Balance of payments
Trade Surplus Doubles To US$1.2bn In April
Export proceeds in the first four months of the year overtook imports by 30.2 per cent, resulting in a balance of trade...
BoG Clarifies US$41m Bauxite Export Earnings
The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has formally responded to queries raised by the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Parliament...
BoG Clarifies Position On Bauxite Exports
The Central Bank has reacted to recent media reports which suggested that proceeds from Ghana’s bauxite exports in...
Ghana’s Trade Account Improves – Bank of Ghana
The Bank of Ghana says the country’s trade account has improved, citing provisional data on the trade account during...
Ghana Records Balance of Payment Surplus
Ghana has for the first time since 2011 recorded a balance of payment (BoP) surplus of $247 million, compared to a...
Sadly, the 2017 Budget Didn’t Mention Galamsey Even Once!
The 2017 budget statement read to Parliament by Mr. Ken Ofori-Atta on 02 March, 2017 was a very competent one. It was...
US Trade Deficit In January Largest Since 2012
The US trade gap shot up at the start of the year to hit its highest monthly level in almost five years, the Commerce...
Trade Deficit Threat To National Security
The Trump administration's top trade advisor said Monday US trade deficits are a threat to national security that could...
Sadly, the 2017 Budget Didn’t Mention Galamsey Even Once!
The 2017 budget statement read to Parliament by Mr Ken Ofori Atta on 02 March 2017 was a very competent one. It was...
‘You Are Different From Bawumia’
The Minority in Parliament has lauded the performance of Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta in the presentation of...
Major Highlights As Presented To Parliament
We will broaden the tax base while reducing and abolishing some taxes. Arrears are about GH¢7bn. Deficit is 10.3% on a...
Government Open To Borrow More From IMF – EIU
With government scheduled to open discussions with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) about a possible extension of...
Akufo-Addo Inherits ‘hot Potato’ Economy In ‘very Dire State’
Chairman of consultancy firm Ishmael Yamson & Associates says the Akufo-Addo government must work to quickly generate...
Elections Pose No Major Risks But IMF Thinks Otherwise
The December 7 elections do not pose any major risks to Ghana’s economic rebalancing or its ability to implement the...
Fiscal Discipline Not Producing Growth
Dr Joe Abbey, Executive Director of the Centre for Policy Analysis (CEPA), has disclosed that even though the extended...