A searing selloff rocked Asian shares and emerging market currencies on Friday as investors feared higher U. S. interest rates under incoming President Donald Trump will spark capital outflows from...
UK stocks have followed falls in Asian and European markets after Donald Trump won the US election. The FTSE 100 index was down about 0.5% to 6,812 in the first hour, although that was less steep...
Banks have already said they are making contingency plans to move some of their operations. Big international banks are preparing to move some of their operations out of Britain in early 2017 due to...
Ghana is in a debt crisis. Having had significant amounts of debt cancelled a decade ago, the country is losing around 30% of government revenue in external debt payments each year. Ghana's crisis...
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is warning of a full-blown financial crisis for Ghana if aggressive measures are not taken to check government’s rising debts. The Fund gave the warning in its...
Despite approving the release of the third instalment of funds to Ghana under the Extended Credit Facility, the IMF says there are still fiscal risks in the economy that need attention. Acting Chair...
Why Ghana gov't needs to rethink too many Eurobond issues Introduction There are several advantages that Eurobond brings to the issuing country. The main advantage is to increase the liquidity and...
Rating agency, Moody’s has reviewed Ghana’s issuer outlook from negative to stable, maintaining the rating at B3. The key drivers for the review, according to the rating agency, is the...
Confidence among Chinese entrepreneurs has picked up for the second quarter running, according to the country's central bank. People's Bank of China surveys showed the business confidence index...