BRICS is fake: Not an anti-NATO, won’t replace the dollar, can not control global economic growth
Even as China’s economy enters what’s probably a long-term slowdown, the Western press is warning about China’s attempt to build world influence — and maybe world domination? — via new international organizations that it controls. Here’s James Kynge in the Financial Times: The key to China’s blueprint is to steadily institutionalise its leadership over the […]
Central Bank losses: Potential impact on the economy
The possibility of central bank losses may look like a “science fiction story” in most developed countries. It is indeed expected that a central bank carrying out traditional central banking functions in a stable macroeconomic environment will make profits. However, in the unstable macroeconomic environment of many developing countries like Ghana, central bank losses have […]
Government announces settlement of dollar-denominated DDEP
Government has announced the successful settlement of the Domestic Debt Exchange Programme (DDEP) in respect of the its U.S. dollar-denominated bonds. A release issued by the Ministry of Finance said the successful result was a significant achievement for the government as it pursues its macroeconomic stabilisation policies under the IMF-supported Post-COVID-19 Programme for Economic Growth […]
“My government has fought and is fighting corruption not just in high-sounding words” – Akufo-Addo
“My government has fought and is fighting corruption not just in high-sounding words, but, actually, in concrete deeds,” President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has said. Speaking at the 2023 Bar Conference in Cape Coast on Monday morning, President Akufo-Addo said: “We have shunned mere exhortations and showy denunciations of unproved corruption.” “It has been a […]
I’ll give NDC showdown: Dr Bawumia – NDC reacts
A flag bearer aspirant of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Vice-President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has stated that he will give the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and its presidential candidate, John Dramani Mahama, a “showdown” in the December 2024 general election. Dr Bawumia said this during a meeting with NPP delegates in the Nkwanta South Constituency […]
Hold Mahama accountable for “reckless” comments aimed at undermining Judiciary – Akufo-Addo
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has criticised former President John Dramani Mahama’s recent attack on the judiciary. Mr Mahama addressing a National Democratic Congress (NDC) annual lawyers conference on September 2, 2023 said President Akufo-Addo has appointed the highest number of judges in Ghana. He said the court has been packed with NPP-inclined judges, “He […]
Boats, planes and armoured train: How Kim Jong Un travels abroad
North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un is reportedly on his way to Russia’s port city Vladivostok via bulletproof train to meet President Vladimir Putin. In line with a long-standing tradition among North Korean leaders, Mr Kim will likely spend over 20 hours travelling some 1,180km (733 miles) on the slow-moving locomotive – said to include a restaurant […]
Morocco earthquake: Villagers’ hopes waning in search for survivors
Rescuers in Morocco have been using their bare hands as desperate search efforts continue for survivors of Friday’s powerful earthquake. A total of 2,681 people are known to have died in the tremor – the country’s deadliest in 60 years. Morocco’s government is under pressure to accept more international aid, as rescuers battle with exhaustion. […]
Elon Musk confirms he and Grimes have had a third child – and its name is as unusual as you’d expect
Elon Musk has confirmed that he and former partner Grimes have a third child together – and its name is just as unusual as its siblings’. The child is called Tau Techno Mechanicus, the technology billionaire wrote in a post on X (formerly Twitter) on Sunday. Musk, who owns the social network, was responding to a post from entertainment news account Pop […]
2023 VOTERS REGISTRATION EXERCISE
TRANSPARENCY FAIRNESS INTEGRITY PRESS RELEASE ELECTORAL COMMISSION GHANA 11′ September, 2023 2023 VOTERS REGISTRATION EXERCISE The Electoral Commission wishes to inform the General Public that the 2023 Voters Registration Exercise begins on Tuesday, 12′ September, 2023 and ends on Monday, 2nd October, 2023. The Registration takes place at all the 268 District Offices of the […]