As I sat down quietly to listen to a radio conversation about the current Finance Minister’s position over his decision to initially reject the IMF programme but subsequently accept it brought to mind how the game called poker is played.
Pot committed is a term used in playing the poker...
Recent headlines seem to augur a global debt crisis. The United States is teetering on the precipice of a self-inflicted default. Egypt, Ghana, Pakistan, and many other countries are in grave financial difficulties. Italy and Japan’s debt burdens have grown heavier. And the Chinese are delaying or hampering multilateral...
“Communication does not work when two people speak at the same time.” – African Proverb
We are social beings, and interacting is inherently a part of our nature. Through our interactions, we affect and inspire one another in ways that are both necessary and mysterious for our flourishing. Overall, our...
According to the Official Ghana Demand Side Survey 2021, Ghana has achieved its financial access target of 85 percent set by the National Financial Inclusion and Development Strategy 2018 - 2023 ahead of the end of the target year – 2023.
As noted by the survey, by the end of...
This is a sequel to the article titled ‘the intricacies of the minimum chargeable income’. From a cursory reading of the provision of section one of the Income Tax (Amendment) Act, 2023 (Act 1094), the content of that section requires an entire article to digest its interpretation, implications, and...
“I don’t believe in aid”
This bold statement was made in 2023 by the President of the Republic of Sierra Leone, H.E. President Maada Bio, during an interview. He also added that the foreign aid compromises Sierra Leone’s freedom and independence, due to the strings attached to it. According...