The modelling results confirm that there is significant overcapacity in Ghana, at present, and that this overcapacity is expected to continue for the next 5–7 years as the power plants currently under construction are commissioned…
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By Dr Theophilus Acheampong[1] Key Highlights 1. We debate vigorously in IMANI, and that is normal and healthy – I agree with aspects of IMANI’s work on this matter. I took a position as an…
My co-authored chapter (with Kweku Ortsin) titled “The ECOWAS–EU Economic Partnership Agreement (EPAs): Towards Inclusive Development?” in the book edited by Professor Diery Seck of CREPOL (Center for Research on Political Economy) is out. The…
While a lot has been written and said about the Cedi’s recent depreciation against Ghana’s major international trading currencies (somewhat reminiscent of the 2014-15 periods), I’d like to offer some additional insights. To understand the…
November 2017 The military was likely to broker a power-sharing deal between Mugabe and former vice-president Emmerson Mnangagwa, country risk analyst at IHS Markit Theophilus Acheampong said. https://www.businesslive.co.za/bd/markets/2017-11-20-bonds-weaker-as-market-eyes-zimbabwe-and-credit-ratings-decisions/ Experts speculate that Mugabe will be held as…
On 19 July, Ghana’s finance minister, Ken Ofori-Atta presented the New Patriotic Party’s (NPPs) mid-year fiscal policy and review of the 2018 budget to parliament. The presentation follows the earlier presentation of the 2018 budget…
1. Major shakeup in Ghana’s banking industry as Bank of Ghana revokes the licences of uniBank Ghana Limited, The Royal Bank Limited, Beige Bank Limited, Sovereign Bank Limited, and Construction Bank Limited and has appointed…
Do you trust Ghana’s parliamentarians or select committees to always ACT in the supreme national interest of Ghana – that is, regardless of how one defines national interest? NB: Wanted to use a 5-point Likert scale…
GHANA AIRWAYS: ON A WING AND PRAYER I first wrote this on 15 December 2013 “‘Christ Is the Answer”: What Is the Question?’ A Ghana Airways Prayer Vigil and Its Implications for Religion, Evil and…
So, I spent time going through the comprehensive 378-page report titled “Domestic Violence in Ghana: Incidence, Attitudes, Determinants and Consequences” authored by the Institute of Development Studies and the Ghana Statistical Services, and attempt to…
Media appearances on the Ghana-Cote d’Ivoire Maritime Border Dispute at ITLOS Websites “TEN field reserves are estimated at 306 million barrels of oil while the wider Tano Basin, which was the subject of the boundary…
Using the latest figures published by the Bank of Ghana, I estimate the top five banks in Ghana in terms of value add as Bank of Baroda, Barclays Bank, GCB Bank, Societe Generale Bank and…
One decisive outcome from today’s presidential encounter with the media is the decision by the government not to extend the IMF deal from the original April 2018 completion date to December 2018. Only some few…
By Theo Acheampong For most countries where near-universal primary school (primary and junior secondary) enrollment is high, there is the challenge of ensuring these children also get a secondary education as well at the minimum….