President Akufo-Addo has asked former Deputy Finance Minister, Charles Adu Boahen to act as his representative at the Ministry of Finance following Ken Ofori-Atta’s medical review in the United States.
Energy Minister-designate Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh has warned that the energy sector might collapse if reforms are not agreed upon between the government and independent power producers (IPPs) to help reduce the sector’s indebtedness.
The Minister-designate for Roads, Kwesi Amoako Attah, has indicated that government will explore the possibility of having a new financial arrangement with district assemblies to bill the cost of roads into property rates to ensure the quick construction of inner roads in urban centres.
Minister-designate for Communications and Digitalization, Ursula Owusu-Ekuful has assured that government will do its best to safeguard the jobs of workers of AirtelTigo once it completes processes to take over the company within the short term.
The Inspector-General of Police, James Oppong-Boanuh has directed the deployment of armed police officers to provide escort services for tomato traders and transporters who travel to neighbouring Burkina Faso to import the commodity.
Ghana Statistical Service, GSS in its latest data indicates that on a year-on-year basis (January 2020 to January 2021), the average price of goods and services across the country increased by 9.9 percent.
Ghana might soon be experiencing a shortage of tomatoes and a jump in the price of the commodity, as a result of an ongoing indefinite strike by the tomato transporters association.
The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has developed a new Liquidity Assistance Framework (LAF) to provide emergency financial support to solvent Banks, Savings and Loans Companies as well as Finance Houses (BSF) when the need arises.
