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October 23, 2017

Government Expenditure Arrears in Ghana: Trends, Causes and Management [Occasional Paper 12]

[Occasional Paper 12] Government Expenditure Arrears in Ghana: Trends, Causes, and Management Government expenditure arrears have reached a significant proportion in recent years, and their clearance has contributed to the growth in public expenditure, deficits, and debt. This paper tracks the arrears problem and examines its causes and management. Read full paper here Occasional Paper 12

October 5, 2017

Mobilizing Adequate Domestic Revenue to Support Ghana’s Development

Fiscal Alert 8: Mobilizing Adequate Domestic Revenue to Support Ghana’s Development This paper seeks to show how domestic revenue mobilization can be significantly enhanced to pave way for the formulation of a credible 2018 Budgets to support Ghana’s develop- meant. Read full paper here: Fiscal Alert 8

August 19, 2017

The Mid-Year Review of the 2018 Budget Statement & Economic Policy

Fiscal Alert 7: The Mid-Year Review of the 2018 Budget Statement & Economic Policy The Minister for Finance presented the 2017 Mid-Year Budget and Fiscal Policy Review to Parliament on 31st July 2017. Prior to the review, IFS issued an assessment of the performance of the economy and the budget and made recommendations to address shortcomings that it had identified. During IFS’ pre-Mid-Year Review assessment, most of the data available at the time was up to April. The Minister, however, provided updated data in his review in most cases up to June. The IFS has critically looked at the Mid-Year […]

August 12, 2017

Economic Analysis of Advertising in the Legal market in Ghana and Proposals for Reform [Occasional Paper 11]

Occasional Paper 11. Economic Analysis of Advertising in the Legal market in Ghana and Proposals for Reform The law and economics framework is used to study the implication of lifting the ban on social media use in advertising in the legal market in Ghana, and how transaction costs, the information, bargaining, policing cost associated with transaction or an agency rule defines the integrity of the interactions between the two parties. Read full paper here Occasional Paper 11

August 10, 2017

IFS Comments on Mid-Year Review of Ghana’s 2017 Budget

The Minister for Finance presented the 2017 Mid-Year Budget and Fiscal Policy Review to Parliament on 31st July 2017. Prior to the presentation by the Minister, IFS issued an assessment of the performance of the economy and indicated its expectations of the Review (Fiscal Alert No 6). In this paper (Fiscal Alert No 7), the IFS presents its assessment of the Mid-Year Review presented. Click here to view the full statement

August 10, 2017

Speech by Hon. Dr. Duffuor at the 2017 HODA Thanksgiving Service

HODA Holdings – The Way Forward Speech by Hon. Dr. Kwabena Duffuor, Founder, HODA Holdings Ltd, at the 2017 Annual Thanksgiving Service of the HODA Group on the theme: HODA Holdings – The Way Forward