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Accra, Monday November 22, 2021 - Hon. John Ampontuah Kumah, a Deputy Minister of Finance has charged the Institute of Financial and Economic Journalists (IFEJ) and the Parliamentary Press Corps to use their media to sensitize the public on the 2022 Annual Budget under the theme: “Sustaining an entrepreneurial nation through fiscal consolidation and job creation.”

As a responsible Government, we have had no choice but to implement critical interventions to save lives and jobs, including feeding nearly 2.8 million people with hot meals and a further 470,000 families with dry food packages.

Ghana’s Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta has given the assurance of the country’s preparedness to host the next Annual General Meetings of the African Development Bank Group next year.

The Minister of Finance, Hon. Ken Ofori-Atta has charged the newly reconstituted Board of Directors for National Investment Bank (NIB) to turn around the fortunes of the Bank to position Ghana as an industrial hub on the Africa continent.

The Natural Resources, Environment and Climate Change (NREC) Unit/NDA with the Economic Strategy and Research Division (ESRD) have developed a number of manuals which guides the secretariat in its operations and also provide direction for submission climate change proposals to the Green Climate Fund (GCF) for funding.

The Minister for Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta has charged the newly reconstituted Board for Minerals Income and Investment Fund (MIIF) to build a world class Minerals industry. He assured the Board of Ministry’s support as MIIF could maximize revenue from mining and exploration for the benefit of.....

Minister for Finance has disclosed that Government will continue to utilize the Ghana Infrastructure Investment Fund (GIIF) technical and private sector skills to drive its infrastructural initiatives. “Ghana Infrastructure Investment Fund (GIIF) has in the past years complemented the realization of Government’s infrastructure agenda”.

- Minister for Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta has stated that the continent could free itself from unnecessary poverty through effective collaboration and knowledge sharing among the African Leaders and nations.

The reconstituted board for Financial Intelligence Centre (FIC) has been charged with the responsibility of ensuring Ghana does not re-appear on the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) grey list.

Ken Ofori-Atta has urged the newly constituted Governing Board of the Public Procurement Authority (PPA) to be innovative and also ensure sustained use of the Ghana Electronic Procurement System for greater transparency, accountability and value for money in public procurement.