Follow Ghana’s steps”: The IMF’s verdict on a remarkable economic turnaround

Ghana's economic recovery presents a fundamental development question: can the country create jobs fast enough to absorb its growing population, particularly the millions of young people preparing to enter the labour market?

Hello dear Readers, I hope you had a good week and your risk thermometers did not reach the danger zone. As always, risk is one of man’s life companions. Everywhere we are, it waits to rear its ugly head.

A Ghanaian entrepreneur can tell you that her business grew by 40 per cent last year.

The perennial debate about whether four years is enough for a President to transform Ghana often misses a critical point. Effective governance begins long before inauguration day.

Have you ever had one of those experiences where you get stuck in a particular moment of the day—when you cannot seem to carry on despite your best efforts to do so? Maybe you receive a terrible news around mid-morning while at work.

For many Ghanaians, mobile money has become more than a financial service. It has become a lifeline.

Under normal circumstances, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs would not necessarily attract the same level of public controversy as other ministries. Its responsibilities, however, are central to Ghana's international standing, diplomatic relations and the protection of Ghanaian citizens abroad.

Every organisation has got issues that need urgent attention before they escalate int crises. No organisation and in fact no PR practitioner would ever want to deal with issues not to talk about crises.