2009 Fiscal Data from January - November
2009 Staff Strength and Payroll Cost
UNDP Reaffirms Support For Ghana
The Country Director of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Mr. K.K. Kamaludden says the United Nations (UN) system will continue to support and promote growth, good governance and democracy at all levels in Ghana.
(January 27, 2010)
New Minimum Wage Announced
The Tripartite Committee, comprising Organised Labour, Employers and the Government, has agreed on a new daily minimum wage of GH¢3.11 effective February 1, 2010.
(January 27, 2010)
Prices To Stabilise -Governor of Bank of Ghana assures
THE Bank of Ghana has confirmed a further stabilisation of the economy this year and given the assurance that adequate space will be created for businesses to plan.
(January 27, 2010)
Govt. Spent GH¢7.5M On Leap Year
Government has spent GH¢7.5 million on the Livelihood Empowerment Against Poverty (LEAP) programme between January and October last year. The amount was disbursed to 10,234 beneficiaries in 50 districts.
(January 25, 2010)
Banks Link Customers Account To E-zwick
Seven banks have completed the interoperability process that enables them to link their customers' traditional accounts to their e-zwich cards. With this successful integration, it will now be possible for bank customers to transfer cash from their accounts onto their e-zwich cards and vice versa.
(January 25, 2010)
Australian Government Supports Grassroots Development
The Australian High Commission in Ghana is working in partnership with 29 Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) and two others from Mali and Sierra Leone to implement development projects that will benefit a number of communities in the three countries.
(January 25, 2010)
President Mills Appeals To Banks To Reduce Collateral On Loans
President John Evans Atta Mills yesterday appealed to Commercial Banks operating in the Country, to reconsider their collateral demands in favour of small scale farmers, to boost agricultural production.
(January 25, 2010)
GAB Announces New Exchange Rate
The following are the average inter-bank exchange rate of the dollar and derived rates for the major currencies against the cedi as issued by the Ghana Association of Bankers yesterday, January 19, 2010.
(January 19, 2010)
MoH Signs Accord To Build Hospitals
The Ministry of Health (MoH) and EUROGET De-Invest of Egypt, a project management and financial group, have signed a loan agreement for US $339 million for the construction of two regional and six district hospitals in the country, a statement said.
(January 18, 2010)
Seminar On Ghana Revenue Authority
The Ghana Revenue Authority Act, 2009 (Act 791), which received Presidential Assent on December 31, 2009, is expected to transform the entire revenue system of the country to conform to internationally accepted standards and best practice.
(January 18, 2010)
Inflation Further Declines
Inflation rate fell to 15.97 per cent in December, a sixth consecutive decline and the lowest in 2009.
(January 18, 2010)
Cheques To Clear Fast As CCC Goes Electronic
Cheques throughout the country will now be cleared in two days, as the Codeline and Cheque Clearing system (CCC) becomes operational nationwide from January 15, the Ghana Inter-bank Payment and Settlement Systems(GhIPSS) has said.
(January 15, 2010)
Germany Gives Support To Ghana
The German Ministry for Economic Co-operation and Development has made a commitment of 130 million Euros to Ghana under its financial and technical co-operation with Ghana for the period 2009 to 2011.
(January 13, 2010)
Work On Oil Starts
Technical installations have started on the Jubilee Oilfields at Cape Three Point to pave the way for the commercial production of oil and gas by the last quarter of this year.
(January 13, 2010)
Government Commended For Upward Cocoa Price Review
Alhaji Alhassan Bukari, National President of Ghana Cocoa, Coffee and Shea nut Farmers' Association, yesterday commended the government for the upward review of producer price of cocoa to make life comfortable for cocoa farmers.
(January 12, 2010)
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