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GDP Inches To 4% In 2016 4th Quarter
Ghana’s provisional GDP (including oil) for the 3rd quarter of 2016, grew by 4 percent compared to 3.5 percent in the...
President Mahama Signs Film Bill Into Law
The Development and Classification of Film Bill has been signed by H. E. John Dramani Mahama after it was passed by...
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...
US Economic Growth Revised Even Higher
The US economy grew even faster than thought in the July-to-September period, latest official figures indicate. The...
Asian Shares Slip In Holiday-Thinned Trade, Focus Turns To U.S. Data
Asian shares struggled on Thursday after a lacklustre performance on Wall Street as investors looked to U. S. economic...
We’ll Shift Focus From Taxation To Production – Akufo-Addo
President-elect, Nana Akufo-Addo, has stated his administration will shift the focus of the country’s economic...
Yahya Jammeh Must Step Aside
The people of Gambia went to the polls on December 1, 2016. And as a result, incumbent President Yahya Jammeh lost the...
Heavy Flooding In Thailand Kills 14, Inundates Tourist Isles
Floods in Thailand have killed 14 people and badly affected southern holiday islands as the country heads into the...
Oil Sector Experiences Shock
The decline in crude oil prices on the world market has gravely affected the country’s oil sector, which is likely to...
Opposition Parties Begin ‘day of Rage’
Indian opposition parties say thousands will participate in nationwide protests against the government's ban on two...
Will Economy Impact Ghana’s Presidential Elections? [Article]
For some, the state of the economy matters most when it comes to presidential elections, perhaps more important than...
Ghana Will End Year With Debt-To-GDP Below 70%
Finance Minister Seth Terkper has disclosed the country is likely to end the year with a public debt-to-gross domestic...
ICU Worried Over Ghana’s GHC112.4b Debt Rate
The Industrial and Commercial Workers Union (ICU) has raised concerns over the need for the government to immediately...
Ghana Owes 112 Bn Cedis, Hits 67.4 % of GDP
Ghana’s total public debt has hit 112.4 billion cedis equivalent to 28.3 billion dollars, as at September 2016. The...
SACU Launches ‘onestop Shop’ Trade Data Platform
The Southern African Customs Union (SACU) has launched an online platform that will provide economic and trade data on...
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...
Public Debt To Reduce To 40% of GDP By 2021
President John Dramani Mahama has expressed the commitment of the government to reduce the public debt to about 40 per...
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,...
Agriculture Must Decline For Services To Grow – Mahama
President John Dramani says Ghana’s agricultural sector will continue to decline in favour of the services sector in...