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Although local content laws require oil and gas companies to prioritise Ghanaians in their recruitment processes in a bid to indigenise the sector, skills and knowledge gaps – especially in highly-specialised aspects – remain a setback.…

The Institute for Economic Affairs (IEA) has renewed its call for the country to create and execute a strong domestic national development programme, emphasising that shifts in global economics necessitate proactive preparedness to overcome…

The government’s indebtedness to various pension schemes as of the end of May this year stands at GH¢2.63 billion, the Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta, has told Parliament. The amount breakdown was Tier One pensions of the Controller…

Dr. Mohammed Amin Adam, Minister of State at the Ministry of Finance has revealed that the collaboration between the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) and McKinsey resulted in an increase in revenue. According to him, revenue increased from…

Capital market experts have asked the government to be transparent as it engages investors to restructure dollar-denominated bonds totalling about US$809 million. The experts also urged the government to extensively engage these…

The Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) is urging the government to ensure the current debt crisis does not lead to a banking crisis. It, therefore, wants the Bank of Ghana to allow banks and other financial institutions affected by the…

Human rights organisation Amnesty International-Ghana has vehemently opposed the ongoing efforts by members of parliament to pass an anti-LGBTQ+ Bill. The organisation says it opposes the Promotion of Proper Sexual Human Rights and the…

OPEC is expected to keep a bullish view on next year’s oil demand growth when it publishes its outlook on July 13, according to Reuters. Anonymous OPEC sources who spoke to Reuters said on Thursday that OPEC’s 2024 demand outlook will…

Crude oil prices remained down today after the U.S. Energy Information Administration reported an estimated inventory decline of 1.5 million barrels for the week to July 1. This compared to an estimated inventory draw of a substantial…

The Institute of Economic Affairs has accused the present and past governments of treating the various financial crises as temporal problems without any major and permanent macroeconomic and structural policy changes to transform the…