Some Economists have projected that Ghana will end this year with 6 percent economic growth, down from the government’s 6.3 percent target. According to an Economist for Global Markets at Stanbic...
Ghana’s economy has the potential to recover from its low growth level of 3.6 per cent of total domestic productivity recorded last year to about six per cent of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in the...
Despite high expectation on the part of the private sector for the Bank of Ghana(BoG) to reduce the policy rate due to government’s policy direction, some financial observers maintain that...
Despite high expectation on the part of the private sector for the Bank of Ghana(BoG) to reduce the policy rate due to government’s policy direction, some financial observers maintain that...
The low productivity of Ghana’s public and civil service can be traced to lack of proper monitoring and supervision, former Deputy Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Baba Jamal,...
The Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has noted that the implementation of the Free Senior High School (SHS) Policy is to help build the required human capital needed for the growth of the economy....
Economists are highly expectant of a reduction in the policy rate by the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Bank of Ghana as the Committee prepares to announce its new rate next Monday. They cite...
New Zealand's strong economic growth is placing strains on the environment that threaten to undermine its "clean, green" reputation, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)...
Before the turn of the 21st century, during the 2nd industrial revolution, (20th-century things) there was this common phenomenon where it was believed increased labour led to increased productivity,...
Ghana's economy is expected to grow by 6.3 per cent in 2017, compared to 3.8 per cent growth rate realised in 2016, ratings agency Fitch’s subsidiary BMI has affirmed. According to BMI, “while...
China issued a raft of upbeat data on Tuesday showing the economy got off to a strong start to 2017, supported by strong bank lending, a government infrastructure spree and a much-needed resurgence...
The former Rector of Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA) wants the government to increase research funding to stimulate economic growth. Currently, the government spends...
China on Sunday trimmed its 2017 GDP growth target to "around 6.5 percent" as the world's second-largest economy, already expanding at the slowest pace in a quarter-century, faces an array of...
India's rapid economic growth has lifted 140 million people out of poverty in the past decade but many of its people still lack access to elecricity and toilets, the OECD said Tuesday. GDP per capita...
The World Bank Group (WBG) say African governments have to prioritise strengthening of land management institutions, and coordinate investments in infrastructure, “if they are to make their cities...
Global economic growth is forecast to accelerate moderately to 2.7 percent in 2017 after a post-crisis low last year as obstacles to activity recede among emerging market and developing economy...
By Jelili Jerry Afolabi A change of government in any country comes with high expectations from the citizenry, the public and private sectors, and the international community. For the business world...
Sub-Saharan African growth is expected to pick up modestly to 2.9 percent in 2017 as the region continues to adjust to lower commodity prices. This according to the January 2017 global economic...
INTRODUCTION A change of government in any country comes with high expectations from the citizenry, the public and private sectors, and the international community. For the business world and economy...
I recently observed how the 2016 race reflects American conditions in the late 1970s — also stagnant — and how the political elites are echoing President Jimmy Carter’s feckless reaction in his...
