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Koku Anyidoho Slams Bawumia For Doing Politics On Easter Monday

A Deputy General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Koku Anyidoho, says it is unfortunate for Vice...

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What Would Hardliner Raisi Mean For Iran and the World?

Ebrahim Raisi, the leading candidate for Iran's hardliners in next month's presidential election, has left many...

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Brittle Economy Risk For Erdogan Ahead of Turkey Poll

At rallies ahead of Sunday's referendum on expanding his powers, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is fond of...

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Nana Addo’s 100-Days In Office- Businesses Expecting More

As the Nana Akufo-Addo’s government reaches its 100 days in office, the Ghanaian business community appears to be...

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Businesses Advised To Hedge Against Cedi Volatility

An Economist for Global Markets at Stanbic Bank, Mr. Ayomide Mejab, has advised local businesses on the need to hedge...

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Living In Cuban Time

In Cuba, it sometimes seems time stopped in the 1960s. Despite a succession of sweeping changes in recent years --...

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Policy Rate To Drop Further

Ghana’s Central Bank could slash further its benchmark interest rate to as low as 17.50 per cent by the end of this...

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Economist Pushes Ghana’s 2017 Growth Down To 6 Percent

Some Economists have projected that Ghana will end this year with 6 percent economic growth, down from the...

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Stanbic Bank Predicts 6% Growth Rate

Stanbic Bank Ghana says growth rate for the Ghanaian economy is not expected to go beyond 6%, a rate which is 0.3%...

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Govt’s 15-Year Bond In Line With Strategic Debt Management – Dr. Gatsi

Some economists have lauded government on the issuance of a historic 15-year bond, as part of measures to pay off some...

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Govt’s 15-Year Bond In Line With Strategic Debt Management – Dr. Gatsi Lauds

Some economists have lauded government on the issuance of a historic 15-year bond, as part of measures to pay off some...

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Ivory Coast Plays Blame Game For Cocoa Crisis In Top Producer

Ivory Coast’s cocoa regulator pointed to speculators and prospects for a glut as the reason for a slump in futures...

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Adherence To Prudent Fiscal Discipline Will Propel Economic Growth

Ghana’s economy has the potential to recover from its low growth level of 3.6 per cent of total domestic productivity...

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Law Firm At Heart of Panama Papers A Shadow of Its Former Self

Panama has a new tourist attraction: the building hosting the offices of the Mossack Fonseca law firm at the heart of...

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Mills’ Brother Drops Bombshell Over President’s Death

Dr Cadman Mills, brother of the late President John Evan Atta Mills, appears to have opened a can of worms over what...

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Issahaku’s Resignation Not Surprising; It Was Expected

The Minister of Monitoring and Evaluation, Dr Anthony Akoto Osei has said that the Bank of Ghana Governor’s...

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World Bank Chief Economist In Ghana

The World Bank Chief Economist for the Africa region Albert Zeufack is in Ghana for a three-day working visit. He is...

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Akufo-Addo Names Ernest Addison As BoG Governor

President Nana Akufo-Addo has officially announced Dr Ernest Addison as the new Bank of Ghana Governor. This follows...

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Mills Was Hurt By Rawlings’ Cruelty – Cadman Mills

Dr. Cadman Atta Mills, brother to late President John Evans Atta Mills, has disclosed his brother was offended by the...