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All this destabilises the government's economic management team: with Adu-Boahen sacked and tough questions facing Vice-President Bawumia who coordinates economic policy and finance minister Ken Ofori-Atta being probed by Parliament this week...
Before this latest scandal President Akufo-Addo and some ruling party loyalists had been helping finance minister Ken Ofori-Atta fight off the latest attempt to unseat him as many blame him for roaring inflation and the crashing cedi...
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The sacking of Minister of State for Finance Charles Adu Boahen on 14 November briefly moved the spotlight from the substantive Minister of Finance Ken Ofori-Atta who has been answering questions in parliament about claims of corruption and mismanagement in the Treasury...
' He made no reference to multiple calls to sack Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta...
But the talks are dragging on despite the government's team of experienced bankers led by finance minister Ken Ofori-Atta...
In 2019 Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta put the estimated cost at US$100 million...
One faction led by Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta was resolutely opposed to turning to the IMF but the majority resigned itself to the 'least bad option' after policy choices narrowed sharply (AC Vol 63 No 4 Ofori-Atta bets on the E-Levy rejects IMF)...
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Also concerning is Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta's disclosure to senior union and employers' representatives during a 'national labour conference' earlier this year that in 2021 the sum of interest payments salaries and compensation and required 'statutory funds' contributions amounted to 144% of total tax revenues...
Fuel price ‘mitigation measures' previously announced by Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta pale in comparison with the massive rise in ex-pump petrol and diesel prices since January...
Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta strongly opposed the move arguing it backtracked on the government's 'Beyond Aid' stance but was outvoted...
The President had asked Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta and the Attorney-General to address concerns raised by the opposition...
Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta says the country's digital transactions for 2020 were over 500 billion cedis (about US$81bn) in 2020 compared to 78bn cedis ($12...