Data made available by the International Monetary Fund show that COVID-19 will cripple the global economy and growth will decline by 3 percent. Other bodies such as US-based CB Insights is also projecting global startup financing will take a hit, with private market funding in the first quarter of 2020 hovering around US$77billion – down […] The post Gilles

Data made available by the International Monetary Fund show that COVID-19 will cripple the global economy and growth will decline by 3 percent. Other bodies such as US-based CB Insights is also projecting global startup financing will take a hit, with private market funding in the first quarter of 2020 hovering around US$77billion – down […] The post Gilles

Official Receiver and Liquidator of the collapsed nonbank financial institutions, Eric Nana Nipah indicated that investigations revealed owners of some of the Collapsed financial institutions used monies deposited in their firms to purchase homes in foreign countries. This makes a good case for prosecution of some of the owners of the collapsed financial institutions since […] The post Editorial:

Official Receiver and Liquidator of the collapsed nonbank financial institutions, Eric Nana Nipah indicated that investigations revealed owners of some of the Collapsed financial institutions used monies deposited in their firms to purchase homes in foreign countries. This makes a good case for prosecution of some of the owners of the collapsed financial institutions since […] The post Editorial:

The Kimathi Kuenyehia Foundation and the Moremi Initiative for Women’s Leadership in Africa have announced the winners of the 2019 Kimathi Kuenyehia-MiLEAD reading prize. A joint initiative of the two institutions launched in 2015, with the primary goal of encouraging good reading habits among the young women leaders in Moremi Initiative’s MILEAD Fellows Programme for […] The post 2019

The Kimathi Kuenyehia Foundation and the Moremi Initiative for Women’s Leadership in Africa have announced the winners of the 2019 Kimathi Kuenyehia-MiLEAD reading prize. A joint initiative of the two institutions launched in 2015, with the primary goal of encouraging good reading habits among the young women leaders in Moremi Initiative’s MILEAD Fellows Programme for […] The post 2019

AM Best has assigned a Financial Strength Rating of B+ (Good) and a Long Term Issuer Credit Rating of ‘bbb-’ to WAICA Reinsurance Corporation PLC (WAICA Re, Sierra Leone). The outlook assigned to these Credit Ratings is stable. The ratings reflect WAICA Re’s balance sheet strength, which AM Best categorises as very strong, as well […] The post AM

AM Best has assigned a Financial Strength Rating of B+ (Good) and a Long Term Issuer Credit Rating of ‘bbb-’ to WAICA Reinsurance Corporation PLC (WAICA Re, Sierra Leone). The outlook assigned to these Credit Ratings is stable. The ratings reflect WAICA Re’s balance sheet strength, which AM Best categorises as very strong, as well […] The post AM Best

Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta is expected to present the government’s mid-term budget review to Parliament on Thursday, while speculation is rife about the negative economic impact of the novel coronavirus on government projects and programmes. Mr. Ofori-Atta was engaged by a section of the media on his expectations and we must admit he gave a […] The post Editorial:

Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta is expected to present the government’s mid-term budget review to Parliament on Thursday, while speculation is rife about the negative economic impact of the novel coronavirus on government projects and programmes. Mr. Ofori-Atta was engaged by a section of the media on his expectations and we must admit he gave a […] The post Editorial:

On Thursday, July 2nd 2020, Ghana’s sanitation sub-sector witnessed what some considered a historical moment: the launch in Accra via Zoom of the 10-point manifesto demanding action from political parties on general sanitation issues, and open defecation in particular. Dubbed ‘The M-CODe Open Defecation-Free Ghana Manifesto’, its purpose is to enable political parties and governments […] The post Ama

On Thursday, July 2nd 2020, Ghana’s sanitation sub-sector witnessed what some considered a historical moment: the launch in Accra via Zoom of the 10-point manifesto demanding action from political parties on general sanitation issues, and open defecation in particular. Dubbed ‘The M-CODe Open Defecation-Free Ghana Manifesto’, its purpose is to enable political parties and governments […] The post Ama

The Economic Governance Platform has participated in an International Monetary Fund (IMF) Webinar  titled ‘Promoting Effective Use of COVID-19 Finances in Africa: An IMF Discussion with African CSOs’. The expectations of this conference were to critically examine the IMFs support to help countries cope with the COVID-19 pandemic; to ignite the debate on the best […] The post Economic

The Economic Governance Platform has participated in an International Monetary Fund (IMF) Webinar  titled ‘Promoting Effective Use of COVID-19 Finances in Africa: An IMF Discussion with African CSOs’. The expectations of this conference were to critically examine the IMFs support to help countries cope with the COVID-19 pandemic; to ignite the debate on the best […] The post Economic

The Governing Council of the Tamale Technical University (TaTU) has appointed Professor Abass Braimah as the first Vice Chancellor since the institution attained its university status. Prof Braimah’s appointment, which took effect from July 1, 2020, will see him serve a four-year term. In addition to that, the Council also appointed Alhaji Yakubu Iddrisu and […] The post Tamale

The Governing Council of the Tamale Technical University (TaTU) has appointed Professor Abass Braimah as the first Vice Chancellor since the institution attained its university status. Prof Braimah’s appointment, which took effect from July 1, 2020, will see him serve a four-year term. In addition to that, the Council also appointed Alhaji Yakubu Iddrisu and […] The post Tamale

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused extensive disruption to Ghana’s economy; severely affecting businesses, jobs and livelihoods. The post-pandemic recovery will be arduous and protracted, and will require well-coordinated and comprehensive policies to turn the situation around. The IEA presents here a summary of policy initiatives that we believe are key to achieving immediate recovery and […] The post Key

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused extensive disruption to Ghana’s economy; severely affecting businesses, jobs and livelihoods. The post-pandemic recovery will be arduous and protracted, and will require well-coordinated and comprehensive policies to turn the situation around. The IEA presents here a summary of policy initiatives that we believe are key to achieving immediate recovery and […] The post Key

The Public Interest Accountability Committee (PIAC) has urged the Bank of Ghana and Ministry of Finance to consider broadening the qualifying investment instruments in order to diversify Ghana Petroleum Funds (GPFs) investments in both low and high risk portfolios to maximise returns. As it stands now, the Petroleum Revenue Management Act (PRAM) prescribes a list […] The post Broaden

The Public Interest Accountability Committee (PIAC) has urged the Bank of Ghana and Ministry of Finance to consider broadening the qualifying investment instruments in order to diversify Ghana Petroleum Funds (GPFs) investments in both low and high risk portfolios to maximise returns. As it stands now, the Petroleum Revenue Management Act (PRAM) prescribes a list […] The post Broaden