Consumer inflation eased further in December 2023 - closing at 23.2 percent, down from November's 26.4 percent per data from the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS).
This 3.2 percentage point decline aligns with forecasts, providing relief from the previously higher and persistent inflation.
Cumulatively, inflation dropped 30.4 percent during 2023 while average...
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In a surprising turn of events, the headline inflation rate has dipped from 43.1 percent in July 2023 to 40.1 percent in August - defying market expectations.
The Ghana Statistical Service’s (GSS) latest data indicate that the decline can largely be attributed to a decrease in food inflation - a...
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He said proper evaluation will tell policymakers which...
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Despite facing economic challenges in the year under review, Zeepay - a prominent player in cross-border payments operating as an innovative mobile money firm - grew its pre-tax profit to GH¢43.9million at the close of 2022, its annual report for the period has shown.
Following a...
Consumer inflation rose to 42.50 percent in June 2023 from 42.2 percent the previous month, in line with expectations.
The rise, Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) said, is attributed to renewed price risks stemming from the implementation of revenue and utility tariff measures in May of this year.
It was driven primarily...
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