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“Almost all indicators were worse in 2023 than what you inherited in 2016”…
The Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) wants the government to accept responsibility for the poor macroeconomic outcomes during…
Government exceeds T-bills target in quarter 1 by 24%; interest rates…
The government exceeded its net borrowing target for treasury bills in the first quarter of 2024 by 24.8% to raise GH¢24.6…
West Africa is now Africa’s mobile money hotspot
Between 2018 and 2022, more than 110 million new mobile money accounts were opened in the region, including 60 million since 2021.…
Economic activity pickup in January 2024 – BoG
The Bank of Ghana’s high-frequency real sector indicators pointed to a continued pickup in economic activity in the first month of…
BoG maintains policy rate at 29%
The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has maintained its Monetary Policy Rate (base rate) at 29 percent.
The BoG made a 100 basis points cut…
Agriculture and fisheries agreements: Morocco and the EU are within their…
The Council of the EU and the European Commission had appealed against the decision of the Court of First Instance in the cases…
Ghana’s tax systems have become complex – Tax Partner at PwC Ghana
A partner at PwC Ghana has called for a comprehensive reform of the country’s tax laws to make them simpler and to encourage…
More tough times ahead for Ghana’s cedi; cedi is 3rd worst currency in…
The worst may not be over for Ghana’s cedi, Africa’s third-worst-performing currency this year.
Analysts said the unit, which…
Cedi depreciates 8.63% to dollar since January 1, 2024; one dollar going…
The Ghana cedi has lost 8.63%in value to the dollar since the beginning of 2024 as pressure continues to mount on the local…
February Inflation dips marginally to 23.2%
Headline inflation dipped by 0.3% to 23.2% at end-February 2024.
Inflation for January 2024 stood at 23.5%.
Announcing the…