Ghana currently has the interest rates among top 11 African countries according to DataBank’s Weekly Fixed Income Update. The 91-day and 182-day treasury bills with interest rates of 18.23% and 19.26% rates respectively are the highest on the continent. Despite the high-interest rates, the Treasury bill rates in the country …
Read More »‘I’m the highest paid artist in the history of African music’ – Burna Boy claims
African afrobeats musician, Burna Boy, has disclosed that he is the highest paid artist in the history of African music. According to the Nigerian star whose music continues to make global headlines, despite being the highest paid artist ever in Africa, money does not satisfy him. “I said money doesn’t …
Read More »20 African countries with the highest debt-to-GDP ratio
Like other professions, Economists use many abbreviations. One of the most common is GDP, which represents Gross Domestic Product. According to the International Monetary Fund, the term has become widely used as a reference point for the health of national and global economies. The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) comprehensively measures …
Read More »807 official goals: Cristiano Ronaldo becomes highest scorer in football history
World Football superstar Cristiano Ronaldo powered Manchester United back into the top four with a hat-trick against Tottenham — writing his name into the history books in the process as football’s all-time leading goalscorer. The Portuguese superstar, 37, opened the scoring at Old Trafford after just 12 minutes with a …
Read More »Kwame Peprah is the highest ranked Ghanaian player abroad
On Sunday, the former King Faisal striker was in action for his Orlando Pirates squad, who defeated Royal Leopards 6-2 in the CAF Confederations Cup. The Ghanaian striker scored on the stroke of halftime and shone throughout the match, which was played away. Kwame Peprah received an 8.1 rating for …
Read More »South Africa’s unemployment rate is now highest in the world
South Africa’s unemployment rate surged to the highest on a global list of 82 countries monitored by Bloomberg. The jobless rate rose to 34.4% in the second quarter from 32.6% in the three months through March, Statistics South Africa said Tuesday in a report released in the capital, Pretoria. The …
Read More »VGMA 22: Sarkodie – ‘The Highest’ is the highest VGMA awards holder
Sarkodie is VGMA’s highest award holder since its inception, with 20 award wins under his belt. With his impressive resume, it was no wonder Sarkodie was honoured as the Artiste of the decade in 2019. And the pioneer of the Best Rapper Category at the VGMA’s. 2010 In 2009, Sarkodie blew our airwaves with …
Read More »The highest-paid Black football players in the world – Forbes
Football players are among the highest celebrity earners across the globe. Like musicians, film actors, and show hosts, footballers also make money on and off the field. Some have also established enterprises to not only make more money but to create employment for others. Forbes’s recent publication on the …
Read More »Top 7 highest paid government officials in Ghana & their salaries 2021
Government officials in Ghana are individuals the president has appointed directly or indirectly to head agencies, institutions, ministries or organizations. Their jobs are very demanding, important and inure to the growth of the country thus their salaries are certainly gargantuan or just equivalent to the work they do. As to whether …
Read More »Ghana’s economy ranked 8th biggest in Africa
Ghana’s economy has ranked 73rd in the world in terms of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) for the year 2019 making it the 8th largest economy in Africa. The 2020 figures are not expected for another year. According to the World Bank, Ghana’s economy stood at about US$67 billion in …
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