Tag: fiscal policy

Kay Codjoe of IMANI Africa has argued that Ghana’s economy is not an abstract set of figures but a lived reality for ordinary people, and that the establishment of a ...

The Ghanaian economy is exhibiting signs of recovery and resilience, according to recent analysis from Dr. Priscilla Twumasi Baffour, an economist at the University of Ghana.  With a downward trajectory ...

IMANI Africa’s Founding President, Franklin Cudjoe, has raised strong concerns about the manner in which the Government of Ghana communicated details surrounding a recently approved $360 million World Bank facility. ...

Joyce Bawah Mogtari defends Ghana’s new Energy Sector Levy, explaining how it will stabilize energy supply.

Ghana’s currency has seen a remarkable turnaround this year, with the cedi appreciating by 12.2 percent as of May 2025, a sharp contrast to the same period in 2024, when ...

Ghana’s Finance Minister, Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson, has firmly dismissed suggestions that the recent appreciation of the Ghanaian cedi is a temporary phenomenon. In a strong defence, Dr Forson stressed ...

The Ghanaian government has missed its treasury bill (T-bill) target for the third consecutive time in 2025, signaling a potential shift in investor sentiment towards short-term government securities. According to ...

Osagyefo Mawuse Oliver Barker-Vormawor, activist and convener of the Democracy Hub, formerly  FixTheCountry Movement, has raised concerns over what he described as Ghana’s failure to acknowledge the role of civic ...

In a major legislative move, the Parliament of Ghana has passed bills for the repeal of the Electronic Transfer Levy (E-Levy), the Emission Levy, and the Betting Tax on gaming ...

Rachel Reeves has blamed “global uncertainty” for the sweeping budget cuts aimed at addressing a fiscal deficit driven by rising borrowing costs and sluggish economic growth. Addressing the House of ...