Nana’s latest write-up evoked within me nostalgic memories of growing up in Ghana in the 80s and 90s. Oh! How I miss Secondary School days with all the crappy food…
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I’ve spent the better part of over 4 hours reading the draft GYEEDA report and can’t help but weep for my beloved country Ghana. Damn!!! I am so pissed off…
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…
This week, international news media reported that France’s Total had struck oil on the CI-100 block off Ivory Coast adjacent to Ghana’s giant Jubilee Field. The block is very close…
Assuming two definitions of over votes: Votes Cast (VC) > Registered voters on the roll (R) Votes Cast (VC) > Number of valid ballots issued to voters (B) (not including…
One positive thing I came across last week was the Ghana Open Data initiative. This initiative facilitated by the Ministry of Communications and spearheaded by the National Information Technology…
Norway today ranks top in every major human development metric and it didn’t occur by chance. Rather, it had a concerted policy in place to develop a national petroleum industry,…
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…
Many African countries benefited from debt relief over the last ten years, but Kenya’s macroeconomic success is home-made. In 2003, Kenya’s debt stood at 60 percent of GDP. Then, through…
Reuters reports unregulated Chinese chemical companies are making active pharmaceutical ingredients (API). API producers and brokers indicate sub-standard drug ingredients are entering the global supply chain. Europe and US markets...
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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…
In the midst of the wranglings and upheaval about the removal of fuel subsidies in Nigeria and Ghana earlier this year, I came across this fascinating Bloomberg article which provides a…