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A team from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has announced conclusion of a third review meeting with the government of Ghana.

In a press statement copied to ghanabusinessnews.com, the IMF said a team led by Joël Toujas-Bernaté, visited Accra from August 29 to September 2, 2016 to continue discussions on the third review of Ghana’s financial and economic programme supported by the IMF’s Extended Credit Facility (ECF).

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has expressed worry over the passing of the Bank of Ghana amendment bill by the Parliament of Ghana.

This follows a visit by a team from IMF to Accra led by Joël Toujas-Bernaté, last week to continue discussions on the third review of Ghana’s financial and economic programme supported by the IMF’s Extended Credit Facility (ECF).

The Ministry of Interior has rejected claims that Deputy Minister, James Agalga, attempted to lure outgoing Moderator of the Presbyterian Church Reverend Professor Emmanuel Martey, to take up the position of chairman of the National Peace Council.

Martey in chronicling series of attempts made at buying his conscience to stop criticizing the government, said that in one of such instances, James Agalga made a phone call to him asking him to make himself available to chair the council, as he was assured of the ministry’s support.

Accra, Sept. 5, GNA - The United Kingdom-Ghana Chamber of Commerce (UKGCC) would host a multi-sector business trip to Accra for British companies, investors, exporters, importers and SMEs, from Monday, October 17 to Friday October, 21.

A statement issued by Mr Tony Burkson, the Chief Executive Officer of the UK-Ghana Chamber of Commerce, and copied to the Ghana News Agency on Monday said the five-day Ghana Investment Tour (GIT) would focus on showcasing collaborative and investment opportunities in Ghana’s technology, tourism and agriculture sectors.

A Journalist from the Daily Express Newspaper has been arrested for ‘offensive conduct’ by the police, for taking pictures of a policeman who was allegedly requesting a GHC5 bribe from a bus driver around Tesano in Accra.

FSDetails available as at press time indicate that Fred Sarpong, the Daily Express Journalist and his colleague, Raphael Apetorgbor witnessed a police officer demanding a GHC 5 bribe from a bus conductor around Tesano this afternoon and took his picture.

President John Mahama last Saturday joined the chiefs and people of Cape Coast to celebrate this year’s Fetu Afahye and called for conscious efforts to arrest the deteriorating standards of education in the metropolis.
He expressed concern that in spite of the improvement of the average performance at the basic level for the 2014/2015 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE), that of Cape Coast over the same period dropped from 31.3 to 29.92 per cent.

Ghana is most likely to receive a positive result after the third review of its three-year programme with the International Monetary Fund, IMF.

The staff led by IMF Mission Chief for Ghana, JoëlToujas-Bernaté, were in Accra from Monday, August 29 to Friday September 2, 2016.

The team met with President John Dramani Mahama, Finance Minister Seth Terkper, Governor of the Bank of Ghana, Dr. Abdul-NashiriIssahaku and other senior government officials and also conducted its own independent checks some key policies being implemented.

The Black Stars contingent is in Moscow for the international friendly against the Golden Eagles

The Black Stars have arrived in Moscow ahead of an international friendly against Russia at the Stadion Lokomotiv on Tuesday, a day after the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations final qualifier against Rwanda.

Ghana shared the spoils 1-1 with the Amavubi at the Accra Sports Stadium to top Group H.

The friendly is expected to hold amid controversies.

The British High Commissioner to Ghana has urged managers of the economy to meet conditions in the three-year fiscal support programme with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), adding that progress with the programme will improve falling UK-Ghana bilateral trade figures.

Speaking at a short ceremony to launch the UK-Ghana Chamber of Commerce (UKGCC) at his residence in Accra, Mr Jon Benjamin said progress with the IMF programme will attract UK investments in Ghana.

President John Dramani has said every decision and steps he has taken while occupying the highest office in Ghana was for the improvement of welfare and development of Ghanaians.

According to him, every step he has taken upon assumption of office has been to pursue an agenda to push Ghana to an enviable status.

“Everything I do, I do it with you in my heart and with you the good people of Ghana in mind,” he said in a video to thank fans for helping him attain one million likes on Facebook.