Economy
The best of current economic news for Ghana, Africa and other parts of the world
Quantum Global’s Africa Investment Index shows Ghana on the rebound
Ghana is the eighteenth-most attractive economy for investments flowing into the African continent, according to the latest Africa Investment Index...
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Five-yr bond fetches GH¢1.49bn at 8.25%
The government has successfully raised GH¢1.49 billion through the sale of a five-year bond. The bond was oversubscribed by 12.86...
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SUSTAINING NIEP WOULD REQUIRE A MULTIFACETED APPROACH
The President, H.E. Nana Akufo-Addo successfully inaugurated the National Innovation and Entrepreneurship Plan (NIEP) as planned on 13th July 2016...
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Policy rate cut; views from the experts
The Monetary Policy Committee of the Bank of Ghana has cut the policy rate by 150 basis point from 22.5...
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Article: Exiting the IMF programme: Consider a PSI instead
The ongoing discussions about the next steps after ending the current Extended Credit Facility (ECF) programme with the International Monetary...
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Supporting the Vice Presidents Call for Setting up An Asset Management Corporation
Asset (physical) intensive organizations and managers of public infrastructure- face numerous challenges- highest among them are the mandates to improve...
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Fresh Ideas, Scaled-up Ambitions for Investment in Ghana
Two years ago, world leaders convened in Addis Ababa for a remarkable first—the global community met to agree on ways...
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Why ‘cashless societies’ don’t benefit the poor
India recently tried to reduce the use of cash in its economy by eliminating, overnight, two of its most widely...
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Foreign aid is being cut, but business will keep fighting poverty
It’s easy to feel discouraged these days about international development. The new US administration has proposed cutting the foreign aid...
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