Opinions

Japan’s voluntary month-and-a-half shutdown of the economy in April due to COVID-19 has had a higher cost for women than men. A key reason: a...

With the highest mobile penetration in West-Africa, Ghana recorded mobile adoption of 55% by the end of 2019 – this value is higher than the regional average...

The IMF assists countries hit by crises by providing them financial support to create breathing room as they implement adjustment policies to restore economic stability...

I am still waiting for the response from them. To think it has taken the better part of three weeks just to get information on...

Introduction             The topic for discussions in recent days is the authorization given to the Ministry of Finance (MOF) to set up the Agyapa special...

COVID-19 has had a profound impact on people, firms, and economies all over the world. While countries have ramped up public lifelines to individuals and firms they...

Gone are the days when national telecoms markets were primarily defined by former monopoly incumbent telcos together with a handful of mobile operators (MNOs). New...

IS DEFICIT FINANCING BACK: BOG 2020 BUDGET DEFICIT SUPPORT AT 53%? Introduction It seems the Bank of Ghana (BOG) May 2020 Monetary Policy Committee (MPC)...

Introduction During the decade-long Global Financial and other crisis from 2008, BOG did not apply any of its fiscal powers under the Act 612. On the contrary, the...

Introduction The final article in the “BOG MPC AND DEFICIT FINANCING” series calls on Parliament to re-examine the revised 2020 Budget and COVID-19 fiscal gaps...