BoG Retains Policy Rate At 25.5%
The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has retained its policy rate at 25.5%. This is due to the fact that the Central Bank views the “risks to inflation and growth as balanced” its governor, Dr. Abdul-Nashiru...
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BoG Maintains Policy Rate At 25.5%
The Monetary Policy Committee of the Bank of Ghana (BoG) has maintained the policy rate for the first time this year at 25.5 percent. The policy rate, which is the rate at which the central bank...
Inaccurate Data From BoG, Finance Ministry Affecting Gov’t Work – Osafo-Maafo
Senior Minister Nominee, Yaw Osafo-Maafo has disclosed that the lack of accurate data on Ghana’s debt has made it difficult for the NPP government to make projections on the fiscal gap to influence...
Inaccurate Data From BoG, Finance Ministry Affecting Gov’t Work – Osafo-Maafo
Senior Minister Nominee, Yaw Osafo-Maafo has disclosed that the lack of accurate data on Ghana’s debt has made it difficult for the NPP government to make projections on the fiscal gap to influence...
BoG Unlikely To Change MPR
The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the central bank is set to review the Monetary Policy Rate (MPR) on Friday January 20, 2017, with the prime objective of ensuring price stability and low...
Change In Gov’t Not To Affect MPC Decision – Prof. Bokpin
Economists have ruled out any significant impact of the change in government on the operations of the Monetary Policy Committee of the Bank of Ghana. It follows the commencement of the MPC’s first...
The High Expectations of the Change In Ghana
By Jelili Jerry Afolabi A change of government in any country comes with high expectations from the citizenry, the public and private sectors, and the international community. For the business world...
Inflation Drops To 15.4%
Government has missed its inflation target of 13.5% as Inflation for December dropped to 15.4% from 15.5% in November 2016. The prices of goods and services was fairly stable as inflation for the...
The High Expectations Of The Change
INTRODUCTION A change of government in any country comes with high expectations from the citizenry, the public and private sectors, and the international community. For the business world and economy...
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. The GDP which includes oil for the 3rd quarter of 2016, grew by 4 percent compared...
We’ve Anchored Inflation Expectation
The Governor of the Bank of Ghana(BoG) Dr. Abdul-Nashiru Issahaku has said although the country is yet to achieve its targeted inflation for the year, the central bank has been able to anchor the...
We’ve Anchored Inflation Expectation
The Governor of the Bank of Ghana(BoG) Dr. Abdul-Nashiru Issahaku has stated that even though the country is yet to achieve its targeted inflation for the year, the central bank has been able to...
We’ve Anchored Inflation Expectation, Though We Yet To Achieve Target-BoG Governor
The Governor of the Bank of Ghana(BoG) Dr. Abdul-Nashiru Issahaku has stated that even though the country is yet to achieve its targeted inflation for the year, the central bank has been able to...
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 same period of 2015. The services sector recorded the highest growth of 4.7...
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 same period of 2015. The services sector recorded the highest growth of 4.7...
My Gov’t Will Not Compete With the Private Sector
The President Elect Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has promised members of the Private Enterprise Federation(PEF) that his administration will not compete with the private sector for funds. According to...
‘My Govt Will Not Compete With the Private Sector’-Nana Addo Assures
The President Elect Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has promised members of the Private Enterprise Federation(PEF) that his administration will not compete with the private sector for funds. According...
BoG Sells GH¢93.3bn Worth of Bills To Mop Up Excess Liquidity
The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has doubled up on its open market operations (OMO) over the last 10 months, in an attempt to mop up extra liquidity and drive down inflationary pressures. From GH¢4.8 billion...
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 tribe and ethnicity. Electoral wins could be down to luck. Research has found that...
BoG Reduces Policy Rate To 25.5%
The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Bank of Ghana (BoG) has reduced the policy rate by 50 basis point to 25.5 percent after holding it at 26 percent for months. The policy rate, which is the...