austerity
Clashes As Senate Approves 20-Year Austerity Plan
The Brazilian Senate has approved a controversial amendment to the constitution capping public spending for the next 20...
Union Rivalry Hits Tema Shipyard
Junior Staff of the PSC Tema Shipyard have broken away to form a new union, and the Maritime and Dockworkers Union...
Barack Obama Warns of Rise of ‘crude Nationalism’
Barack Obama has warned of a “rise in a crude sort of nationalism” following the Brexit and US presidential votes....
Election Blues Trouble Investors As Fiscal Deficit Increases By 89%
Disappointing revenue performance and increased capital expenditure have pushed up the country’s fiscal deficit to...
National Budget, Your Budget
Be guided, and not put off by budget statements, says Bernard Otabil. As we prepare for another budget statement by the...
Tunisian Lawyers Go On Strike Over New, Austerity-Driven Taxes
Thousands of Tunisian lawyers went on strike on Friday to protest at new taxes and tighter fiscal controls on their...
Ghana Makes Progress In Management of Economy
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has stated that Ghana is making progress in its economic management but cautioned...
IMF Hopeful Ghana Will Return To Economic Prosperity
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is hopeful about Ghana’s return to economic prosperity as the government...
Kofi Dubai On Gifts and Strategy
Dear Country-Folks, I have been enjoying the campaign immensely. Which Presidential Candidate wouldn’t if his worry...
TUC Vows To Force Government To Leave IMF Programs
The Secretary General of the Trades Union Congress, Dr. Yaw Baah says the Union will force government to leave IMF...
Abandon IMF Austerity, Spend More
Economist and Managing Director of the Ghana Growth Fund Company (GGFC), Kwame Ofori Asomaning has warned government to...
Is Spain in Front of a Historic Crossroad ?
For more than 40 years in the political arena of Spain two parties had been dominating, the People’s Party and the...
Can Seth Terkper Save The Ghanaian Economy?
Honorable Seth Terkper, Ghana's Minister for Finance and Economic Planning has come under severe barrage for the...