{
  "id": 4708626,
  "title": "Financial irregularities fall by 62.9% to GH¢7.69bn in 2025 – Finance Ministry",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/financial-irregularities-fall-by-62-9-to-gh-7-69bn-in-2025-finance",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-31T20:43:23.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Adom Online",
    "slug": "adom-online",
    "url": "https://www.adomonline.com/financial-irregularities-fall-by-62-9-to-gh%c2%a27-69bn-in-2025-finance-ministry/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Financial irregularities across five key sectors of Ghana's public sector fell by 62.9% in 2025, according to Deputy Finance Minister Thomas Nyarko Ampem. The total value of financial infractions decreased from around GH¢20.72 billion in 2024 to GH¢7.69 billion in 2025, marking an impressive reduction of approximately GH¢13.03 billion. This achievement surpasses the government's target of a 50% reduction in 2025 by 12.9 percentage points. The decrease is attributed to stricter internal controls, closure of loopholes, and improved compliance with financial management procedures. The Deputy Minister emphasized the importance of sustained attention to public financial management to achieve such significant results.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}