Ghana’s public debt stock rose to ¢351.8 billion in December 2021, from ¢344.5 billion in November 2021, about 80.1% of Gross Domestic Product (GDP), the March 2022 Summary of Economic and Financial Data by the Bank of Ghana (BoG) has revealed.
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Whistleblowers and Tax Evasion: What South Africa Needs to Add to its Toolbox
Shutterstock Carika Fritz, University of the Witwatersrand The importance of whistleblowers was highlighted again recently in South Africa. In one of the reports released by Judge Raymond Zondo, who has headed up a commission of inquiry into state capture, he recommended that whistleblowers should be protected.
‘Ghana May Have No Choice But to Go to IMF in an Ambulance’
Accra, Ghana//-Finance Lecturer at the University of Ghana Business School (UGBS) has warned that Ghana’s economy will be severely battered and may have to seek policy credibility from the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Russia-Ukraine War: Decoding How African Countries Voted at the UN
Sergiy Kyslytsya, Permanent Representative of Ukraine to the United Nations, speaks during a special session of the General Assembly on March 02, 2022. Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images Mahama Tawat, Université de Montpellier In recent weeks the world has witnessed the most tense moments in international relations since the end of the Cold War.
Putin’s War Shows Critical Importance of Investment Diversification
The Russia-Ukraine war has put a stark spotlight on the critical importance of diversification for investors in order to safeguard and build their wealth, affirms the CEO of one of the world’s largest independent financial advisory, asset management and fintech organisations.
E-LEVY: The Albatross Around the Neck of Akufo-Addo led Gov’t. Does Ghana Really Need an E-levy to Survive Economically?
“Turning and turning in the widening gyre The falcon cannot hear the falconer; Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold; Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world, The blood-dimmed tide is loosed, and everywhere The ceremony of innocence is drowned; The best lack all conviction, while the worst Are full of passionate intensity” . William […]
Stop the Arrogance; be Honest with Ghanaians on Economic Woes –Prof Botchwey to Gov’t
Accra, Ghana//-Former Finance Minister, Professor Kwesi Botchwey, says Ghana’s current economic challenges could be overcome if the government is honest with Ghanaians.
Prof Gatsi’s Explainer on Mismanagement of an Economy in Context: No Excuses for Ghana’s “Broke” Economy
Cape Coast, Central Region, Ghana//-Economic management outcomes depend on many factors including leadership.
New Report on Narratives on Business in Africa Shows Another ‘Scramble for Africa’
Nairobi, Kenya//- There is another scramble for Africa according to international media, but this time it is about who can best profit from the continent’s business opportunities.
Planning for the Future: Behavioural Insights to Help Informal Workers Save
If you are reading this blog, you are probably an average formal sector wage earner; like Marina, a human resources specialist in a small country that we’ll call Frictionlesslandia.