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Experts at the recently held SANKALP West Africa summit have emphasised the need for respective governments across the region to build conducive ecosystems which foster entrepreneurship and private sector growth. They argued that…

President Nana Akufo-Addo has enjoined key stakeholders on the continent, including the Bank of Ghana (BoG), to grow the capital base of the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) – describing the bank as crucial for the continent’s…

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s criticism of the credit rating agencies should be founded on facts, Dean of the Business School of the University of Cape Coast (UCC), Professor John Gatsi, has said. Prof Gatsi says he sees no…

Oil prices fell on Tuesday morning as uncertainty around Chinese oil demand continues to grow - particularly in the near-term. Chart of the Week - Chinese refiners added some 1.77 million b/d of crude to their…

WTI crude prices slid on Tuesday morning to just above $70 per barrel—an important psychological threshold for the U.S. crude oil benchmark. WTI was trading at $70.16 per barrel at 11:34 a.m. ET, a $1.62 (2.26%) drop on the day, as…

The Ghana Chamber of Mines has described some agreements and contracts signed between its government and the government as unhealthy and detrimental to the extractive sector. This, it says, is greatly affecting the operations of the…

The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat and the United Bank of Africa have signed an agreement to support Small and Medium Enterprises in Africa with 6 billion dollars to scale up and expand into multinational…

Financial Economist Professor Godfred Bokpin has described Ghana’s method of restoring debt sustainability as needless and poor. According to him, the move will rather impose hardships on Ghanaians. Speaking at the Graphic…

The Public Interest and Accountability (PIAC) has dismissed the perception that foreign oil-producing companies are shunning investments in Ghana because of the energy transition policies of their respective governments. This is coming…

The government has pledged to expand the Livelihood Empowerment against Poverty (LEAP) programme to all 2.5 million extremely poor individuals by 2024. According to Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, this is in line with its tradition of…