Organised Labour has signalled that it will continue to demand wage increases which reflect inflation and the high cost of living if inflation continues to remain high; since this is the only way to guarantee a living wage and higher standard of living for workers.
Secretary-General of the TUC, Dr....
Limited access to bank credit by SMEs has been further exacerbated by the domestic debt exchange programme (DDEP), necessitating a focus on the impact investing approach by banks alongside their financial returns.
It is to this end that Dr. Richmond Odartey Lamptey, a private equity consultant and lecturer at the...
Today marks the 30th anniversary of World Press Freedom Day.
Three decades have passed since it was proclaimed in 1993.
This notwithstanding, media freedom, safety of journalists, and freedom of expression are increasingly under attack, which impacts the fulfilment of other human rights.
We use the occasion to congratulate practitioners for their...
Aware of the DDEP’s potential impact on the financial sector, steps are being taken to mitigate that impact by establishing the Ghana Financial Stability Fund to, among others, provide solvency and liquidity support to eligible financial sector institutions.
The Financial Stability Fund (FSF) is finally set to come into play...
The news that mobile money transactions have seen a resurgence following a reduction of the Electronic Transaction Levy (E-levy) is a positive sign for the country's digital economy.
Mobile money services are growing faster than expected worldwide - especially in Africa, where the number of registered mobile money accounts increased...
Yesterday was May Day, also widely known as Labour Day - a day when organised labour celebrates the contribution of workers worldwide. It is a moment for pride, celebration and hope.
After three years of the COVID-19 pandemic followed by troubling inflationary conditions, conflict, food and fuel supply shocks, workers...
Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has thrown her weight behind calls for a just energy transition framework for African countries, saying balance must be sought between the desire for a cleaner, more sustainable environment and the continent’s need for development.
Africa, she notes, accounts for...
The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) is collaborating with the Judicial Service to introduce special utility courts in a bid to curb the power theft cases which have grown in leaps and bounds around the country.
The Company’s deputy Managing Director (Engineering and Operations), Kojo Ayensu Obeng, disclosed this initiative...
Last month, Fitch Ratings agency upgraded Ghana's Long-Term Local-Currency (LTLC) Issuer Default Rating (IDR) to 'CCC' from 'RD' on account of completing the local debt restructuring programme effective February 21.
However, the rating agency has downgraded the nation's LTLC to restricted default (RD) - from 'CCC', due to missed payments...
Provisional data released by the Ghana Statistical Services (GSS) show economic growth slowed to 3.7 percent in the fourth quarter (Q4) of 2022 compared to 5.6 percent in the same period in 2021.
The provisional real quarterly gross domestic product (GDP) data indicate that non-oil GDP also declined from 6.9...