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As 2020 draws to a close, many of us cannot wait for this annus horribilis to end. And for good reason: this year has seen more than...

In November, Zambia became Africa's first pandemic-era debt defaulter after it failed to service a $40m bond payment. Creditors rejected its pleas for a six-month...

After 5 years of implementing the Petroleum Price Deregulation policy by the NPA, It is sad to note that this policy is not working for...

The COVID-19 pandemic hit Liberia at a time of pre-existing fragility.  The country held elections in 2017, leading to the first democratic transition of power between...

2020 will soon be over, and with it an incredibly trying year. The editors at IMFBlog wish you good health and peace over the holidays...

Well not quite a stalemate; 6,730,587 forming 51.3% of valid votes excluding Techiman-South Constituency for President Nana Addo Danquah Akuffo-Addo. Agreeably, another 6,214,889 for the...

Any strong economy is reflective of its robust financial system so when macroeconomic indicators point to a positive direction, it is largely fueled by players...

Chinese negotiators this week surprised their European Union counterparts with key market access concessions – following long months of intransigence — that could allow the...

The first phase of the ambitious Ghana CARES programme, drawn up by the President Nana Akufo Addo administration is coming to an end over the...

China’s pledge in September to pursue carbon neutrality by 2060 was followed by a similar pledge from Japan a month later. With these commitments being...