Government economic model under President Mahama is working – Finance Minister
All nursing and teacher trainees will receive their allowances promptly at the end of every month – Finance Minister
For the first time in Ghana’s history, export of gold from the small scale mining sector has exceeded gold export from the large scale sector – Finance Minister
Gold export from first half of 2025 alone from small scale sector stood at 51.5 tonnes, with an export value of of approximately $5 billion – Finance Minister
President John Dramani Mahama has directed that no contract awarded by government should be denominated in foreign currency.
Last minute recruitment especially in the last quarter of 2024 putting pressure on public wage bill – Finance Minister
We will adopt the use of artificial intelligence to minimise human interference in revenue assessment — Finance Minister
I’m not asking for additional money — Finance Minister
We will be borrowing less by GHS4.3 billion
Revenue targets have been revised upward to GHS227 billion from GHS229billion – Finance Minister
Government to reopen domestic bond market to finance debts – Finance Minister
The government has presented 22 priority projects to the Official Credit Committee and IMF — Finance Minister
Ghana’s public debt reduced by GHS 113 billion in six months – Finance Minister
Fifth review of IMF loan- supported programme is set for September – Finance Minister
Persons who validate ghosts will be held liable for loss of public funds
Payroll validation 91 per cent complete.
The audit service has not been able to identify over 14,000 staff on government’s payroll – Finance Minister
The Audit Service expects to recover a minimum of GH¢150.4 million of unearned salary from the separated staff from 2023 and 2024 alone – Finance Minister
Completed engagement with the IMF on VAT reforms – Finance Minister
Government promises a flat VAT rate for businesses as part of reforms – Finance Minister
COVID-19 levy will be abolished
We will list the National Investment Bank on the Ghana Stock Exchange – Finance Minister
Our external sector has shown remarkable improvement in the last six months – Finance Minister
In six months, we’ve added $2.14 billion to the country’s external reserves
“Ghana Cedi no apicki” — Finance Minister
The Ghana cedis performance in 2025 has been impressive.
Deliberate policies announced in the 2025 budget to stabilise the Ghana Cedi are yielding massive results – Finance Minister
We’ve almost reversed the cedi’s depreciation in 2022, 2023 and 2024.
The budget deficit was mainly financed through domestic sources – Finance Minister
We’ve borrowed less than we planned.
Things will get better in coming days — Finance Minister
Government has saved GH¢4.9 billion on domestic interest payment as at end of June 2025 due to our prudent debt management policy – Finance Minister
The drastic fall in inflation is not by chance or luck, but as a result of hard work and deliberate government policies.
We are determined to achieve 2025 inflation target of 11.9 per cent ahead of time.
Our fiscal discipline has yielded the remarkable results so far.
We’ve made significant progress
We have made significant progress, the signs of recovery are obvious, evident, noticeable, visible, tangible and they are being felt – Finance Minister
Ghana’s economy recorded a robust growth – Finance Minister
Ghana’s cedi has demonstrated exceptional resilience over the few months.
Economy expanded by 5.3 per cent in first quarter – Finance Minister
Parliament House, 2:30PM
In less than 200 days, we have brought clarity, certainty, stability and purpose to our economic policy direction – Finance Minister
This Government did not come to simply manage the decline, we came to reset it.
“President Mahama inherited an economy in deep distress” – Finance Minister
We inherited stalled projects, about 55 of them tied to bilateral debt restructuring with about $3 billion in undisbursed loans – Ato Forson
There was a complete lack of institutional collaboration between the Central Bank and the Finance Ministry in the erstwhile administration.
We have restored institutional collaboration between the central bank and the Finance Ministry to ensure cohesive and collaboration in policy-Finance Minister.
Parliament House, 2:00PM
NPP Minority Caucus walks out of Parliament
Mr Frank Annor-Dompreh, the Minority Chief Whip, has said the Minority will not be part of the mid-year budget review.
The New Patriotic Party Minority Caucus staged the walkout over electoral violence incidents, citing the Ablekuma North election re-run as a case in point.
Parliament House, 1:00PM
Cement dealers must bring down prices of cement to, at least, GHS95.00 per bag as the government prepares to roll-out its “Big Push” infrastructure project – Governs Kwame Agbodza, the Minister of Roads and Highways declares
Parliament House, 12:34PM
“Structural economic change has not reached where it is expected, but stabilisation has started” – Kweku Rickets-Hagan, MP, Cape Coast South
“The NDC government is not doing badly, the economy is doing well, but they must give credit to the previous administration for laying the foundation” – Dr. Stephen Amoah, former Deputy Finance Minister, MP, Nhyiaeso
“Prudent government spending will be crucial for sustaining macroeconomic gains” – Joseph Paddy, PRO, Ghana Union of Traders’ Association
Parliament House, 12:00PM
Accra, July 24, GNA – The Business community calls for dedicated financial institutions to provide cheaper loans to catalyse 24-hour economy implementation.