economy
Terkper Eyes Diaspora Bonds
The Finance Minister, Seth Terkper has strongly indicated that the government is seriously considering issuing diaspora...
PPI For September Drops To 9.7%
The Producer Price Inflation rate for September 2016 has dropped to 9.7%, that’s according to the Ghana Statistical...
Tax Hikes Will Intensify After December – CSOs
Civil Society organisations (CSOs) have indicated that government’s spending cuts and tax rises will intensify after...
WAPCo Chases Dangote Gas
Officials of the West African Gas Pipeline Company (WAPCo) are in talks with Dangote Refinery to buy gas to bridge an...
Kenya’s Economy To Remain Strong As Continent Shrinks To 20-Year Low
Kenya will shrug off the slump in growth on the continent to be among the best performing economies in Sub Saharan...
The E-Dinar Coin Presentation In Ghana
On October 27th, 2016 at 10 am in the Airport View Hotel in Accra, Ghana, the world's fastest-growing brand-new...
Issuing Local Dollar Bond Must Be Measured- Economist Warns
As the contention between some bankers and the Finance Minister continue over the issuance of local dollar denominated...
Interest Payments Expenditure Worrying – Minority
A member of the Finance Committee of Parliament, Dr. Mark Assibey-Yeboah has questioned the GH¢1.9 billion to be...
Local Firms Outmuscled In Freight Business
Indigenous freight forwarders, mainly engaged in customs brokerage, ship husbandry and ancillary port services, are...
GSE Urged To Intensify Education On GAX
A Commissioner of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Dr Charles Asembri, has said small businesses have...
Standard Bank’s Wealth and Investment Recognised As Africa’s Best In Singapore
Standard Bank Wealth and Investment has been named Africa’s Most Outstanding Private Bank for the second year running...
DKM Victims Reject Verification Process By Liquidator
Victims of the DKM microfinance scandal have refused to comply with directives by the official liquidator for them to...
Ministry Of Health Commends GHOSPA For Calling Off Strike
The Ministry of Health has commended members of the Government Hospital Pharmacists Association (GHOSPA) for accepting...
World Stocks, Commodities Climb As Economic Confidence Lifts
World markets had a swagger about them on Tuesday as upbeat economic data and signs of a revival in inflation pushed up...
GRA Signs MoU With U.S Customs To Enhance Trade, Combat Narcotics
The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) and the U. S Customs and Border Protection have signed a Memorandum of Understanding...
Economist Worries About Government’s Unrelenting Borrowing
A Senior Economics Lecturer at the University of Ghana, Legon, has raised concerns over government's continuous...
BoG Targets Digital Finance Training To Reduce Fraud
The central bank has said it will roll out a nationwide digital financial education programme to educate Ghanaians on...
Jubilee Field Will Be Main Driver of Growth 2017 – Terkper
Finance Minister, Seth Terkper, has disclosed that the main propeller of growth next year will be the oil and gas...
Fiscal Strategy, the Informal Sector & the Jobs Agenda
Policy arguments about what drives economic growth have traditionally focused on capital, infrastructure and...