World Bank Approves $250m Credit Facility For Ghana

[ad_1]   The World Bank on Friday, May 31, 2024 approved a $250 million International Development Association (IDA) credit for a five-year Ghana Financial Stability Project. The project will support Ghana’s Financial Sector Strengthening Strategy (FSSS) by contributing to financial stability through the recapitalization of viable Banks and Specialized Deposit-taking Institutions (SDIs) impacted by Ghana’s…

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AMA launches Youth Climate Action Fund, calls for proposals

[ad_1] The Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) has officially launched the Youth Climate Action Fund programme and called for proposals. The initiative, powered by Bloomberg Philanthropies and in collaboration with United Cities and Local Governments as well as the Bloomberg Centre for Public Innovation at Johns Hopkins University, aims to empower young individuals in cities to…

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Mahama Granted MPS $982m Tax Waiver In 2016

[ad_1] John Mahama   The Majority caucus in Parliament has defended the government’s tax waivers granted to companies under the One-District-One-Factory policy, citing a larger tax waiver granted under the previous Mahama administration. During a press conference on Thursday, Majority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin revealed that the Mahama government approved a substantial tax waiver of $982…

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Cancel SSNIT Hotels sale – Organised Labour

[ad_1] The Executive Secretary of the Civil and Local Government Staff Association of Ghana (CLOGSAG) Isaac Bampoe Addo, has disclosed that Organised Labour has asked the Board of the Social Security and National Trust (SSNIT) to cancel the ongoing plans to sell 60% shares in four hotels to Minister of Food and Agriculture, Bryan Acheampong….

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President Akufo-Addo Steps In To Address Concerns Over Sale Of SSNIT Hotels

[ad_1]   President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has intervened in the controversy surrounding the sale of four hotels by the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) to Food and Agriculture Minister Bryan Acheampong, following a petition from Organised Labour. In response to the concerns raised by Organised Labour, President Akufo-Addo has directed Employment and…

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Charles Bissue’s case assigned to new judge

[ad_1] The legal proceedings involving Charles Bissue, the former Secretary to the Inter-Ministerial Committee on Illegal Mining (IMCIM), have been reassigned to a new judge and postponed to July 2, 2024. The case pertains to Charles Bissue’s application for certiorari, seeking to nullify an alleged arrest warrant and a wanted notice issued against him. On…

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