Statement by IMF African Department Director Antoinette Sayeh at the Conclusion of Her Visit to Ghana Ms. Antoinette Sayeh, Director of the African Department of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), visited Accra, October 31 � November 2, 2009. Ms. Sayeh met with President Atta Mills and his senior economic team to discuss the opportunities and challenges facing Ghana. (November 04, 2009)

   Review Of The Producer Price Of Cocoa For The 2009/2010 Cocoa Season The Government has approved a new Producer Price of Cocoa for the 2009/2010 Season under the recommendation of the PPRC which met today under the Chairmanship of Dr. Kwabena Duffuor, Minister of Finance and Economic Planning. (October 15, 2009)

   FINANCE MINISTER INAUGURATES GOVERNING BOARD OF THE REVENUE AGENCIES Hon. Dr. Kwabena Duffuor has inaugurated an eleven-member Board for the Revenue Agencies and charged them to immediately come out with strategies that will ensure that revenue agencies meet their targets for this year. (August 18, 2009)

   DR DUFFUOR INAUGURATES 13-MEMBER NIB BOARD Hon. Minister of Finance and Economic Planning, Dr. Kwabena Duffuor today inaugurated the Board of Directors of the National Investment Bank and charged them to formulate and implement policies and strategies that will turn the bank around to enable play its required role in the national economy. (August 13, 2009)

   HON MINISTER OF FINANCE AND ECONOMIC PLANNING INAUGURATES MASLOC BOARD OF DIRECTORS A seven member Board of Directors for the Microfinance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC), the first since its establishment in 2006, has been inaugurated by Honourable Dr. Kwabena Duffuor, Minister of Finance and Economic Planning. (August 13, 2009)

   GHANA � WORLD BANK SIGN US$300M DEVELOPMENT FINANCING AGREEMENT Ghana and the World Bank today signed SDR193.8 million (US$300.0 million equivalent) Financing Agreement in respect of the Economic Governance and Poverty Reduction Credit (EGPRC). (July 15, 2009)

   SIMEON P. KYEI APPOINTED NEW DIRECTOR OF BUDGET FOR MINISTRY OF FINANCE AND ECONOMIC PLANNING Mr. Simeon Patrick Kyei, Chief Manager, Research Department of the Bank of Ghana has been appointed as the new Director of Budget for the Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning. His appointment takes effect from today July 15, 2009. (July 15, 2009)

   Dr Duffuor Inaugurates SSNIT Board Dr. Kwabena Duffuor, Minister of Finance and Economic Planning has inaugurated the 13-member reconstituted Board of Directors of the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT). (June 12, 2009)

   Hon. Minister of Finance and Economic Planning Inaugurates Board of Directors for Ghana Cocoa Boardt Dr. Kwabena Duffuor, Minister of Finance and Economic Planning has charged the Board of Directors of the Ghana Cocoa Board to ensure that Ghana regains her position as the leading producer of cocoa in the world. (June 12, 2009)

   MoFEP States Position On One Laptop Per Child The Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning (MOFEP) has taken notice of the recent media controversy emanating from the One Laptop per child Project (OLPC) and especially the recent publications on the arrival of 1000 laptops and the issues of who paid for them. (June 12, 2009)

   Dr Duffuor Denies Media Report The Minister of Finance and Economic Planning, Dr Kwabena Duffuor has expressed shock at a media report which seeks to impute some acts of impropriety on him. (May 29, 2009)

   IMF Staff Mission to Ghana discusses Article IV, makes progress on possible program A mission from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), led by Peter Allum, visited Accra during May 11-22, 2009 to conduct the annual Article IV Consultation with Ghana, and discuss the authorities' request for IMF financing in support of its program of economic adjustment and structural reform. (May 28, 2009)

   Government�s position on the State Insurance Company (SIC) The Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning, has followed the recent media debate on the operations of the State Insurance Company (SIC) and wishes to clarify certain issues. (May 28, 2009)

   Embargoed Till 06:O0 Hours Thursday May 7, 2009 Summary Of Issues Discussed During The Just Ended IMF/World Bank Spring Meetings (May 7, 2009) Please find attached a summary of some of the outcomes of the various meetings and discussions held by the Ghanaian delegation and her development partners during the just ended IMF/World Bank Spring Meetings for publication.
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   Confiscated Vehicles Allocation Committee Reconsituted (April 23, 2009)

   Hon. (Dr) Kwabena Duffour leads Ghana's delegation to the World Bank/IMF Annual Spring meetings Hon. (Dr) Kwabena Duffour leads Ghana's delegation to the World Bank/IMF Annual Spring meetings. (April 20, 2009)

   Ghana to receive US$ 24 million in budget support from Switzerland over the period 2009 - 2011 On 6 April 2009 the Swiss Ambassador to Ghana, H.E. Mr. Nicolas Lang, and the Minister of State for Finance and Economic Planning of Ghana, Hon. Dr. Kwaben Duffour, signed a new bilateral agreement to support Ghana in reducing poverty and dealing with the consequences of the global economic crisis by providing general budget support. (April 7, 2009)

   Ghana to receive up to US$1.2 billion in interest-free loans from the World Bank over next three years The World Bank will provide up to US$1.2 billion in interest-free loans to Ghana over the next three years, and has launched a landmark initiative that challenges civil society organizations and other citizens' groups to help deepen transparency and accountability by monitoring the implementation of Bank-funded projects in the country. (March 12, 2009)

   Government of Ghana and the European Commission signed 6.02 million Euro Addendum to the 10th European Development Fund (EDF) Country Strategy Paper and National Indicative Programme (CSP/NIP) for 2008 - 2013 (February 26, 2009)

   UPDATE ON PAYROLL ADMINISTRATION ISSUES The Government, through the Controller and Accountant-General�s Department (CAGD) has held three press conferences:

   DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS PLEDGE US$ 380 MILLION FOR 2009 BUDGET TO SUPPORT GHANA�S DEVELOPMENT AND ACCELERATE POVERTY REDUCTION Development partners announced today that around US$ 380 million will be provided to the Government�s 2009 budget to support Ghana in reaching the Millennium Development Goals and becoming a middle-income country by 2015.

   MAKING FINANCE WORK FOR AFRICA CONFERENCE, JUNE 17- 18, 2008 AND MAKING FINANCE WORK FOR GHANA, JUNE 16, 2008 ACCRA, GHANA Accra, Ghana June 10, 2007� More than 250 senior-level financial sector champions from over 30 countries will meet at the Partnership Forum for Making Finance Work for Africa in Accra, Ghana, from June 17-18.

   SIGNING OF THE 2ND MULTI DONOR BUDGET SUPPORT FRAMEWORK MEMORANDUM In May 2003 the Government of Ghana and nine of its Development Partners signed the first Multi Donor Budget Support (MDBS) Framework Memorandum, a document that contains jointly agreed underlying principles, rules and responsibilities.

Ghanaian-German Bilateral Negotiations on Development Cooperation successfully concluded The Intergovernmental Negotiations on Development Cooperation between the Republic of Ghana and the Federal Republic of Germany were held in Accra on 13 and 14 September 2007.

Support to the Rice Sector In Ghana Two financing agreements for a cumulative amount of 13,8 million euros

Ghana's Energy Sector to Receive US$210 Million from World Bank and other Development Partners Sector management, efficiency, reliability, sustainability access and alternative sources targeted

Ghana's Health Sector Gets a US$40 Million BoostAs World Bank Board approves two new projects to strengthen National Health Insurance, scale up fight against malaria and improve nutrition and child survival

Aid Harmonization in Ghana reaches New Height As World Bank Board Approves Landmark Assistance Strategy and Two New Projects

42nd Annual Meeting of the African Development Bank and 33rd Annual Meeting of the Board of Governors of the African Development Fund, May 10-23, 2007, Shangai, China

2007 World Bank / IMF Sprng Meetings

National Investment Bank (NIB) Presents 2006 Dividend to Government

Government of Ghana - European Union Joint Press Release Euro 2 Million in Support of the Cultural Initiative Programme.

Re-Sale of Agricultural Development Bank (ADB)

Re-Sale of Agricultural Development Bank (ADB)

Press Briefing on Use of HIPC Funds