Ghana, others not making use of natural resources
Africa has been slow to convert its natural resources endowments to tangible development outcomes because of weaknesses in governance, according to the fifth edition...
Rate of employment slows down in March
Employment growth slowed down in March, making it the lowest in the first quarter of 2018. Although the the private sector experienced sustained strength,...
Capacity building needed to implement African Free Trade
Following the historic signing of the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) in Kigali, Rwanda in March this year, the African Capacity Building Foundation...
Revenue from cocoa exports, oil production to support trade – Standard...
Ghana’s balance of trade is set to receive support from revenues from cocoa export and oil production this year according to researchers at Standard...
April records fastest pace of growth in activity since August 2017
The month of April recorded the fastest pace of growth in business activity since August 2017. This was contained in the April 2018 edition...
African urbanization – a changing dynamic
On a recent trip to Morocco to attend the 15th Annual Africa Venture Capital Association (AVCA) conference, I had the pleasure of being seated next...
Agriculture is crucial for economic growth – Report
A major study by the Africa Centre for Economic Transformation (ACET) has highlighted how transforming agriculture can become a stimulus for economic development across...
MTN targets GHC3.47bn in historic IPO
Telecoms giant MTN is looking at raising GHC3.47 billion in a historic Initial Public Offering (IPO) which is going live today.
The offer which begins...
