Inflation
Mining, Manufacturing Push Producer Inflation Down
Producer prices in the country for September 2016 have seen a decrease as the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) has...
PPI For September Drops To 9.7%
The Producer Price Inflation rate for September 2016 has dropped to 9.7%, that’s according to the Ghana Statistical...
World Stocks, Commodities Climb As Economic Confidence Lifts
World markets had a swagger about them on Tuesday as upbeat economic data and signs of a revival in inflation pushed up...
Banks To Raise Cost of Lending
Cost of borrowing is expected to go up in the coming months as some commercial banks are planning to adjust their...
Businesses Still Reeling Under Lack of Credit – IMANI
The IMANI Center for Policy and Education has stressed the need for government to create opportunities to enhance the...
Pound Fall A ‘shock Absorber’
The fall in the value of sterling has acted as an important "shock absorber" for the economy, according to Bank of...
Stubborn Inflation Perforates BoG’s Defenses
Attempts by the central bank to hem in inflation continue to yield less than satisfactory results, as a 0.3percent rise...
Inflation Rate Hits 17.2% In September
Inflation rate for the month of September hit 17.2 per cent compared to the 16.9 per cent recorded in August 2016. This...
Inflation Shoots Up To 17.2%
Inflation has shot up from 16.9% in August to 17.2% in September 2016. Inflation for imported items also rose from...
Interest Rates Killing Businesses, Suffocating Consumers
Ghana's current policy rate set by the Bank of Ghana is 26 per cent. Such a rate may be considered to be too high given...
Economic Failure In Ghana
Ghana's economy is like a pendulum. It swings growth on one turn and swings decline on another turn. For instance, the...
Amend New BoG Act
Barely two months after parliament passed the Bank of Ghana (BoG) Amendment Bill, the International Monetary Fund (IMF)...
Economic Crisis Making Life Unbearable For Business Folks
Majority of workers in Ghana are impoverished as their real incomes continue to shrink under the country’s economic...
Pressure Mounts On BoG To Cut Rates
Ghana’s headline inflation is likely to slow further downwards raising prospects of a series of interest rate cuts as...
Ghana’s Inflation Doubles In 4yrs
Efforts by Managers of Ghana’s economy to arrest inflation in the past four years have proved futile as prices of...
Bank of Japan Re-Strategize To Recuperate Economy
The Bank of Japan said Wednesday that it's introducing a new long-term interest rate target of around zero. The bank...
Cedi Stability To Be Sustained
The stability of the Ghana cedi against the major foreign currencies, particularly the United States dollar, is...
BoG Waters Down Fears of Election-Linked Inflation
The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the central bank has said it is undisturbed by perceived inflationary pressures...
BoG Worried Over High Lending Rates
The governor of the Bank of Ghana (BoG) Dr. Abdul Nashir Issahaku has described as worrying the country’s current...