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US 12-Month Consumer Inflation Highest In 5 Years, Up 2.7%

US consumer prices in February rose at the fastest pace in nearly five years compared to the same month of 2016, while...

International

China’s Economy Gets Off To Strong Start In 2017 As Investment Rebounds

China issued a raft of upbeat data on Tuesday showing the economy got off to a strong start to 2017, supported by...

Business

Banking Sector Fragile- President Akufo-Addo

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo says Ghana’s banking sector has become increasingly fragile as a result of the...

Headlines

US Inflation Hits Fastest Pace In 4 Years

US consumer prices in January rose at their fastest pace in nearly four years, a fresh sign that a pickup in inflation...

International

Fitch Downgrades Nigeria’s Long-Term Rating

Ratings agency Fitch has downgraded the outlook on Nigeria’s long-term debt to B+ following concerns on the west...

International

U.S. Economy Slows On Wider Trade Gap; Business Spending Rises

U. S. economic growth slowed sharply in the fourth quarter as a plunge in shipments of soybeans weighed on exports, but...

Business

Ghana’s GDP Records 4% Growth In Third Quarter 2016

Ghana's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) provisional growth in the third quarter of 2016 rose by 4 percent year-on-year....

International

UK Third Quarter GDP Growth Revised Up To 0.6%

The UK economy grew by 0.6% in the third quarter, according to official figures, faster than previous estimates. Growth...

Business

Economic Growth Will Not Slump

Finance Minister Mr Seth Terkper has expressed optimism that there will be no reversal in the growth of the economy...

Business

Fiscal Path, Key For Ghana’s Credit Profile

Ghana’s ability to maintain its recent progress on fiscal consolidation will be an important factor in sovereign...

Business

Deficit Threat Comes Alive As Voting Day Looms

Without exception, all the major international ratings agencies have predicted a budget deficit overrun in 2016, a...

International

Strong U.S. Retail Sales Reinforce December Interest Rate Hike

U. S. retail sales rose more than expected in October as households bought motor vehicles and a range of other goods,...

Business

Ghana’s Industrial Sector In Crisis

Ghana has witnessed significant economic decline over the past five years with weak real Gross Domestic Growth (GDP),...

Business

Industrial Sector In Distress; Records 5% In Second Quarter

The country’s industrial sector is in a dire situation as figures from the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) show that...