The European Union and the Government of Ghana (GoG) have signed a €92.9 million budget support financing agreement to assist the country in its response to the COVID-19 pandemic as well as beef up security operations in the northern part of the country.
Out of this special emergency budget support,...
In 2007, the Bank of Ghana adopted an inflation targeting (IT) framework, which was underpinned by a flexible exchange rate regime. Inflation targeting is a monetary policy framework where the central bank sets a specific target for the inflation rate and adjusts its monetary policy tools to achieve that...
Climate change is affecting all facets of the world, more particularly water resources. The unpredictability of the weather and frequency of extreme weather conditions are making life difficult for both aquatic and terrestrial organisms.
In the Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) sector, rural communities are impacted most by water shortage...
The Millennial’s Corner with Miss Amofa
Happy new month and welcome to the last quarter of 2020. This year promised to be an exciting year particularly because it was the start of a new decade. We made lots of resolutions, plans and goals for the year. Unfortunately, this year didn’t...
The Head of Client Experience at Stanbic Investment Management Services (SIMS), Miriam Maku Amissah, has advised Ghanaians to rethink their attitude and mindset towards investment. Speaking at the launch of the Financial Literacy Month at the Chartered Institute of Bankers, she advised Ghanaians to remain calm in the face of uncertainties and...
Peace and stability are becoming the most important marker of a competitive economy or market. As events in Afghanistan have shown, political risk (read political unrest/ regime change/war) trump all other risks.
These risks are discontinuous and can happen so quickly and sometimes abruptly. This makes it very difficult to...
As Ivory Coast prepares to collect a record cocoa crop, the market is bracing for two key unknowns: the risk of political unrest disrupting supplies and the demand hit from COVID-19.
Bigger crops in West Africa would add to a global surplus at a time when consumption is under pressure...
Every year, during the last full week of April the world celebrates Administrative Professionals Week. This is a time to recognise and appreciate the hard work and dedication of administrative professionals who keep businesses running smoothly. These individuals are the unsung heroes of the workplace, performing a wide range...
It is a great honor to be invited to participate in the 2021 ‘Civil Service Week and Award Ceremony’, which is aimed at acknowledging and appreciating dedicated and committed Civil Service staff whose relentless efforts have contributed to national and global development.
I must admit that since emergence of the...