POLITICS

Government to pay coupons, principals of old bonds March 13

The government has stated that starting on March 13, 2023, measures will be taken to guarantee the principle and coupon payments on outstanding bonds. This comes after the Domestic Debt Swap Program’s end (DDEP). A declaration from the Finance Minister was released on February 27. According to the Finance Minister, …

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S&P improves Ghana’s rating from SD to CCC+

As Ghana completes its domestic debt exchange with creditors, S&P Global Ratings upgraded the assessment on the nation’s local currency debt. The country still has a failure rating on its international debt. According to a statement released on Friday, S&P upgraded Ghana’s local credit rating from SD, or selective default, …

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COPEC predicts fuel price reduction from March 1

Beginning on Thursday, March 1, 2023, the cost of gasoline and fuel is anticipated to decrease by 3.7% to 4.04% per gallon. The Chamber of Petroleum Consumers (COPEC) claims that despite a slight devaluation of the cedi relative to the dollar during that time, this is the result of a …

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Prof Ransford Gyampo writes to the NIA boss Ken Attafuah

Political Science lecturer at the University of Ghana, Professor Ransford Gyampo has written to National Identification Authority (NIA) Executive Secretary, Prof Kenneth Attafuah to concentrate in building the public confidence in the institution rather than the rhetoric. Professor Gyampo in the letter to the NIA claimed that the research conducted …

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