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The tariff war between America and China: Implications for developing countries, particularly Ghana
During the 2016 electioneering campaign, Donald Trump labeled the People’s Republic of China a “currency manipulator” and promised increased tariffs on Chinese exports into the United States by 45 per cent. Trump proposed the idea during a…
West Africa Leaks: Watch out for the Ghana story on May 22
Tomorrow May 22, 2018 history will be made in West African journalism as the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) working with the Norbert Zongo Centre for Investigative Journalism (CENOZO), brought together some 13…
Open letter to the Governor, Bank of Ghana: Don’t make Ghanaians spectators of finance…
Dear Governor,
I dare say that whereas the GH¢400 million ($88.5 million) minimum capital requirement you have placed on banks is not a bad policy in and of itself, but the fact that the decision is threatening to make Ghanaians…
Which bank is next to go down after Sovereign Bank?
The crisis in the banking sector in Ghana has been known for some time now - at least, for more than six years. But the biggest question has always been what was being done to forestall the crisis from blowing up into major banking…
ECA pays tribute to the memory of Adebayo Adedeji: Africa has lost an icon
The entire staff of the UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) this week mourns the passing of the institution’s longest serving Executive Secretary, Professor Adebayo Adedeji, who passed away on 25 April 2018.
In a statement to all…
Will Ghana be second after Rwanda to ratify AfCFTA?
Africa’s strive towards continental integration and free trade has received another major boost. Fourty four African countries signed the Africa Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) in Kigali, Rwanda on March 21, 2018. What was…
Akufo-Addo’s speech on US-Ghana Military Co-operation Agreement
Fellow Ghanaians, I have come into your homes this evening to talk about a matter that has generated a lot of heat in our country these past days.
Last week, at the height of the furore triggered by the US-Ghana Military Co-operation…
WACSI and Change the Game Academy – Leading Civil Society Beyond Aid
Civil society in Ghana remains a key constituency in ensuring the advancement and consolidation of democratic governance. Increasingly, civil society in Ghana has begun to reflect on its sustainability due to dwindling donor funding and…
The AU, fighting corruption and investigative journalism in Africa
It is common knowledge that Africa is not poor. The continent holds the largest share of the world’s precious metals, and while barely half of its arable land has been cultivated, it is the leading producer of cocoa in the world. Indeed,…
Open letter to the IGP of Ghana: I’m a journalist, I don’t feel safe
Dear Mr. Inspector General of Police,
I am a journalist living and working in Accra, and I have been for many years now through some of the difficult times in this country’s political systems. But in 2018, 25 years since Ghana…