National accounts
US, China Agree To Cooperate On Deficit In First Trade Talks Under…
The United States and China have agreed to cooperate on reducing the trade deficit in the first round of economic talks...
Canada Exports To US Hit Record High, Narrowing Trade Deficit
Canada's trade deficit narrowed in April to Can$370 million (US$274 million), as exports to the United States hit a...
US Trade Deficit Widens In April
The US trade gap widened in April for the second straight month as Americans bought more imported consumer goods, the...
Trade Surplus Doubles To US$1.2bn In April
Export proceeds in the first four months of the year overtook imports by 30.2 per cent, resulting in a balance of trade...
German Economic Growth Speeds Up
Higher consumer spending has helped to boost growth in the economy Germany's economy grew strongly in the first three...
BoG Clarifies Position On Bauxite Exports
The Central Bank has reacted to recent media reports which suggested that proceeds from Ghana’s bauxite exports in...
Ghana’s Trade Account Improves – Bank of Ghana
The Bank of Ghana says the country’s trade account has improved, citing provisional data on the trade account during...
Is Trump Wise To Take On China Over Trade?
US President Donald Trump has said that trade negotiations with China will be "very difficult" when he meets President...
Kwesi Pratt Defends Opuni Over GHC70,000 Salary
Managing Editor of the Insight Newspaper, Kwesi Pratt Jnr. has jumped to the defense of the former COCOBOD CEO, Dr....
Japan’s February Trade Surplus Hits Multi-Year High
Japan's trade surplus hit a multi-year high in February, government data showed Wednesday, as exports to China...
Ghana Records Balance of Payment Surplus
Ghana has for the first time since 2011 recorded a balance of payment (BoP) surplus of $247 million, compared to a...
US Trade Deficit In January Largest Since 2012
The US trade gap shot up at the start of the year to hit its highest monthly level in almost five years, the Commerce...
Trade Deficit Threat To National Security
The Trump administration's top trade advisor said Monday US trade deficits are a threat to national security that could...
Isaac Adongo’s Falsehood Must Be Checked
I have noted that right after the reading of the 2017 budget statement, the NDC star man in recent times on matters of...
‘You Are Different From Bawumia’
The Minority in Parliament has lauded the performance of Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta in the presentation of...
China Steams Past U.S., France To Be Germany’s Biggest Trading Partner
China for the first time became Germany's most important trading partner in 2016, overtaking the United States, which...
NDC 2016 GDP Worst In 22 Not 23 Years
Former deputy Finance minister Ato Forson has criticised President Akufo-Addo for failing to stick to the facts in his...
Smith-Graham’s Resignation Could Threaten Sustainability of Single Spine – ICU
The Industrial and Commercial Workers Union (ICU) is expressing worry over the sudden resignation of CEO for Fair Wages...
Over 200 Vehicles Missing From Presidency – Eugene Arhin
Government has justified the formation of the task force set up to retrieve all state assets from former government...