Ken Ofori Atta, Ghana’s Minister for Finance says post-Covid 19 economic recovery and attainment of SDGs are possible with digitisation, tectonic shift in global financial architecture, increase in private capital and innovations in labour and education.
S & P Global Ratings lowers Ghana's Long-Term Rating to B- with a Stable Outlook
Reference is made to a publication by S & P Global Ratings that the Rating Agency had lowered Ghana's long-term foreign and local currency sovereign credit ratings to B- from B and affirmed its B short-term ratings.
Ministry of Finance Consults with the Social Partnership Council and Faith-Based Organisations on Agyapa Royalty Transaction
The Ministry of Finance held separate virtual meetings with the Social Partnership Council (SPC) and the leadership of Faith-Based Organisations (FBOs) as part of its stakeholder engagement and consultations drive to deepen the understanding of the Agyapa Royalty transaction.
Government to Broaden Consultations in Agyapa Royalties Transaction
The Minister for Finance, Hon. Ken Ofori-Atta has expressed Government’s readiness to engage and broaden consultation to fill any communication gap in the Agyapa Royalties Transaction. The Ministry will in the coming days, meet with various organized groups.
Agyapa Royalties Transaction not Suspended
The attention of the Ministry of Finance has been drawn to a publication on Ghanaweb on 3rd September stating that Government has suspended the Agyapa Royalties transaction after a meeting with Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) on Wednesday 2nd September, 2020.
Ghana Ready to Host 2021 AfDB Annual Meetings Next Year - Ken Ofori-Atta
Ghana’s Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta has given assurance of the nation’s readiness to host the next African Development Bank Annual Meetings in 2021. The decision to have the next meeting hosted possibly in May 2021, in Ghana was arrived at during the Bank’s Virtual Annual meetings in Cote d’lvoire, which ended on Thursday, 27, August 2020.