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How The NPP Won An Election It Should Have Lost

We have come to the end of what is possibly the ‘noisiest’ election of my lifetime. With the climax being the...

Sports

Nana Akuffo-Addo Is Ghana’s New President

Nana Akufo-Addo, the candidate for opposition NPP, is officially the President-elect of Ghana after the incumbent John...

Business

Cedi Slide Amidst Polls Uncertainty

The local currency has come under intense pressure in the run-up to the elections, recording about 0.13 percent fall...

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Govt Must Be Careful of Overspending In Election Year

Despite government’s efforts at achieving a budget deficit of 5.0 percent as at September, there are worries that the...

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Ghanaians Abroad Await Election Results

Vote-counting has begun in the West African nation of Ghana, after polls to choose the country's next president and...

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BoG Board To Decide Modalities For Paying Minimum Capital

The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has announced that it will present its final report of the proposed Minimum Capital requirement...

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President Mahama Shrugs Off Bugri’s Corruption Allegation

By Joseph Annor Undoubtedly, corruption allegations have been level against President Mahama and his Government more...

Business

Ghana’s Coupon Rate On Eurobond Too High

A chartered economic policy analyst, Dr Williams Abayaawien Atulik, has expressed concern about the coupon rate on the...

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‘Dumsor’ Will Welcome Winner of Dec. 7 Polls – ACEP

Energy sector think-tank, African Centre for Energy Policy (ACEP), is predicting a supply deficit in the power sector...

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Instances Mahama Demonstrated He Has Short Memory

One does not need any critical assessment of President John Mahama's promises to conclude that his last minute job...

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...

Opinion

As President Mahama Shrugs Off Bugri’s Corruption Allegation

Undoubtedly, corruption allegations have been level against President Mahama and his Government more than any of his...

Business

Capping Interest Rates Could Be ‘disastrous’

The government should not attempt to introduce legislation to cap interest rates because the consequences could be...

Opinion

My Confusions And The Toaso, Twaso Legacies

The election fever has caught up with us and I am ready to vote for one; just one of the candidates. I am disappointed...

Business

Change of Gov’t In Ghana Won’t Affect Bailout Deal – IMF

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has watered down arguments that conditionalities under its Extended Credit...

Business

Gov’t Targets 8% Growth Rate Next Year

President John Mahama has once again assured the nation that the economy will recover after it increased revenues and...

International

Greece Needs Reforms, Not Debt Relief

Structural reforms rather than debt relief will help Greece to achieve sustainable growth and stay in the euro zone...

Opinion

What Should A 2016 Election Manifesto Say If Young People Mattered?

Reading of manifestos in Ghana during General Elections has unfortunately been a mere formality now. Both the...

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An Assessment of NPP’s Manifesto Promises

The paper estimates the Total Cost of major NPP Promises in their manifesto and assesses the Party’s proposed tax...