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AZA FX Week Ahead: Naira poised to strengthen as CBN eases liquidity constraints

The Naira was broadly stable on both the official and unofficial markets this week, trading steady at 411.50 to the dollar on the NAFEX...

Economy

IMF wants alcohol, tobacco, property taxes up to boost revenue

As part of efforts to boost domestic revenue mobilisation, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has urged government to leverage underutilised tax handles such as...

Economy

TUC Youth wing calls on gov’t to create decent jobs

National Youth Council of Trade Union Congress (TUC), has called on government to ensure creation of decent jobs for youth in the country to...

Economy

High food prices in north pushes inflation up again to 9% July

The continuous rise in food prices, especially, in the northern part of the country, has shot overall inflation up again in July, making it...

Economy

Ofori-Atta swears in SEC, GRA, SSNIT boards

Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, has sworn in new board members of three state institutions, namely, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the Ghana Revenue...

Labour expert urges public servants to hang onto 4% pay rise

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Productivity should determine public sector pay rise, not inflation – Labour Expert

Labour Expert, Austin Gamey has said that the current status quo where the inflation rate is a key determinant in the adjustment of public...

Economy

TUC demands suspension of petroleum deregulation policy

The Trades Union Congress (TUC) has made a strong case to government for the suspension of the petroleum deregulation policy to help cushion workers...

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Economics has another diversity problem

Early in his career, the economist Joseph E. Stiglitz had an extended stay in Kenya, where he was struck by various oddities in how...

Economy

Rising imports weaken cedi’s strength against dollar

For the first time this year, the cedi has ended a month with depreciation against its major trading currency, the US dollar, a development...

Economy

GH¢100bn Obaatapaa programme must know no political colours – economist

-says its success hinges on right institutions The GH¢100 billion Ghana Cares Obaatapaa programme will do little to improve the lot of Ghanaians without the...

Economy

Chris Koney’s column: How the entertainment industry shapes national economies

Understanding reverse stock splits: A strategic move for low-priced stocks on the GSE

Tema Port stakeholders back 24-Hour Economy rollout

Future of workplaces with Baptista S. Gebu: The Africa we want: Cultivating a transformational mindset for a prosperous future

The confidence signal: What the World Bank’s US$360m says about economic prospects

Turning African Food Systems into the Next Big Asset Class

Inflation drops to 13.7% in June, lowest since Dec. 2021

AZA FX Week Ahead: Naira poised to strengthen as CBN eases liquidity constraints

IMF wants alcohol, tobacco, property taxes up to boost revenue

TUC Youth wing calls on gov’t to create decent jobs

High food prices in north pushes inflation up again to 9% July

Ofori-Atta swears in SEC, GRA, SSNIT boards

Productivity should determine public sector pay rise, not inflation – Labour Expert

TUC demands suspension of petroleum deregulation policy

Economics has another diversity problem

Rising imports weaken cedi’s strength against dollar

GH¢100bn Obaatapaa programme must know no political colours – economist