Government has raised 438 million cedis ($110 million) worth of bids for its first 10-year domestic bond issued today at a cost of 19 percent. The bond which will mature in 2026 was also opened to...
Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, running mate to Nana Akufo-Addo, has debunked the claim made by Vice-President Amissah-Arthur that restoring the Teacher and Nursing Training Allowances will collapse the...
The Institute of Certified Economists of Ghana, has ruled out any likely effect on the performance of the cedi against the dollar in the short to medium term following the election of a new President...
The Institute of Certified Economists of Ghana, has ruled out any likely effect on the performance of the cedi against the dollar in the short to medium term following the election of a new President...
It seems the election pressure on inflation has taken a U-Turn as the rate for October dips from 17.2% in September to 15.8% in October 2016. The rate for last month was blamed on uncertainties among...
A prominent feature in the election season is the massive outdoor campaigns by the various political parties. This is because outdoor campaigns are inevitable for any well meaning political party...
Some economists have predicted that Ghana will end this year (2016), with a budget deficit of 6 percent to GDP. They contend that the increased expenditure by government without an equal increase in...
Device known as the Barter Trade Meter or ‘BT Meter’ A group of students at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) has introduced what they call a cashless microfinance...
The caption of this column is not what you may be thinking about. It is not a tribute to the legendary Nkrumah ministerial appointee. No! Rather, in classical Shakespearean parlance, it is about how...
The activities of speculators which cause the cedi to depreciate against some major trading currencies may have minimal impact on the currency as the elections approach. This is the position of some...
When religion degenerates into superstition and deceit. There are some basic tenets shared by the various religions of the world; and, if only those clear common principles can be followed! Let’s...
Finance Minister, Seth Terkper, has acknowledged that despite the cedi’s relative stability this year, stronger measures, beyond the sale of external dollar debt, are required to shore up local...
The Policy Adviser of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearer, Emmanuel Agyarko has described the 38 million euro loan agreement secured by the government for the University of...
First lady, Lordina should advise her husband The NDC Government in one breath says it wants to make life meaningful for ordinary Ghanaians. In another breath, it has put a tax on almost everything...
The CEO of Vodafone Ghana, Yolanda Cuba, is urging the Ministry of Trade and Industry to intensify its supervisory role in reducing cable theft in the country. Madam Cuba believes the continuous...
The NDC Government in one breath says it wants to make life meaningful for ordinary Ghanaians. In another breath, it has put a tax on almost everything that has a name. It has sacked poor pupil...
The Ada Rural Bank made significant gains in assets growth, investments and deposit mobilisation between 2014 and 2015, posting a profit of 296,837 cedis which represented 72 percent over the 171,996...
I heard my president promising one district ten tractors. I took it upon myself to do a little research about this. We have 216 districts in Ghana. 216*10= 2,160. This means we are going to have...
Energy expert Kojo Opoku is predicting that electricity consumers will be paying more for the service in 2017. According to him, the power distributor needs a lot of funds to deal with its...
Energy expert Kojo Opoku is predicting that electricity consumers will be paying more for the service in 2017. According to him, the power distributor needs a lot of funds to deal with its...
