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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,...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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 of...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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 projected a...

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Africa’s CEOs Confident of Growth – PwC

Notwithstanding the current economic and socio-political uncertainty, numerous companies in Africa are still positive...

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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...

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Productivity Goes With Logistics – GNAT Replies Akufo-Addo

The leadership of the Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) has attributed low productivity especially in...

International

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....

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Ghana Records 49-Year Fiscal Deficit

Ghana has recorded massive fiscal deficits for 49 years due to reckless public spending and mismanagement by successive...

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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...

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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...