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The Vice President of the Republic, Dr. Muhammadu Bawumia has given the assurance that the government would continue to create sound business environment that thrived on transparency and accountability. According to Dr. Bawumia, no single government could perform creditably without the support from the private sector.

We, Business Leaders and high-level representatives of Business Associations, and Philanthropic Organizations haven met in Accra for the Sustainable Development Goals Investment Fair: Agree that the 2030 Agenda is transformative, universal and places people and planet at the center and that the goals are interconnected by the three dimensions of sustainable development: economic, social and environment.

The first Accra Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Investment Fair was held at the Kempinski Hotel on 5th December, 2018 with a call for effective collaboration between government and the private sector to ensure that the agreed targets and indicators of the SDGs were achieved as well as identify the financial gaps acting as impediments.

The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) provide a dynamic framework for Ghana’s transformation. They align with President Akufo-Addo’s vision of Ghana Beyond Aid, a long-term economic and social transformation strategy. This SDG Budget Baseline Report marks the beginning of the development of a methodology and framework that can help us ensure that our financial priorities are aligned with essential SDG target in future budget’s.

President Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Tuesday opened the Ghana Commodity Exchange (GCX), a platform for buying and selling listed agricultural commodities. Speaking at an event to launch the platform, he noted that the GCX, the first in West Africa, will be one of the key drivers of realising his government’s vision of becoming the agricultural hub of West Africa.

Hon. Ken Ofori-Atta, Minister for Finance has launched the Public Investment Management System (PIMS) at a ceremony at Alisa Hotel.The PIMS will run as a database for all public infrastructure projects, irrespective of their funding sources. It will transmit prioritized coded projects through the Public Investment Plan (PIP), the budget module and implemented in GIFMIS financial.

The Hon. Minister for Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta on Thursday, August 30, 2018, hosted the German Federal Minister for Development and Corporation, Dr. Gerd Müller, at the Ministry of Finance (MoF). The visit of the German Federal Minister is part of the state visit by German Chancellor.

The Minister for Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta has inaugurated the Tax Dialogue Initiative at a brief ceremony at the Ministry of Finance. The Tax Dialogue Initiative aims at improving tax administration and to foster cordial relationship between MoF, GRA and ....

The Public Procurement Authority (PPA) by a circular dated, 18th May, 2018 to all Ministries, Departments and Agencies is requesting all Suppliers, Contractors and Consultants to register on PPA’s Database available on www.ppaghana.org with valid documents as per suppliers’ qualification requirements under Section 22 of Act 663.

The U.S. Secretary of Commerce, Wilbur Louis Ross led a delegation from the Presidential Advisory Council on Doing Business in Africa (PAC-DBIA) on a four-day visit to Ghana. The visit was part of a fact-finding mission conducted by the U.S. President’s PAC-DBIA.