The 2022 World Cup is marked by superlatives. It is the first time the global football tournament takes place in a Gulf nation. Qatar is the smallest country ever to host the month-long event.
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Afrobarometer Receives Major Boost with $6 Million Grant From Sweden
Accra, Ghana//– The Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) has announced a three-year, 66 million Swedish Kronor grant (approximately US $6 million) in support of Afrobarometer’s (https://www.Afrobarometer.org/) new 10-year strategy to extend its reach and illuminate the way forward for Africa’s development.
Moody’s Downgrades Ghana to Further Junk Status, Warns Investors Could Lose in Debt Restructuring
Moody’s has downgraded the Government of Ghana’s long-term issuer ratings to Ca from Caa2 or further junk status and changed the outlook to stable.
Ghana: ‘2023 Budget Would Restore Macroeconomic Stability’
Accra, Ghana//-Ghana’s government is confident that the country’s 2023 would re-set the economy and restore macroeconomic stability.
Bright Simons: Ghana’s 2023 Budget: A Missed Opportunity
The leadup to Ghana’s budget presentation was filled with political drama and outsized investor expectations.
Report Finds That 37 African Countries Have industrialised in Last Decade
Abidjan, Ivory Coast//-Thirty-seven of 52 African countries have become more industrialised over the past eleven years, according to a new report from the African Development Bank, the African Union and the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO).
US Dollar is Getting Stronger: African Countries Are Feeling the Pain and Have Few Policy Options
Shutterstock Jonathan Munemo, Salisbury University The US dollar has been advancing rapidly in response to the Federal Reserve’s resolve to keep raising policy rates for longer to regain control of stubbornly high inflation.
Ghanaians Should Brace up For More Taxes in 2023 Budget-Minority MPs
Accra, Ghana//-The Minority in Parliament has said that the 2023 Budget will exacerbate the suffering of Ghanaians.
Strategic Leadership Positioning, A Key to Attracting Investments in the Current Global Economic Crisis
The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) & Managing Partner of V5 Solutions Ltd and FV Global Consult, Dr Victor Abbey says strategic leadership positioning is key to attracting investments in the current global economic crisis.
Ghana: Minority MPs Vow to Block Approval of $500m Loan Facility
Accra, Ghana//-The Minority Members of Parliament (MPs) has vowed to block the approval of new loans government will put before the House.