Ghana Mineworkers Demand Release of $34.5 Million in Trapped Savings

Ghana’s Mine Workers’ Union has petitioned the Bank of Ghana to release more than 380 million Ghanaian cedis (about $34.55 million) in workers’ savings and other funds that have remained frozen since the country’s financial-sector cleanup. The union submitted the petition on August 20, calling for urgent action to return funds it says belong to […]

IMF to Visit Uganda in September for Talks on New Economic Programme

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) plans to send a staff team to Uganda in September for further negotiations on a new financial support programme, as the East African economy seeks to strengthen its fiscal position and manage rising debt pressures. New IMF Programme Under Discussion The planned mission will build on discussions that have already […]