Hon Ken Ofori-Atta, Minister for Finance has commended the leadership of Faith Based Organizations (FBOs) in the Ashanti Region and Ghana at large, for the efficiency with which they distributed food items to the poor and vulnerable during the lockdown.
Ken Ofori-Atta Reiterates Call for a New World Economic Order
Ghana’s Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta has called for a new global economic order to salvage the world from the ravages being wreck on the economies of developing countries and the world at large.
Ken Ofori-Atta writes: "What does an African Finance Minister do now?"
It’s 5am and I stir. My stomach feels cramped. I have slept no more than four hours. My mind races. The problems cascade through. I hear the birds and do my meditation. My wife Angie and I are in the middle of an Easter study on the Book of Daniel, and I can’t help but think of the writing on the wall
Government Distributes Food Items to Needy Individuals and Households affected by Lockdown through Faith-Based Organisations
Government through the Ministries of Finance and Gender, Children and Social Protection, is embarking on a food distribution drive to ensure that needy people in areas under the restriction of movement directive by H. E. the President, live in comfort.
Government’s Issuance Calendar for April to June, 2020
As part of Government’s effort to improve market transparency in the issuance of Government securities, we forward the attached issuance calendar for publication. The Calendar is developed based on the Net Domestic Financing in the 2020 Budget, the domestic maturities and the MTDS for 2020-2023.
Statement to Parliament on Economic Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Economy of Ghana
Right Hon. Speaker and Honourable Members of Parliament, I appear before you today to provide an update to you and the people of Ghana on the economic impact of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (in short, COVID-19) pandemic on the economy of Ghana and measures the government is taking to mitigate the impact.