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cocoa

chocolate economy

Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana unite on cocoa trade, creating ‘Chocpec’

Rare is the international business conference that can claim to have midwifed a new geopolitical strategy. ...

Step Change

Ghana’s Hollard to partner with African e-commerce company to sell insurance

Hollard Ghana is close to partnering with a major African e-commerce company to distribute insurance products online, CEO Patience Akyianu tells ... The Africa Report.

IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva speaks during a news conference in Rabat

new rules

IMF/Georgieva: After austerity, it’s ‘spend, spend, spend’ at the Fund

As governments and international financial institutions throw off the constraints of austerity policies and economic orthodoxy, there are hard ... questions about how Africa could benefit from this change in strategy. Much will depend on how fast its economies can raise finance for post-Covid recovery efforts.

Kristalina Georgieva

Keynes returns

‘Vaccine policy is economic policy’ – IMF MD Kristalina Georgieva

The International Monetary Fund managing director Kristalina Georgieva says the IMF spent nearly $300bn in resuscitating the global economy when ... Covid-19 struck. There are unorthodox noises being made at the top of the institution best known for austerity in public spending. What comes next as rich countries bounce back and poor countries stay on the mat? And will the IMF run out of money? An exclusive interview with the head of the IMF.

Ghana top stories

A strong network

Ghana: Who’s who in circle of President, Nana Akufo-Addo

Soft Currency

Ghana’s central bank set to push through cedi-for-gold plan, mining chamber says

helping hand

Ghana: Akufo-Addo implores commercial banks to lower rates

A strong network

Ghana: Who’s who in circle of President, Nana Akufo-Addo

Soft Currency

Ghana’s central bank set to push through cedi-for-gold plan, mining chamber says

helping hand

Ghana: Akufo-Addo implores commercial banks to lower rates

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questionable track record

Has ECOWAS made West Africa a safer place?

In an article published in 1994 titled 'The Coming Anarchy', the American journalist Robert Kaplan predicted an impending Armageddon for West ... Africa due to what he considered its notoriety for breeding crime, coups and tyrannical regimes. 26 years later, it bears examining whether the region has measured up to this grim forecast.

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Bouncing Back

Ghana confounds sceptics by raising $3bn in eurobond sale

Ghana proved it can still access international debt markets by raising $3bn in late March. ...

Soak up the Sun

Nigeria’s Starsight Energy plans east Africa solar power expansion

Nigerian solar power provider Starsight Energy plans to expand to Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania, Sola Lawson, managing director and co-head at African ... Infrastructure Investment Managers (AIIM), tells The Africa Report.

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Ghana's Tema Port

boatload of questions

How Vincent Bolloré won Ghana’s Tema port contract

A new leaked report obtained by Africa Confidential shows how French ports and media billionaire gained control of Ghana's busiest port, at the ... expense of the public purse.

Ghana's Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta speaks during the G-24 news conference at the World Bank/IMF Spring Meetings, in Washington, Thursday, April 19, 2018.

selection scrutiny

Ghana’s Finance Minister Ofori-Atta to face Agyapa critics

The long-postponed vetting of Ghana's finance minister on Thursday 25 March may reveal the dynamics of President Akufo-Addo's second term: a ... divided parliament, and, perhaps, greater transparency in governance.

election outcomes

Ghana: A case study for democratic election outcome disputes

The Supreme Court of Ghana has upheld President Akufo-Addo’s victory in the 7 December 2020 polls. ...

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