By Joshua Worlasi AMLANU & Ebenezer Chike Adjei NJOKU [email protected] / [email protected]
Inflation data for January 2024 has sparked divergent views among analysts, casting doubts over further rate cuts by the Bank of Ghana and its attendant impact on the broader cost of commercial borrowing.
While GCB Capital and Constant Capital predict further...
By Sandra Agyeiwaa OTOO
A banking consultant, Dr. Richmond Atuahene, has called for profound fiscal reforms to drive the country’s economic recovery.
He advocated stringent expenditure reductions within ministries and public agencies to promote fiscal prudence and efficiency.
He said this at the just-ended Tesah Investment Dialogue in Accra. It was themed...
By Ernest ASIMENU (Dr.) & Kweku ADAMS (Dr.)
In a renowned treatise on investments, Warren Buffet posited that triumphant investing over a lifetime does not hinge on a lofty intellectual quotient (IQ), exceptional business insights, intricate financial calculations, investment models, or even exclusive insider knowledge. Rather, it hinges on a...
In the intricate dance of financial management, personal or business, understanding your position and predicting future stability is paramount. The “run rate” concept finds its roots deep within financial analytics but extends its branches far and wide into personal and business finance.
At its core, the run rate acts as...
By Joshua Worlasi AMLANU & Ebenezer Chike Adjei NJOKU [email protected] / [email protected]
Across Africa, there is a surge of activity in the sovereign debt market as investors, lured by attractive yields and hopes of easing global interest rates, snap up bonds offered by several nations.
While Ghana finds itself temporarily excluded from this...
By Barry EICHENGREEN
For precisely three years, the economics profession has been collectively fixated on inflation. February 2021, exactly 36 months ago, was the last time consumer-price-index inflation in the United States (all items, 12-month percentage change) was at or below the Federal Reserve’s 2% target.
This recent episode of above-target...
By Joshua Worlasi AMLANU ([email protected])
Consumer inflation rose to 23.5 percent in January 2024, up from December’s 23.2 percent, signalling an end to the five-month-long disinflationary trend that commenced in August 2023.
Data from the Ghana Statistical Services (GSS) indicates a marginal 0.3 percent increase, raising concerns about the anticipated surge...
Momentum in the Treasury market persists, with investors displaying heightened interest in T-bills during the latest money market auction - submitting bids totalling GH¢6.96billion against a GH¢4.59billion target, as per auction results released by the Bank of Ghana.
This resulted in an impressive 52 percent oversubscription, representing the highest weekly...
Economist Dr. John Kwakye has urged political actors to own both the successes and failures of their policies and ensuing implementation, saying avoiding the responsibility for negative outcomes while claiming credit for the goodwill perpetuate the two-term cycle and truncate any meaningful attempts at long-term economic transformation.
He said this...
Former President John Dramani Mahama's 24-hour economy policy has the potential to bring about significant transformation. However, for this vision to become a reality, it must be accompanied by a 24-hour public transport policy.
Implementing a 24-hour public transport policy will revolutionise Ghana's public transportation system, enabling it to cater...