Editorial: GH¢1.7 billion loss primarily an exchange-rate valuation issue-IEA

The World Bank’s 10th Ghana Economic Update observes that the country’s economic recovery from the 2022 crisis is real and measurable; however, the Bank raises an important question as to whether this recovery is built to last.

When Google (Alphabet) reported its latest quarterly results on July 22, investors balked at its negative free cash flow and increased capital expenditures on data centers.

After an extraordinary period of appreciation, the currency is now facing renewed dollar-demand pressure, raising questions about where the exchange rate will settle by the end of 2026.

The heartbreaking story of Professor Jason Arday, the British-Ghanaian sociologist who defied monumental physical and developmental odds to become the youngest Black professor in the history of the University of Cambridge, is far more than a cautionary tale. It is an open wound on the conscience of the African diaspora.

Improving access to essential services, creating better learning environments,

Implementing a curriculum without a sustainable school culture is like a bird whose feathers have been clipped. It may try to fly, but it can only struggle along the ground.

KEY POLICY MESSAGE

Ghana sits on an extraordinary, under-monetised endowment: gold, manganese, bauxite, diamonds, industrial minerals, oil and gas, cocoa, timber, cash crops and horticultural produce that together define the structural spine of the national economy.