Ao, Kwadwo Adu Asare
Society is an extension of the individual. The most we can hope to do with a problematic psyche is to re-form it. No responsible psychoanalyst would aim to do more, for to do more, to overthrow the...
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BDCs Debt Payment Plan With Governement In Limbo?
Fears of a likely collapse of a number of banks in the country have been reinforced following new revelations that government may not abide by the agreed payment plan to clear debts owed banks by...
US Seeks $14bn Deutsche Bank Settlement
The US Department of Justice is asking Deutsche Bank to pay $14bn (£10.6bn) to settle an investigation into mortgage-backed securities, the bank has said. Deutsche Bank said it "has no intention to...
SMEs To Benefit From $50 Million Fund
About 15 Small and Medium scale Enterprises (SMEs) in Ghana and Ivory Coast are expected to benefit from a 50 million dollar fund by private equity firm Oasis Capital. The Oasis Africa Fund was...
Bawumia Exploiting the Economy’s Weaknesses
Faced with deepening economic malaise, most Ghanaians aren’t easily impressed these days, and whether Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, NPP’s presidential running mate, was right or wrong, he provided an...
Gov’t Must Apologise For ‘shameful Deceit’ – NUGS
The National Union of Ghana Students (NUGS) has criticised government over what it has described as the “failure to construct the 200 community day senior high schools” as promised by the...
Cheap Funds For MFIs In the Offing
The Financial Inclusion Advocacy Centre, in collaboration with the Ghana Microfinance Institutions Network (GHAMFIN), is set to establish a financial inclusion fund that will provide cheap lending...
Economist Downplays Effect of Pay Rise On IMF Deal
A Labour Economist, Dr. William Baah Boateng has shot down any significant impact on Ghana’s commitment with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), over an increase in public sector wages....
US$750 Eurobond Oversubscribed By Over 400%
The Minister of Finance, Mr Seth Terkper, has expressed satisfaction at the pricing of Ghana’s fifth Eurobond at 9.25 per cent in London on Thursday to raise US$750 million from international...
Be Sure There’s Funding Before Undertaking Projects -Tekper Tells Contractors
Finance Minister Seth Tekper has charged contractors to do due diligence by ensuring that Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDA’s) have adequate budgetary allocations for projects before they...
Bawumia’s Assessment ‘intellectually Inaccurate’ – Avedzi
The Member of Parliament for Ketu North and the Chairman of the Finance committee in Parliament, has questioned the credibility of the assessment of the economy by the New Patriotic Party’s vice...
Financial Institutions Urged To Support Operators In Fertiliser Business
Financial institutions in the West African sub-region have been urged to get conversant with activities of operators in the fertiliser value chain in order to provide them with the needed financial...
Mexicans March Against President’s Proposal To Allow Gay Marriage
Tens of thousands of people across Mexico marched on Saturday to protest against gay marriage, challenging President Enrique Pena Nieto's proposal to recognize same-sex marriage throughout the...
Amma Asante On ‘A United Kingdom’ and Her Father’s Stories
Amma Asante’s previous directing credits include “Belle” and “A Way of Life.” Both films premiered at TIFF. Asante has been named by Variety as one of the Top Ten Directors to Watch, and...
Growth Under NDC Was Better Than NPP – Ato Forson Tells Bawumia
Deputy Finance minister, Ato Forson says an economic lecture by NPP Vice-Presidential candidate Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia ignored the facts and went for propaganda. Cassiel Ato Baah Forson said he wished...
Mortgage Above Reach of Workers
Competition in the housing sector is keen with estate developers jostling to out-compete one another while the average Ghanaian worker races to acquire a home for a lifetime. Home finance experts say...
Imanis Business & Economic Environment Report (2011-2016)
A suitable environment for businesses to succeed remains an important precursor to economic growth and ultimately the improvement of living standards. At a UN forum held in 2015, UN Secretary-General...
Mexico’s Finance Secretary Resigns After Trump Visit
One of President Enrique Pena Nieto's closest advisers and confidants, Finance Secretary Luis Videgaray, resigned Wednesday in a move seen as linked to the unpopular decision to invite Republican...
Harare Protest Ban Overturned By Court
Zimbabwe's high court has overturned a two-week ban by police on demonstrations in the capital Harare. The challenge was brought by activists, who are opposed to President Robert Mugabe and his...
Re- Uneasy Calm Within The Lower Echelon Of The Peace Makers
On Friday, 2nd September, 2016, I dropped the hint on an uneasy calm among the rank and file of the Ghana Police Service (GPS). This came after the rumours that went viral on social media about the...