ver wondered about the possibility of building a comprehensive and well integrated Rapid Mass Transit System (Metro-System) that is rail based and truly functional in Accra? The Accra Monorail System…
1. Introduction Only a decade ago, Africa’s socio-economic growth potential was confined to the doldrums and back alley of underdevelopment. Today, the international media continues to be abuzz with common memes such as…
News wires reported today that Ghana was planning a mid-year Eurobond bond to strengthen public finances. I wonder however, how the markets will price this bond on the back of…
So President Obama last night enacted wide-ranging $85 billion spending cuts in a bid to close the deficit. Total public debt in the US was approximately $11.822 trillion or about…
From the perspective of many risk averse banks and local financial institutions, it is better though not optimal in the short run to lend to the government for a fundamentally…
Governance is about making the right policy choices that puts emphasis on economic growth and economic freedoms. The two are not mutually exclusive; policy decisions are the fulcrum upon which…
Ethiopian Airlines has been able to raise its own debt and finance its own expansion without government cash. It is the first carrier outside Japan to operate the new Boeing 787…
Rising commodity prices buoyed by an insatiable demand from China et al have pushed African commodity exports to all-time high. Mobile technologies and a rising middle class with extra consumer…
The economy of Brazil is bigger than the economy of all 54 African countries put together! Going a bit granular, Brazil’s economy is 2 times bigger than the economy of the…
Relatively stable and flexible labour markets from post-unification reforms. Stronger bond exists between workers and employers. Germany benefited from the Euro….cheaper currency vis-a-vis weaker export neighbours meant boost for German…