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August 10, 2017

Finance and Insurance for Inclusive National Development

Finance and Insurance for Inclusive National Development Keynote Address delivered by Hon. Dr. Kwabena Duffuor at the 38th Management Day celebration of the University of Ghana Business School. The theme of his address was Finance and Insurance for Inclusive National Development. Click here to read his full speech

August 6, 2017

Let Us All Rise and Intervene!

Let us All Rise Up and Intervene! Hon. Dr. Kwabena Duffuor was crowned the Exclusive Man of the Year 2017 by the organizers of the EMY Awards held at the Kempinski Hotel on 24th June 2017. Click here to read his full speech

August 6, 2017

The State of the Economy and the 2017 Budget Performance

Fiscal Alert 6: The State of the Economy and the 2017 Budget Performance In line with the new Public Financial Management Act (Act 921), the Minister for Finance is required to present a mid-year review of the 2017 Budget Statement to Parliament before the close of July. Ahead of this presentation, the IFS has undertaken a review of the state of the economy and the performance of the budget. The IFS notes that the prospects for the economy in the remaining half of 2017 look promising. However, based on current challenges and risks confronting the budget implementation, more needs to […]

June 6, 2017

Fiscal Decentralization in Ghana: Progress and Challenges [Occasional Paper 10]

Occasional paper 10. Fiscal Decentralization in Ghana: Progress and Challenges Policy makers in Ghana have lauded the fiscal decentralization as a positive driver of substantial government growth and development. Since 1992, Ghana has made strives at implementing fiscal decentralization in Ghana. However, the implementation of the program and management of revenue at the local level has been challenging. This paper provides a general overview of decentralization in Ghana and examines local government fiscal management Read full paper here Occasional Paper 10

April 6, 2017

IFS Pre-Budget Forum 2017

1.0 Introduction The Institute for Fiscal Studies, IFS, held its annual Pre-Budget Forum for 2017 at the Kempinski Hotel in Accra on Monday, 13th February 2017 under the theme: “Towards a Healthy National Budget”. The forum was attended by about 100 participants from diverse stakeholder organizations. These included: Members of the Finance Committee of Parliament; representatives of Ministries, Departments and Agencies; World Bank, IMF, USAID and other development partner organizations; Bank of Ghana; High Commissions and Embassies; Civil Society Organizations; the business community; and other stakeholder groups. Seated at the high table were Hon. Dr. Kwabena Duffuor, the Founder and […]

March 28, 2017

A Review of Ghana’s 2017 Budget

The IFS has published a review of the 2017 Budget Statement in its Policy Brief No 4. In the brief, the IFS highlighted the need for the government to seek more conducive fiscal and macroeconomic environment in 2017 before the government rolls out its ambitious growth policies in later years. Click here to view the full statement