CENSUS IN 2010
Ghana will conduct its fifth population and housing census in 2010, a move that will determine the actual population of the country by the time. The last time the country carried out such event was in the year 2000.


IMPORTERS ACCUSE CEPS OF BRIBERY
The Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning organized a public forum as part of the financial Literacy Programme which aimed at explaining the functions of the Ministry and to highlight some of the Ministry’s achievements including some economic policy initiatives of government directed at enhancing Ghana’s economy.


ECOWAS BANK OFFERS $15 MILLION TO GHANA (August 12, 2008)
THE Lome-based ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development (EBID) has granted a loan of $15 million to the Ghana National Fire Ser¬vice, to finance the procurement of efficient fire fighting equipment.

ITALY CONTINUES TO SUPPORT SMALL, MEDIUM ENTERPRISES IN GHANA (August 6, 2008)
The Minister of Finance and Economic Planning, Hon. Kwadwo Baah-Wiredu and the Ambassador of Italy, H.E. Fabrizio De Agostini signed on August 6, 2008 a new agreement worth Euro 22,000,000.00 to continue to support the growth of Small and Medium Enterprises.

TALKING POINT FOR HON. MINISTER FOR DIVIDEND PRESENTATION BY NATIONAL INVESTMENT BANK LIMITED (July 31, 2008)

Signing of an Agreement on the Avoidance of Double Taxation between the Republic of Ghana and Switzerland (July 23, 2008)
The Swiss Ambassador to Ghana, H.E. Mr. Nicolas Lang, and the Minister for Finance and Economic Planning of Ghana, H.E. Hon. Kwadwo Baah-Wiredu, signed an Agreement on the Avoidance of Double Taxation between Ghana and Switzerland. The Agreement will enter into force after completion of the ratification in both countries.

HONOURABLE MINISTER OF FINANCE LAUNCHES BOOKLET
ON DUTY PAYABLE ON IMPORTED VEHICLES
(July 23, 2008)
The Honourable Minister of Finance and Economic Planning, Kwadwo Baah Wiredu (MP) has launched a booklet titled “Total Duty Payable on Imported Vehicles” in Accra.

THIRD HIGH LEVEL FORUM ON AID EFFECTIVES TO BE HELD IN ACCRA ON SEPTEMBER 2 – 4, 2008(July 14, 2008)
This September Ministers from 100 countries and international organizations will gather at an international conference in Accra to discuss ways of making aid more effective.
Congratulations! Honourable Kwadwo Baah-Wiredu (MP) ORDER OF THE STAR OF THE VOLTA COMPANION
(July 4, 2008)

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