The Ministry of Finance (MoF) expresses its appreciation to the Business Associations, Recognized Professional Bodies, Financial Institutions, Civil Society Organizations, Faith Based Organizations and the general public for your invaluable contributions to the development of the National Budget over the years.

The newly sworn-in Governing Board for the Consolidated Bank Ghana (CBG) has been urged to propose strategies to promote Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) lending and digital banking services for the benefit of the unserved and underserved in the financial sector.

Hon John Ampontuah Kumah, a Deputy Minister for Finance has urged the Agricultural Development Bank (ADB) to collaborate with the soon to be established Development Bank Ghana (DBG) to grant medium and long-term financial assistance to industries to bridge the existing gap between commercial banking and Ghana’s developmental agenda.

The newly inaugurated Board of the National Lottery Authority has been charged to ensure revenue leakages in the system are blocked and revenue generation improved, deal decisively with the activities of illegal operators, and improve human capital development to be operationally efficient

The Government through the Ghana Extractive Industry Transparency Initiative (GHEITI) and its partners, have launched Ghana’s Opening Extractive Programme (OEP) to among other things advance the beneficial ownership transparency programme in the country.

Two Credit Rating Agencies - Moody's Investor Services ("Moody's") and Standard and Poor ("S & P") affirmed Ghana's Credit Rating at B3 and B- respectively. The Rating Agencies also maintained Ghana's outlook.

As with previous versions, the 2019 State Ownership Report provides a more in-depth analysis of the financial performance, key issues and policy measures being implemented to improve performance and governance of particularly SOEs, OSEs, and majority-owned JVCs.

Charles Adu Boahen, Minister of State at the Ministry of Finance, has stated that the country’s economy was stronger, despite the pandemic and history would show that the nation was more resilient during the global crisis than its neighbors.

Ghana has received the equivalent of US$1 billion from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), being its share of the new Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) allocation to boost the post-COVID economic recovery of member countries.

Minister for Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta has charged the newly inaugurated Board of Ghana EXIM Bank to take strategic steps to drive the country’s export expansion agenda.

Accra, 19th August, 2021 - The Ministry has noted with concern, speculations in the media, based on allegations by the Minority in Parliament that government had already spent GH￠636 million on the Agenda 1 1 1 even before the sod cutting of the project.

The Netherlands Ambassador to Ghana, His Excellency Ron Strikker has paid a farewell call on the Minister for Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta. At a brief meeting, the Minister thanked the Ambassador and the Dutch Government for their support to the development efforts of Ghana

In accordance with Article 179 (1) of the 1992 Constitution, Section 20 (1) of the Public Financial Management Act, 2016 (Act 921) and Regulation 20 (3) of the Public Financial Management Regulations, 2019 (L.I. 2378), the Ministry of Finance circulates the 2022-2025 Budget Preparation Guidelines.

The Ministry of Finance will support you as you go about creating a fit-for-purpose GRA capable of mobilising the needed resources to support Ghana’s transformation, thereby creating jobs for our youth, boosting economic growth and supporting the country's stability

The Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta on behalf of the President of the Republic of Ghana has on the 10th August, 2021 sworn in eleven-member board for the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). 

Ken Ofori Atta, the Finance Minister has inaugurated a thirteen-member board for the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) and charged the reconstituted Board to work towards achieving results that would be comparatively better than their predecessors. 

Right Honourable Speaker, Honourable Members of Parliament, on the authority of His Excellency, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, I beg to move that this august House approves the Mid-Year Fiscal Policy Review of the Budget Statement and Economic Policy of the Government of Ghana for the 2021 Financial Year, which I present today, 29th July 2021.

ln accordance with Section 28 of the Public Financial Management Act, 2016 (Act 921) the Minister for Finance is expected to present the Mid-year Review to Parliament not later than 31st July of each financial year. This year's presentation to Parliament will take place on Thursday 29th July, 2021.

The attention of government has been drawn to media publications and agitations within the public domain in respect of this Ministry’s letter dated 12th July, 2021 on the payment of fifteen percent (15%) interim premium to staff of the Civil and Local Government Services (CLOGSAG).

Mr. John Ampontuah Kumah, a Deputy Minister for Finance and Member of Parliament for the Ejisu Constituency, has commended the Board, Management, and staff of GCB Bank Limited for the consistent and steady increase in dividend payments to its shareholders, including Government, over the years

H. E President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo together with 22 other African leaders are calling on the donors of the International Development Association (IDA) of the World Bank Group to raise an ambitious USD100 billion to support a resilient African post Covid-19 recovery and to help African countries transform their economies.

The Minister for Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta has reiterated that, the fast pace of global recovery will be largely dependent on the joint determination to forge lasting partnerships between nations, multilateral institutions and the private sector.

The Minister for Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta held bilateral meeting with the Former President of the Swiss Confederation and current Swiss Minister for Environment, Traffic, Energy and Communications, Madam Simonetta Sommaruga in Accra.

The Calendar is developed based on the Net Domestic Financing provided in the 2021 Budget Statement and the Medium Term Debt Management Strategy (MTDS) for 2021-2024. It depicts securities that are intended to be issued in respect of Government’s Public Sector Borrowing Requirements for the period July to September, 2021.

Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta has urged staff of the Ministry to continue to work with unity of purpose and with one voice to achieve  the ultimate mandate of successfully managing the Ghanaian economy. 

The conversation mostly focused on the government's efforts to reconstruct the economy following the Covid-19 Pandemic.

Minister for Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta officially announced today that Ghana has been taken off the Financial Action Taskforce “gray list” and this will lead to increase confidence in the integrity of Ghana’s financial environment and a boost in foreign direct investment.

The Ministry of Finance and the Ghana Revenue Authority  with the support of Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) have been collaborating with the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) London to jointly conduct analysis of some tax policy issues and build long term analytical capacity in evaluating the impacts of tax policies.

Hon. Ken Ofori-Atta, the Minister for Finance, has reminded Ghanaians of their responsibility to safeguard the planet, the people, and to maintain peace and prosperity through sustainable partnerships.

The Calendar is developed based on the Net Domestic Financing provided in the 2021 Budget Statement and the Medium Term Debt Management Strategy (MTDS) for 2021-2024. It depicts securities that are intended to be issued in respect of Government’s Public Sector Borrowing Requirements for the period June to August, 2021.