Inequality Higher In Ghana Than Ever
A UN Human Rights and Poverty expert, Philip Alston, has tasked the government of Ghana to address issues pertaining to ...
Tag: Economic growth
Down the Drain? The Economic Costs of Illicit Financial Flows In Africa’s Extractive Sector [Article]
Resource-rich African countries are facing significant economic headwinds. Nigeria, Africa’s largest oil producer, depends on oil for over 90% of ...
China’s Economy Grows Faster Than Expected
China’s economy grew at an annual rate of 6.9% between April and June according to official figures, slightly higher than ...
China’s Economy Slows In Second Quarter
China's economy lost momentum in the second quarter, a survey shows, as Beijing's efforts to curb risky lending and investment ...
Funke Michaels Reviews New Book “Big Barrels”
By showcasing examples of countries where the ‘Resource Curse’ is being overcome, NJ Ayuk and Joio Gaspar Marques have placed ...
Equities Advance Despite Weak US Jobs Report
Global stocks rallied Friday, with US and German markets hitting records after a lackluster US jobs report raised expectations the ...
India Needs More Jobs For Women To Boost Growth
India must reverse a trend of falling women's participation in the job market if it is to achieve its ambition ...
Hopes of ‘Trump-O-Nomics’ Vs Slow-Growth Reality
President Donald Trump's economic and tax agenda assume growth in the world's largest economy will see a sustained rebound to ...
FirstBanC Expects 22.5% Policy Rate To Boost Growth
FirstBanC Financial Services Ltd (FirstBanC), is expecting the reduction in policy rate from 23.5 to 22.5 percent to further boost ...
Population Statistics Vital To Development Planning
The CEO of the Ghana Social Marketing Foundation (GSMF) says there is a need for population to be considered when ...
Industrial Sector In Terrible Shape; Ends 2016 With -1.4% Growth
Erratic power supply, high inflation, high taxes, exchange rate volatility, and the high cost of credit, among a host of ...
Industrial Sector In Terrible Shape …ends 2016 With -1.4% Growth
Erratic power supply, high inflation, high taxes, exchange rate volatility, and the high cost of credit, among a host of ...
Ghana’s Economy To Grow By 7% In 2017 – World Bank
The World Bank is confident of a rebound in Ghana’s economic growth this year. To this end, the Bank has ...
Africa’s CEOs Confident of Growth – PwC
Notwithstanding the current economic and socio-political uncertainty, numerous companies in Africa are still positive about the growth potential of the ...
US Federal Reserve Keeps Key Lending Rate Unchanged
The US Federal Reserve on Wednesday made no change in the benchmark interest rate and downplayed recent weak economic growth, ...
Productivity Goes With Logistics – GNAT Replies Akufo-Addo
The leadership of the Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) has attributed low productivity especially in government sectors to lack ...
UK House Prices Fall As Brexit Britain Feels the Pinch
British house prices have fallen for a second consecutive month, data from mortgage lender Nationwide showed on Friday. Nationwide said ...
Ghana Records 49-Year Fiscal Deficit
Ghana has recorded massive fiscal deficits for 49 years due to reckless public spending and mismanagement by successive governments. This ...
World Bank Puts Africa’s 2017 Growth At 2.6%
The World Bank has revealed that economic growth in Sub-Saharan Africa is rebounding this year after registering the worst decline ...
FNB Forecasts 4.5% Economic Growth Lower Than Government’s Projection
First National Bank has said the Ghanaian economy is not likely to expand as much as the government expects, pegging ...