Eurozone
Greece Needs Reforms, Not Debt Relief
Structural reforms rather than debt relief will help Greece to achieve sustainable growth and stay in the euro zone...
All Eyes On BoG To Prune Year-Long Policy Rate
As the Monitory Policy Committee of the central bank meets today, expectations of a policy rate cut are high, as the...
EU Warns Eight Nations On Budget Deficit
The European Commission has warned that eight eurozone countries, including Italy, are at risk of breaking EU rules...
$200m Left To Pay On 2007 Eurobond
The Minister of Finance Seth Terpker has disclosed that the government will soon complete the payment of the...
Bonds Sell-Off Continues As Investors Bet On Rate Rise
A wave of selling sweeping across bond markets resumed on Monday as investors continued to digest the impact of a...
Ghana Settles On GHC438m In 10 Year Domestic Bond
The Government of Ghana (GoG), thebftonline.com has raised an amount of 438 million Cedis (110 million) in its ten -...
Eurozone Lifts Growth View For 2016 But Cuts 2017’s
The European Union yesterday edged up its eurozone growth forecast for this year but trimmed it for 2017, warning that...
Euro Founding Father Otmar Issing Warns About Project’s Future
A founding father of monetary union has given a damning assessment of the euro bloc, saying that not incorporating an...
Dollar Hits Seven-Month High, Global Stocks Set For Weekly Rise
Global stocks were set for their first weekly gain in four weeks on Friday and the dollar rose to its highest since...
Dollar Steady As Investors Await U.S. Presidential Debate, ECB
The dollar was steady in early trading on Thursday, as investors awaited the final debate before next month's U. S....
Eurobonds Have Come To Stay – Terkper
Finance Minister, Seth Terkper, has stated that the decision to raise capital through the issuance of international...
Why Ghana Gov’t Needs To Rethink Too Many Eurobond Issues
Why Ghana gov't needs to rethink too many Eurobond issues Introduction There are several advantages that Eurobond...
Moody’s Changes Ghana’s Creditworthiness From Negative To Stable
Moody’s Investors Service (“Moody’s”) has affirmed the Government of Ghana’s issuer and senior unsecured...
$750m Eurobond Exposes Ghana’s Weak Economy
Business Finder’s comparison of Ghana’s debut on the international capital market in 2007 when it raised US$750...
Ghana Resumes Eurobond Issue
The Finance Minister, Seth Terkper today announced a prospective new Eurobond issue and all tender offer in respect of...
Ghana’s Eurobond Return Hinges On IMF Nod
There’s one thing standing between Ghana and a new Eurobond sale: the International Monetary Fund’s concern that...
Government To Loan GHC25.2bn
Government plans to borrow an amount of GHC25.2 billion (GHC25,270 million) for the remaining five months of 2016. The...
Ghana’s Cedi, Is The World’s Worst-Performing Currency This Year – 2014
Ghana’s cedi, the world’s worst-performing currency this year, weakened as the government ruled out an...