Economist Professor Lord Mensah says the latest Fiscal Recklessness Index report released by policy think tank, IMANI Africa, indicates serious violations of the public financial management systems. In the report, which was jointly authored by IMANI and Oxfam Ghana, the Ministry of Finance was said to have been the state […]

The Court of Appeal has, by a unanimous decision, upheld the Bank of Ghana’s application that the challenge by Dr Papa Kwesi Nduom and others against the Central Bank’s revocation of the license of GN Bank be referred to arbitration. Dr Papa Kwesi Nduom and others sued the Central Bank […]

ByStarrfm.com.gh Faster and deeper integration of Capital Markets is crucial if the West Africa sub-region is to recover from the double hits of the Covid 19 pandemic and the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict, Vice President Bawumia has stated. Speaking at the second edition of the biennial Conference of the West Africa […]

The Chamber of Petroleum Consumers (COPEC) is forecasting an upward adjustment in the price of petrol and Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) in the first pricing window of June 2022. According to COPEC, The ex-pump estimations based on the Petroleum Price Indicators and elimination of taxes amounting to 15 pesewas per liter […]

Year on Year inflation rate for the month of April 2022 stood at 23.6%, the highest recorded in more than 18 years. This represents an increase by 4.2% over the 19.4% recorded a month ago. Ghana last recorded similar inflation rate in January 2004 at 28.95%. According to the Ghana […]