Press Release – Institute for Fiscal Studies Ghana

April 7, 2015

Press Statement By IFS and IMANI

Press Statement By IFS and IMANI On Thursday, 12 March 2015, the Minister for Finance appeared before Parliament to make a statement on the implications of the falling crude oil prices on the 2015 Budget. The Minister also used the opportunity to inform the House of the steps government has taken to address the issue to ensure that its macroeconomic objectives are achieved. Click here to view the full statement

April 15, 2015

RE: Government’s Response to IFS/IMANI Press Statement

RE: Government’s Response to IFS/IMANI Press Statement On Tuesday, 7 April, 2015, the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) and IMANI jointly issued a Press Statement in which the two think-tanks advanced a position that the loss of GH₵2.7 billion worth of revenue to the 2015 Budget from the decline in crude oil prices could have been avoided or mitigated, if the Minister of Finance had taken steps to resume the hedging program that was implemented in the 2010-2012 period. Click here to view the full statement

November 24, 2015

Press Statement on the 2016 Budget

Press Statement on the 2016 Budget The Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) held a press briefing on Tuesday, November 24, 2015 to review the 2016 Budget of the Government of Ghana. Prof. Newman Kwadwo Kusi, Executive Director of the Institute, read and issued this statement at the event. Click here to view the full statement

November 24, 2015

Press Statement on the 2016 Budget

On November 5, 2015, the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) and Natural Resource Governance Institute (NRGI) organized a Budget Forum to discuss the economic challenges and risks confronting the country and the issues that needed to be addressed in the 2016 Budget. The Forum identified that, in the last three years, the government has not succeeded in improving the fortunes of the country despite setting ambitious targets every year. And despite the 2015 Budget Statement having a transformational agenda as its main theme, there is no evidence that the economy is being transformed. Real GDP growth has decelerated and, indeed, the projected real GDP growth of […]

June 29, 2016

Press Conference on Evaluation of IMF Board’s Second Review Of Ghana’s Extended Credit Facility-Supported Program

Press Conference on Evaluation of IMF Board’s Second Review Of Ghana’s Extended Credit Facility-Supported Program On Wednesday, 29th June 2016, the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) held a press conference to present its evaluation of the IMF Board’s Second Review of Ghana’s Extended Credit Facility-Supported Program. The event was chaired by Prof. S.K.B. Asante, member of the Governing Council of the IFS. The Head of Research of IFS, Dr. John Kwakye, presented the review on behalf of the Institute. Also present was Prof. Newman Kwadwo Kusi, Executive Director of IFS. Following the presentation, there was an interactive session during which […]

August 11, 2016

Press Release on Ghana’s 2016 Mid-Year Budget Review

Press Release on Ghana’s 2016 Mid-Year Budget Review On Monday, July 25, 2016, Ghana’s Finance Minister, Hon. Seth Terkper, reviewed the 2016 budget and requested Parliament’s approval for supplementary estimates of GH₵1,888.2 million for the 2016 financial year. IFS summarized the points from the presentation and our observations in this press release. Click here to view the full statement