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Ghana’s Mid-Year Budget Review: Will the proposed tax measures help businesses and consumers?

4 August 2018 Theo Acheampong Leave a comment

On 19 July, Ghana’s finance minister, Ken Ofori-Atta presented the New Patriotic Party’s (NPPs) mid-year fiscal policy and review of…

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Posted in: Economics, Writings Filed under: economy, Ghana, Political Economy, taxation

Simplified Guide to Ghana’s Banking Industry Developments

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1. Major shakeup in Ghana’s banking industry as Bank of Ghana revokes the licences of uniBank Ghana Limited, The Royal…

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Posted in: Economics, Writings Filed under: Bank of Ghana, Banking, economy, Ghana, Political Economy

Ghana Government’s Free SHS Policy is Good but Needs Tweaking to Address Concerns

16 February 2017 Theo Acheampong Leave a comment

By Theo Acheampong For most countries where near-universal primary school (primary and junior secondary) enrollment is high, there is the…

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Posted in: Academics, Writings Filed under: economy, Education, Free SHS, Ghana, Oil and Gas, Policy

Ghana FY2016 Economic Update

12 February 2017 Theo Acheampong Leave a comment

Notes from Recent IMF Staff Visit to Ghana Large fiscal slippages observed last year will require strong efforts of fiscal…

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Posted in: Economics Filed under: economy, Ghana, Oil and Gas

Nigeria Devalues the Naira: An Update

17 June 2016 Theo Acheampong Leave a comment

The Buhari government finally made a bold move today to abolish the moribund fixed (pegged) exchange rate regime it adopted…

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Posted in: Economics, Oil and Gas Filed under: Crude Oil, economy, ECOWAS, Emerging Markets, Naira, Nigeria, PetroStates

Jubilee FPSO Maintenance Issues Highlight Ghana’s Energy Security Challenges

5 May 2016 Theo Acheampong Leave a comment

There is more bad news for the government of Ghana and the upstream oil and gas sector as oil production…

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Posted in: Economics, Energy, Oil and Gas Filed under: economy, Energy Policy, Energy Security, Ghana, Oil and Gas

The Oil Price Slump and Ghana’s Offshore Oil and Gas Industry

29 January 2016 Theo Acheampong 1 Comment

The Daily Graphic reports Ghana’s Minister of Petroleum, Mr Emmanuel Kofi-Armah Buah, giving an assurance that the drastic drop in…

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Posted in: Economics, Energy, Oil and Gas Filed under: Africa, economy, Ghana, local content, Oil and Gas, Petroleum

Petroleum Prices and ‘Tekpernomics’: Understanding Recent Energy Taxes in Ghana

10 January 2016 Theo Acheampong Leave a comment

Between Ghana officially deciding to deregulate petroleum products with effect from 16 June 2015 to date, oil prices have more…

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Posted in: Economics Filed under: cedi, economy, Ghana, Political Economy

How the United States Approached Post-Colonial Africa

8 January 2016 Theo Acheampong Leave a comment

Came across this read which provides a good background to understanding history of patronage in African politics published by Foreign…

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Posted in: History, Writings Filed under: Africa, economy, Political Economy, reform

Ghana: Summary of Macroeconomic and Financial Data – Sept. 2015

16 September 2015 Theo Acheampong Leave a comment

The tables below provide a summary of the macroeconomic and financial data for Ghana and are provided by the Research…

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Posted in: Economics Filed under: economy, fiscal consolidation, fiscal policy, Ghana, IMF bailout, Monetary Policy, public finance

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