European stocks held near 15-month highs and the dollar strengthened against other top global currencies on Thursday on growing expectations that the U. S. central bank will raise interest rates...
A NEW report has raised fears that the United States dollar could be completely wiped out of the Zimbabwean market, with disastrous consequences on the fragile economy. The report, authored by...
Businesses in some parts of the country, while generally upbeat, are concerned about the uncertainty surrounding the impending policies of US President Donald Trump, the Federal Reserve said...
A closely watched measure of US inflation in January hit its fastest monthly pace in nearly four years, the Commerce Department reported Wednesday. The data also showed that the Personal Consumption...
The Chief Executive Officer of Dalex Finance Ken Thompson has reiterated calls to allow demand and supply to determine the strength of cedi until it reaches it equilibrium. According to him,...
Government’s plans to roll out the free SHS programme in September has been described as premature. According to an Economist, Ken Thompson, the financial support presently coming in from...
The Microfinance and Small Loans Center (MASLOC) has announced intentions to support government’s One-district-one factory policy. The CEO of MASLOC Stephen Amoah has said that his outfit will...
Barclays will this week announce the appointment of Sir Ian Cheshire as chairman of its UK-based operations, a key milestone in its planning for new rules aimed at protecting taxpayers in a future...
The Ghana Trades Union Congress (TUC) has made key proposals on various aspects of the economy for the March 1, 2017, budget statement which it says will empower workers. In a 17-page document...
FEATURE: Appiah Kusi Adomako, CUTS Ghana Every government since the start of the Fourth Republic has identified the private sector as an engine for inclusive economic growth. Data from the Ghana...
Have you needed to use your high school chemistry recently? Anyone asked you lately who won the US-British war of 1812? Probably not. But have you taken out a loan to purchase a car or a house or go...
Possible changes in fiscal policy by US President Donald Trump are among the factors adding "uncertainty" to the economic outlook, Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen said Tuesday. She cautioned that...
Stocks flatlined and the dollar dipped on Tuesday as caution set in before testimony from Federal Reserve chief Janet Yellen that may offer clues to the timing of the next U. S. interest rate rise....
Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia says the government wants a relationship with the international community driven by trade rather that aid. According to him, such position will help Ghana position...
Ghana's overall fiscal deficit, on a cash basis, in 2016 deteriorated to an estimated 9 percent of GDP, instead of declining to 5¼ percent of GDP as envisaged under the IMF-supported program. The...
Ghana IMF deal has proven to be one of the stumbling blocks on the new govt’s path towards achieving her major goal of transforming the country’s economy. The government of Ghana, under the...
As a team of International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff prepares to meet government’s Economic Team this week, Finance Minister Ken Ofori Atta has hinted that high on the agenda will be the need to...
Minister-designate for Gender and Social Protection, Otiko Afisah Djaba – whose approval is hanging in parliament after she had gone through the vetting process – is in New York representing the...
Ghana is determined at strengthening its efforts at eradicating poverty through increased investments in human development, social inclusion and insurance for the wellbeing and dignity of all...
Ghana is determined at strengthening its efforts at eradicating poverty through increased investments in human development, social inclusion and insurance for the wellbeing and dignity of all...
