By Kenneth Atsu DOGBEY& Martin WAANA-ANG  The Eco currency, a planned monetary unit for the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), aims to foster regional economic integration and stability. This paper proposes transitioning the Eco into a cryptocurrency, leveraging blockchain technology to address the limitations of traditional currencies and...
By Lawrencia Asieduah Osei Inflation – the one economic phenomenon that can make the most budgetconscious among us feel like we’re trying to hold onto sand at the beach. As Ghanaians, we’re no strangers to this reality, especially with the cedi doing its best impression of a roller coaster. But before...
The Ghana Gas Company reflects the many blessings, in terms of natural resources, God has gifted Ghana. Ghana's oil and gas history stretch a bit over a decade. Ghana discovered its oil richness in 2007. The large-scale oil extraction and gas generation were initiated in the year 2011. These extraction...
Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta, has revealed in the 2020 mid-year budget review that government has released an amount of GH¢57,800,000 for the payment of nursing students allowance. According to the Finance Minister, the stipulated amount is to cover the allowance of some 48,200 nursing students across various nursing training...
Government’s GH¢100 billion COVID-19 Alleviation and Revitalisation Enterprises Support (CARES) programme aimed at stimulating large industries to enhance job creation and foster economic revival must be properly managed or risk further shooting up the debt stock, global auditing giant Deloitte has said. The country’s public debt stock has increased to...
A microfinance company based in the Western Region, Boin Microfinance Limited, has cited  the Receiver, Eric Nana Nipah, for abuse of power and disregard for the law as the company’s assets are being confiscated despite court order stopping it from doing so. According to management of the company, the Accra...
I want to believe that the first person to have ever locked the door to his room perhaps is the first victim of larceny. Experience, they say is the best teacher. Locking and opening the door at certain times is a form of control to regulate access to an...
It’s yet again that time of the year in the Upper West Region of Ghana especially within the Wa municipality where there is a lot of tomatoes in the market. Many farmers are harvesting the product and there appear to be a glut. A few weeks ago, this was...
…commends Otumfuo for releasing 150-acre land President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has inaugurated an integrated composting and recycling plant worth US$95 million in Kumasi to serve as the central point for processing waste generated in the Ashanti Region. The facility, named after the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, was established...