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Socio-Economic and Governance Conditions in Ghana – The State of the Nation By IEA-Ghana

25 February 2015 Theo Acheampong

Extract from the latest and damning IEA Report on the most important problems confronting the country. I dare say this…

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Posted in: Economics, Writings Filed under: Economics, Government, Leadership, Political Economy, Politics

Middle Class Activism, Regional Devolution and Cocoa Politics in the Gold Coast (Circa 1955)

21 February 2015 Theo Acheampong

Extracts from The Times newspaper of 1955 (1) “Throughout the country the middle classes, men in the upper ranks of…

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Posted in: History, Writings Filed under: Ghana, Government, Leadership, Politics

Pricing and Deregulation of the Energy Sector in Ghana: Challenges and Prospects

31 March 2014 Theo Acheampong

Myself and IMANI Ghana have teamed up to publish our independent first quarter (Q1) 2014 assessment of some of the…

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Posted in: Economics, Energy, Writings Filed under: Economics, Energy, Petroleum, Politics, Technology and Innovation

Ashanti Goldfields, Ghana’s Golden Shares and a Hedge Gone Wrong

5 December 2013 Theo Acheampong

 Aa result of a hedging deal gone wrong on the back of the rally in gold prices buoyed by the…

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Posted in: Economics, History, Writings Filed under: Finance, Ghana, Politics

Book Review: I speak of Ghana by Nana Awere Damoah

12 October 2013 Theo Acheampong

Nana’s latest write-up evoked within me nostalgic memories of growing up in Ghana in the 80s and 90s. Oh! How…

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Posted in: Books, Writings Filed under: Books, Development, Leadership, Politics

Ghana Election Blues: On the two definitions of over-voting and ballot accounting by J. Atsu Amegashie

23 April 2013 Theo Acheampong

Assuming two definitions of over votes: Votes Cast (VC) > Registered voters on the roll (R) Votes Cast (VC) >…

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Posted in: Writings Filed under: Development, Politics

Ghana: Petrol Politics and the Tema Oil Refinery

20 February 2013 Theo Acheampong

 The last time we were told our inability to import crude oil for the refinery was due to difficulties with…

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Posted in: Energy, Writings Filed under: Energy, Petroleum, Politics

Development Strategy For Resource-Rich Nations: Learning from the Norwegian Example

19 October 2012 Theo Acheampong

Norway today ranks top in every major human development metric and it didn’t occur by chance. Rather, it had a…

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Posted in: Oil and Gas, Writings Filed under: Africa, Development, Economics, Energy, Government, Politics

To subsidize or not to subsidize: Highest & Cheapest Gas Prices by Country

14 August 2012 Theo Acheampong

In the midst of the wranglings and upheaval about the removal of fuel subsidies in Nigeria and Ghana earlier this…

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Posted in: Oil and Gas, Writings Filed under: Development, Energy, Petroleum, Politics

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