Vol 60 No 23 | GHANA Hefty down payment for 2020 21st November 2019 President Akufo-Addo's government wants to engineer a pre-election boom without the usual economic meltdown afterwards With national elections a year away, Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta tried to combine political bullishness and banker's caution when he read the 2020 budget statement in parliamen...
Vol 60 No 21 | GHANA Short circuits 25th October 2019 A US aid agency and President Akufo-Addo’s government are clashing over a plan to reform the state power company The government's cancellation of a contract with a business consortium to manage the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has put it at odds with the United States government and cos...
Vol 60 No 19 | GHANA Dissident doctor 27th September 2019 When Information Minister Kojo Oppong Nkrumah announced on 20 September that three men had been arrested for coup plotting, some Ghanaians felt they had entered a time warp, stretc...
Vol 60 No 12 | CÔTE D'IVOIREGHANA Cocoanomics 14th June 2019 Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana are threatening to suspend the sale of cocoa beans to the open market for the 2020/21 crop season in a bid to secure higher prices for their farmers. ...
Vol 60 No 2 | GHANA Midterm blues and red lines 25th January 2019 President Akufo-Addo is pushing for bold development on industry and education – but few citizens feel any short-term benefit As he marks the halfway point for his government, President Nana Addo Akufo-Addo wants to push ahead with ambitious economic modernisation plans before campaigning for the 2020 ele...
Vol 59 No 24 | GHANA Hey, big spender! 7th December 2018 The debt overhang and over-priced projects threaten the government’s social programmes and industrial policy As Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta rose to his feet in Parliament on 15 November to deliver his 2019 budget statement, he faced scepticism about his arithmetic from the opposition ... READ FOR FREE
Vol 59 No 23 | GHANA Mahama wants a replay 23rd November 2018 The victory of Samuel Ofosu-Ampofo in the contest for national chairman at the opposition National Democratic Congress convention in Accra on 18 November could set the stage for fo...
Vol 59 No 16 | GHANA Gas contract claims minister 10th August 2018 The sacking of Energy Minister Boakye Agyarko on 6 August for supposedly mishandling renegotiations with the Dubai-based Ameri group on a power supply contract has triggered a cris...
Vol 59 No 10 | GHANA Tax and spend dilemmas 18th May 2018 The success of government’s education and industry policies depends on widening the tax net and clawing back stolen funds It all looks so good on the surface. After rebounding last year, Ghana's economy is reckoned to be one of Africa's fastest growing, the cedi has stabilised and inflation is dipping... READ FOR FREE
Vol 59 No 1 | GHANA A year to deliver 12th January 2018 After tackling inherited economic chaos, the government has to make good on its campaign promises President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo starts the year well ahead of the governing New Patriotic Party in the popularity stakes after a difficult first year in power. That is a func...
