The government has been urged to make the 2027 budget more gender-responsive, with clear and measurable commitments to ensure that resources allocated for women translate into tangible improvements in their economic and social well-being.
After two years of stabilisation, fiscal restraint and economic recovery efforts, Finance Minister Dr Cassiel Ato Baah Forson will appear before Parliament on Thursday, November 12, to present the 2027 Budget Statement and Economic Policy.
Market women and petty traders in the Wenchi Municipality of the Bono Region say they highly anticipate the 2027 Budget Statement to make provisions, provide clear timelines for the establishment of the proposed Women Development Bank (WDB).
African countries have secured the inclusion of key agenda for discussions at the 31st United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP31), following negotiations with developed countries.