Economy
Moody’s downgrades Ghana’s sovereign rating from B2 to B3; outlook negative
Moody's Investors Service has downgraded Ghana's issuer and senior unsecured rating by one notch to B3 from B2. The outlook...
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OF ‘DUMSOR’ AND GHANA’S ENERGY SECTOR CHALLENGES: PART 1
Synopsis: States some baseline and other statistics on the energy situation in Ghana. In analyzing these statistics, we underscore that...
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OF ‘DUMSOR’ AND GHANA’S ENERGY SECTOR CHALLENGES: PART 2
My three-part series (papers 2 and 3 co-authored with Kwamena Essilfie Adjaye) on the ongoing power crisis (aka 'dumsor') in...
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OF ‘DUMSOR’ AND GHANA’S ENERGY SECTOR CHALLENGES: PART 3
Synopsis: Provides short term measures to end the ‘dumsor’ and then medium to long term measures to ensure that Ghana...
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Ghana to lose US$40b of oil revenue over bad contracts – Expert
A Scotland-trained Ghanaian oil and gas management expert Frank Toledzi has said Ghana needs to go for the production sharing...
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Inflation now at 16.5 per cent
Inflation from the consumer’s perspective increased by 0.1 per cent in February 2015. The February rate is 16.5 per cent,...
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Ghana’s commitment to fiscal stabilisation plan will prove challenging in light of growing protests and industrial action
Finance Minister Seth Terkper disclosed in an interview with Reuters on Wednesday (4 March) that Ghana planned to raise a...
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WHY INCOME TAX REFORM IS NEEDED IN GHANA
One of the recommendations of the just ended talks between the Government of Ghana and representatives of the International Monetary...
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Ghana IMF Deal No Guarantee of Fiscal Sustainability — Fitch
The announcement of a staff level agreement on an IMF deal for Ghana should ease short-term government and external financing...
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Ghana reaches agreement with IMF on $1 bln aid deal
File photo: IMF Deputy Managing Director Ms. Nemat Shafik, Finance Minister of Ghana Seth Terkper File photo: IMF Deputy Managing...
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