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2018 Looks Good For Ghanaians – Dr Bawumia Declares

The Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, is highly optimistic Ghanaians will feel real transformation in their lives...

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2017 Most Influential African Leaders

2017 Most Influential African Leaders – Bearing in mind his recent pan-African advocacy, as well as other...

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Yellen Again Or Gary Cohn

As President Donald Trump looks to put his stamp on the Federal Reserve, an unexpected frontrunner has emerged to lead...

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Ghana’s Trade Surplus Hits 1.4 Billion Dollars

Figures from the Bank of Ghana have shown that Ghana’s total balance of trade recorded a surplus of 1.429 billion...

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Prosecute Officials Who Flout Capped Deficit Target – Economist

Economist, Dr. Lord Mensah has advocated stricter sanctions to persons whose negligence could result in Ghana exceeding...

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US Fed To Meet Amid Weak Inflation

The US Federal Reserve was due to open a two-day monetary policy meeting on Tuesday but is widely expected to leave the...

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Govt Shoots Down ‘friendship’ Ties With IMF After 2018

Government has insisted it will not subscribe unto the Policy Sector Initiative (PSI) with the International Monetary...

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Indian Stocks Hit Record, Break 10,000 Barrier

India's stock markets hit record highs on Tuesday with the National Stock Exchange's much-watched Nifty index breaking...

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No-Show Inflation Poses Conundrum For US Fed

After tightening monetary policy last month for the second time this year, the US central bank is expected to pause for...

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Ghana’s Economy To Expand

The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) has listed Ghana as one of the countries to watch on the continent saying the...

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Today Holds 4th Annual Lecture

AS a newspaper, we are obliged to inform, educate and entertain the reading public.  This mandate of ours enables...

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UN Envoy Tells India To Get A Sense of Humour Over Modi Meme

Comedian and UN ambassador Lilly Singh has called on the Indian government to be more tolerant of satire after a...

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Gov’t Misses Out On Revenue Targets For First 4 Months of 2017

Government ended the first four months of the year missing out on its revenue target, latest fiscal data covering...

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UN Envoy Lilly Singh Calls On India To Show Comic Tolerance

Comic and UN ambassador Lilly Singh has called on the Indian government to be more tolerant of satire after a popular...

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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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Indian Police File Case Over ‘insulting’ Modi Meme

Indian police have filed a defamation case against a group of comedians accused of insulting Prime Minister Narendra...

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Broaden Scope of ‘galamsey’ Fight Else… – Economist Warns

Ghana’s fight against galamsey might fail if government does not tighten lose ends in the current its efforts to end...

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Connecting Ghana’s Legal Education To the World of Business [Article]

When I arrived at Harvard in 2013 for my Master of Laws Degree (LL. M.), I took the further step of applying for the...

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US Economy Needs Only ‘gradual’ Rate Hikes

Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen on Wednesday said even as the US economy grows stronger and employment expands, she...