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World Bank projects 5% growth for Ghana
The World Bank is projecting that Ghana will grow by at least 5 percent by 2016. Though Ghana’s growth is...
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What do minimum wages look like in sub-Saharan Africa?
Most countries in sub-Saharan Africa have adopted minimum wage laws. Although the sectors and the fractions of workers covered are...
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Why China’s model of capitalism is popular in Africa—and America’s isn’t
We live in a bipolar world. History has not quite ended even though it’s pretty much accepted that capitalism has...
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Facebook’s “poor internet for poor people” in Africa is better than no internet at all
Yesterday’s (Oct. 5) announced partnership between Facebook and the French communications firm Eutelsat was a step toward CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s...
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Starting An ICT Business In Africa? 6 Trends To Be Aware Of
I know that many of you are interested in starting an ICT business in Africa. But are you aware of...
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DUMSOR: A STUDY IN FAILED LEADERSHIP UNDER CRISIS
Rolling power cuts in Ghana, referred to tongue-in-cheek by Ghanaians as DUMSOR, a term which has found its way into...
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PYRRHIC DANCE AT THE GATES OF HADES: THE SENSE, AND NONSENSE, OF THE GHc vrs US$ TANGO
THIS ARTICLE WAS ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED ON FACEBOOK ON 14TH JULY 2015 President John Mahama, his ‘men’, and the hordes of...
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Ghana’s Eurobond yields ‘unfortunate’ – IMF
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has described as unfortunate the 10.75 percent yields government accepted on the $1 billion Eurobond...
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Economic Slowdown? How To Do Business in Africa’s Top 3 Fastest Growing Markets
Recently we hear a lot about the current economic slowdown that is making a new round and its impact on...
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Why Private Equity Is Moving Into Ethiopia
In Ethiopia, a land devastated by famine 30 years ago, western private equity firms are starting to invest in roses,...
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