Finance Minister, Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson, has underscored the immense potential of Ghana’s oil palm industry to create thousands of sustainable jobs and transform rural livelihoods.
Ghana Signs Bilateral Debt Agreement with Germany
Ghana has signed a bilateral debt agreement with the Federal Republic of Germany, marking the sixth such agreement under the country’s ongoing debt restructuring programme.
Finance Minister Engages Market Women in Takoradi Ahead of 2026 Budget
Ahead of the presentation of the 2026 Budget, Finance Minister Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson has engaged traders at Takoradi’s Market Circle as part of his stakeholder consultations.
Finance Minister Inspects Abandoned Takoradi Market Circle Project
Ahead of the presentation of the 2026 Budget Statement on Thursday, November 13, 2025, the Minister for Finance, Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson, visited Takoradi to inspect the Market Circle redevelopment project, which has remained abandoned for the past three years.
IMF Governance Diagnostic Report
In response to a request from the authorities of Ghana dated February 17, 2023, an IMF interdepartmental (LEG/FAD/MCM) Governance Diagnostic (GD) mission team visited Accra, Ghana from October 16 – 27, 2023 to conduct an assessment of governance weaknesses and corruption vulnerabilities
Publication of end-2024 Commitments, Claims and Outstanding BTAS Requiring Justification
The Minister for Finance submitted to the Auditor-General outstanding Commitments, Claims and Bank Transfer Advice (BTAs) as at 31st December, 2024 for audit to ascertain the legitimacy of such claims and BTAs before committing to pay them.