A UN Human Rights and Poverty expert, Philip Alston, has tasked the government of Ghana to address issues pertaining to growing inequality in order to eradicate poverty. According to Mr Alston, Ghana...
Resource-rich African countries are facing significant economic headwinds. Nigeria, Africa’s largest oil producer, depends on oil for over 90% of its foreign exchange earnings and three-quarters of...
China’s economy grew at an annual rate of 6.9% between April and June according to official figures, slightly higher than forecast. The growth rate, which compares expansion with the same three...
China's economy lost momentum in the second quarter, a survey shows, as Beijing's efforts to curb risky lending and investment took a toll on the Asian powerhouse. The world's second-largest economy...
By showcasing examples of countries where the ‘Resource Curse’ is being overcome, NJ Ayuk and Joio Gaspar Marques have placed a finger right on the pulse of Africa’s future prosperity. The...
Global stocks rallied Friday, with US and German markets hitting records after a lackluster US jobs report raised expectations the Federal Reserve could take a more gradual approach to increasing...
India must reverse a trend of falling women's participation in the job market if it is to achieve its ambition of double-digit growth, the World Bank said on Monday. India is the world's fastest...
President Donald Trump's economic and tax agenda assume growth in the world's largest economy will see a sustained rebound to double the current rate. But analysts are casting doubt on that goal...
FirstBanC Financial Services Ltd (FirstBanC), is expecting the reduction in policy rate from 23.5 to 22.5 percent to further boost Ghana’s economic growth. The Monetary Policy Committee of the Bank...
The CEO of the Ghana Social Marketing Foundation (GSMF) says there is a need for population to be considered when government is making long-term development plans. Alex Banful believes this will give...
Erratic power supply, high inflation, high taxes, exchange rate volatility, and the high cost of credit, among a host of other business crippling factors, led the industrial sector down a negative...
Erratic power supply, high inflation, high taxes, exchange rate volatility, and the high cost of credit, among a host of other business crippling factors, led the industrial sector down a negative...
The World Bank is confident of a rebound in Ghana’s economic growth this year. To this end, the Bank has projected a growth target of 6 to 7 percent for 2017. It is however expecting the figure to...
Notwithstanding the current economic and socio-political uncertainty, numerous companies in Africa are still positive about the growth potential of the continent. PwC research across the continent...
The US Federal Reserve on Wednesday made no change in the benchmark interest rate and downplayed recent weak economic growth, a signal it likely will remain on course for gradual rate hikes. The...
The leadership of the Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) has attributed low productivity especially in government sectors to lack of logistics. In an interview with Ekourba Gyasi on Atinka...
British house prices have fallen for a second consecutive month, data from mortgage lender Nationwide showed on Friday. Nationwide said prices declined by a monthly 0.4 percent following a fall of...
Ghana has recorded massive fiscal deficits for 49 years due to reckless public spending and mismanagement by successive governments. This was made known in a book co-authored by about 35 economists...
The World Bank has revealed that economic growth in Sub-Saharan Africa is rebounding this year after registering the worst decline in more than two decades last year. According to the latest...
First National Bank has said the Ghanaian economy is not likely to expand as much as the government expects, pegging its economic growth projection for the year at 4.5percent, as against...
