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The Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research (ISSER) has pointed out that the persistent rise in inflation in Ghana in 2022 was the highest in over two decades. Ghana recorded an inflation of 54.1% in December 2022, after…

The Member of Parliament for Tamale South, Haruna Iddrisu is demanding answers from the government on an alleged sale of Vodafone Ghana. According to him, Ghana's 30 percent stake prized in a billion-dollar asset has been sold on credit…

The Director at the Institute for Statistical Social and Economic Research (ISSER), Professor Peter Quartey is urging the government to look out for a better alternative rather than going ahead with the 40% haircut on Eurobonds. …

The Minority in Parliament has asserted that they will oppose any policy that seeks to worsen the woes of ordinary Ghanaians in the 2024 Annual Budget Statement and Economic Policy. The caucus issued a stern warning regarding the…

Parliament has proposed November 15, 2023, for the presentation of the 2024 Budget Statement and Economic Policy of the government. Speaker Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin on Tuesday, October 31, said in a few days, the House would host…

The cedi weathered a tumultuous year in 2022, witnessing a sharp decline in value against major international currencies. According to the Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research (ISSER) in its 2022 state of the Ghanaian…

Treasury bill yields are expected to peak around 30% to 33.5%, GCB Capital has projected. This is coming after the yield on the 91-day T-bill hit 29.81%, whilst that of the 364-day bill also reached 33.42%. It pointed out that while…

Trading of Government of Ghana papers in the local bond market remained robust last week. The total weekly volume traded improved 10.34% week-on-week to a new post-Domestic Debt Exchange Programme high of ¢1.39 billion. Investors…

Oil prices are set to average $81 a barrel in 2024 in case the Hamas-Israel war doesn’t spill over to the region—otherwise, in a ‘large supply disruption’ scenario, prices could spike to as high as $157 per barrel, the World Bank said on…

Weakening global economic growth could keep oil prices below $90 per barrel this year and next, barring a major escalation in the Hamas-Israel war that could spill over the Middle East and threaten supply, which could send oil to above $100…