By Richmond Kwame FRIMPONG
The final quarter of 2024 is poised to witness pivotal elections in several countries, including the United States, Brazil, and South Africa. In the U.S., the presidential elections will take center stage, determining the future of economic policies that influence global markets.
Economic issues such as inflation,...
By Eswar PRASAD
After a tumultuous couple of years, the global economy finally seems to be in recovery mode. But beneath a placid surface of falling inflation and rising overall growth lie considerable inconsistencies, weaknesses, and tensions, reflected in tanking private-sector confidence.
The latest update of the Brookings-Financial Times Tracking Indexes...
By Isaac Yaw OBENG
Agricultural exports contribute significantly to Ghana’s economy. According to the data, agri-food products worth US$3.4billion were exported from Ghana over the period 2022 and 2023 (Ghana Statistical Service, 2023.
Ghana’s agricultural-related exports are led by Cocoa and Cocoa preparations ($1.090B), Edible fruits, nuts, peel of citrus fruit, melons (US$387.29M), and Animal, vegetable...
By Kestér Kenn KLOMEGÂH
The United States government hosted trade ministers from sub-Saharan Africa for the annual African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) Forum from July 24 to 26.
Historically since its (AGOA) launch in 2000, this important corporate event takes place alternately in Washington or in an African city each...
By Mohamed A El-ERIAN
As in many other developed countries lately, the two major political parties in the United Kingdom have embraced economic growth as their top policy priority.
Following the volatile 49-day experience of Liz Truss’s government and its “dash for growth” in 2022, however, both parties emphasize that there...
By Kestér Kenn KLOMEGÂH
The Corporate Council on Africa (CCA) held the U.S.-Africa business summit in Dallas, Texas, on May 6-9 with the theme "U.S.-Africa Business: Partnering for Sustainable Success" that gathered a number of African leaders, senior U.S. and African government officials, and corporate business executives to review performance,...
South Africa prepares to host the African Growth Opportunity Act (AGOA) forum to review critical challenges and obstacles adversely impacting on trade opportunities and economic cooperation between the United States and Africa. The United States first introduced the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) in 2000. It is the...
No two crises are alike. That is true of recent financial upheavals – the Asian financial crisis of the late 1990s, the dot-com crisis of 2000, and the global financial crisis of 2008-09. It is also the case with crises sparked by geostrategic shocks, such as wars, pestilence, famine,...
When a bank fails, attention inevitably turns to its regulators. Who was asleep at the wheel? Who failed to spot the warning signs? The failure of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) is no exception.
In the United States, these questions are often directed at many different agencies, since the system is...
About 300 entrepreneurs, investors and celebrities took part in the opening reception for the US-Africa Leaders’ Summit, the investment-focused ‘Innovators’ Gathering’, honouring the influx of two-way investment and trade opportunities set to be announced at the U.S.-Africa Leaders’ Summit.
‘The Innovators’ Gathering: Investing in U.S.-Africa Cultural and Economic Ties’ was...