1. Identify his most trusted inner circle and create a coherent team. This team should be responsible for verifying all information before he acts. Akufo-Addo should not rely solely on one source of...
We have come to the end of what is possibly the ‘noisiest’ election of my lifetime. With the climax being the announcement by the Electoral Commission chairperson Charlotte Osei that the New...
Nana Akufo-Addo, the candidate for opposition NPP, is officially the President-elect of Ghana after the incumbent John Mahama called him on Friday night to concede defeat. President Mahama and his...
The local currency has come under intense pressure in the run-up to the elections, recording about 0.13 percent fall since November 30 and bringing the year-to-date depreciation rate to six percent....
Despite government’s efforts at achieving a budget deficit of 5.0 percent as at September, there are worries that the figure may go over the target by close of the year. Government targeted 5.3...
Vote-counting has begun in the West African nation of Ghana, after polls to choose the country's next president and parliament. VOA's Peter Clottey, reporting from Ghana's capital of Accra, reports...
The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has announced that it will present its final report of the proposed Minimum Capital requirement to the board of the bank by close of this year. The Bank of Ghana earlier this...
By Joseph Annor Undoubtedly, corruption allegations have been level against President Mahama and his Government more than any of his predecessors during the 4th republic, and perhaps more than any...
A chartered economic policy analyst, Dr Williams Abayaawien Atulik, has expressed concern about the coupon rate on the Eurobonds issued by the government. He said financing the budget deficit with...
Energy sector think-tank, African Centre for Energy Policy (ACEP), is predicting a supply deficit in the power sector in 2017 on the back of anticipated shortages in gas supplies to thermal plants....
One does not need any critical assessment of President John Mahama's promises to conclude that his last minute job creation ‘overtures’ are mere cosmetic aimed at winning votes. Mahama forgot his...
Without exception, all the major international ratings agencies have predicted a budget deficit overrun in 2016, a projection that has a strong likelihood of occurring given official data showing the...
Undoubtedly, corruption allegations have been level against President Mahama and his Government more than any of his predecessors during the 4th republic, and perhaps more than any other Ghanaian...
The government should not attempt to introduce legislation to cap interest rates because the consequences could be dire, Frank Adu, Managing Director of CAL Bank, has said, agreeing with other...
The election fever has caught up with us and I am ready to vote for one; just one of the candidates. I am disappointed that I cannot vote for two of them. A vote for two would satisfy my conscience...
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has watered down arguments that conditionalities under its Extended Credit Facility (ECF) agreement with Ghana would be renegotiated should there be a change of...
President John Mahama has once again assured the nation that the economy will recover after it increased revenues and took tough measures to limit public sector wages and spending. Some of the...
Structural reforms rather than debt relief will help Greece to achieve sustainable growth and stay in the euro zone because rates and repayment are putting hardly any burden on its budget, Gerany's...
Reading of manifestos in Ghana during General Elections has unfortunately been a mere formality now. Both the politicians and the people place less or no value in it. The former believes it as a...
The paper estimates the Total Cost of major NPP Promises in their manifesto and assesses the Party’s proposed tax cuts on economic growth and revenue generation to finance the cost of the...
