outbreak …

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Debt Exchange Programme: Have Faith in Gov’t – Mireku Duker Urges Ghanaians

  Deputy Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, George Mireku Duker has asked Ghanaians to continue to put their confidence in the Akufo-Addo government. According to him, the government has their best interest at heart and will do nothing to jeopardize their wellbeing. Speaking to Kwami Sefa Kayi on Peace FM’s “Kokrokoo” …

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Domestic Debt Exchange Programme: We Must Apologize to Bondholders – Gov’t Communicator

  Government Communicator, Kofi Tonto has asked the government to empathize with Ghanaians and find a better way to resolve the issues with bondholders regarding its Domestic Debt Exchange Programme (DDEP). Former Chief Justice, Sophia Akuffo joined a crop of pensioners picketing at the Finance Ministry on Friday, February 10 …

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Akufo-Addo begs Germany to beg China to back Ghana’s debt restructuring programme

  President Akufo-Addo and visiting German Finance Minister Christian Lindner President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Friday, 3 February 2023, urged Germany to “encourage” China, an ad hoc member of the Paris Club, to support Ghana’s debt restructuring efforts. He said it was critical that the Paris Club swiftly establishes, …

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All you need to know about Gold for Oil programme

  File photo Introduction: 1. The Gold for Oil (G4O) Programme is an initiative of the Government of Ghana to use the existing Bank of Ghana (BoG) Domestic Gold Purchase (DGP) Programme to support the import of petroleum products into Ghana. 2. The prime objective of the programme is to …

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Christian Council urges govt to suspend debt exchange programme

  Rt. Rev. Prof. Joseph Obiri Yeboah Mante The Christian Council of Ghana has called for a suspension of the domestic debt exchange programme expected to stabilise the country’s debt. The Council in a statement dated January 19, signed by the Chairman and Secretary, said it has identified a lapse …

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Pension funds exempted from Debt Exchange Programme

  Government has announced an exemption of all pension funds from the Debt Exchange Programme. This follows a meeting between Organised Labour, Ministry of Employment and Labour Relations, the Finance Ministry, National Security Ministry and all other parties involved on Thursday, December 22. The exemption of all pension funds, however, …

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Expiry date for enrollment onto Debt Exchange Programme extended to Dec. 30

  The Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta says government has extended the expiry date for enrollment onto the Domestic Debt Exchange Programme to December 30, 2022. Giving an update on the state of the economy on Monday, Mr Ofori-Atta said that the extension is to “allow for key concerns raised by …

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Minority kicks against debt restructuring programme

  The Minority in Parliament has rejected government’s proposed debt exchange programme which seeks to reduce high public debt. The Caucus has described the programme as unacceptable and they cannot allow it to go through. Addressing a press conference on Monday, Minority Leader, Haruna Iddrisu, vowed they will use every …

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Bawumia unveils UG’s Innovation and Entrepreneurship Programme

  Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia on Friday launched the University of Ghana’s Innovation and Entrepreneurship Programme (UGIEP) to build the competences of students and young entrepreneurs to add value to products and services. The UGIEP is a non-academic programme under the auspices of the Vice-Chancellor’s Office, which seeks to …

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