On January 7, 2015, the Bank of Ghana (BoG) announced plans to raise GH₵25.42 ($8 billion) by first half 2015 through the issuance of Bills of various short and medium…
Post the Senchi consensus and ongoing IMF bailout talks, one would have thought that the Government will make firm commitments to reduce these two line items which continue to constrain…
Global Context Last week, crude oil prices fell below the key $80 per barrel mark on international markets as new information confirmed a slowdown in the economic recovery — weak…
For those who want to understand the impasse between labour unions and government on the tier two pensions scheme, I entreat you to read the National Pensions Act, 2008 (Act…
Review by Theo Acheampong Africa today is a continent of almost 1 billion people, and has witnessed a remarkable growth story over the past decade —growth rates have averaged over…
Do you know that the French, Bolshevik and Chinese Revolutions were all led by discontented middle-class individuals? Middle-class status is defined by education, occupation and the ownership of assets. These…
OF PATRIMONIAL CAPITALISM, OLIGARCHY AND A BURGEONING PLUTOCRACY… Fact is, there is rising inequality in a number of countries and something can and must be done. But the question that…
I have come to the firm conclusion that the EPAs which at the macro level which provides 100% duty free and quota free access to EU markets for ECOWAS/ACP countries…
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Myself and IMANI Ghana have teamed up to publish our independent first quarter (Q1) 2014 assessment of some of the most pressing issues confronting Ghana’s energy sector. Please let us…