Tag Archives: ECONOMIC

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) is holding a briefing today at the party’s headquarters. This brief addressed by National Communications Officer, Sammy Gyamfi speaks on the current economic hardship in the country under the Akufo-Addo/Bawumia led govenment including the cedi depreciation among others. Source: www.ghanaweb.com

Steve Hanke, a professor of applied economics at Johns Hopkins University in the United States, has for some time now been monitoring Ghana’s economic growth and putting a spotlight on it. In his latest #EconWatch diaries on his verified Twitter timeline, the academic stated that, since 2021, Ghana has lost …

A 21-year-old man has allegedly committed suicide at Axim in the Western Region. Rainbowradioonline.com gathered that the young man always complained bitterly about economic hardship. Residents in the area woke up shocked Thursday morning (July 28, 2022) after they saw the deceased hanging. He is said to have committed suicide …

The Russian Embassy in Ghana has provided evidence to reiterate its earlier claims that the invasion of Ukraine is not to be blamed for Ghana’s increasing food prices. The Russian Embassy on July 1, tweeted that it was wrong to blame Russia for increasing food prices on the African continent. …

Gabby Asare Otchere-Darko of the New Patriotic Party, NPP, has commented on rising calls for a reshuffle in the government of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. In a social media post sighted by GhanaWeb, Gabby said the calls were as if, if the president heeds the call, all of Ghana’s …

Ghanaian actress and model, Andrea Owusu, widely known as Efia Odo, appears to have run away to the United States in the face of the economic hardships in the country. Efia Odo, who used to be a leading member of the #Fix the Country Movement, has made it known that …

President Akufo-Addo in his capacity as the African Union Champion of Financial Institutions addressed the Boma of Africa (www.africaboma.com), at the invitation of the African Union and AfroChampions, on the ongoing global economic turmoil. He strongly urged the assembled leaders to prioritise and focus on collective actions to strengthen Africa’s …

Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has said the on-going economic crisis sweeping through the world must be a wake up call to African countries to adopt a technological approach to development, especially as the continent seeks to rebuild and rise. Addressing a high-level African Union-backed “BOMA” event (www.africaboma.com), the Veep …

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has entreated Ghanaians to commit to sacrificing to ensure government is able to steer Ghana through its current economic hardship. Addressing Muslims at an Eid-Ul-Adha ceremony on Saturday, July 9, 2022, the president, drawing inspiration from the significance of the celebration, called on Ghanaians to give up …

Former President, John Dramani Mahama, has proposed a number of measures be believes will salvage Ghana’s sinking economy. According to Mahama, these measures are to be deployed as quickly as possible in order to avert a total collapse of the economy. He made the recommendations during a June 30, 2022 …